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Pumice Palette

Pumice Palette: #BAC0B4, #BAB4C0, #C0C0B4, #B4C0B4. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Pumice Palette assigns primary #BAC0B4, secondary #BAB4C0, surface #C0C0B4, background #B4C0B4, accent #000000. The set spans Green, Purple, Yellow, and Gray families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #C0C0B4 at 0.522; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

Pumice Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#BAC0B4Pumice
Secondary#BAB4C0#BAB4C0
Surface#C0C0B4#C0C0B4
Background#B4C0B4#B4C0B4
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-pumice-primary: #BAC0B4;
--palette-pumice-secondary: #BAB4C0;
--palette-pumice-surface: #C0C0B4;
--palette-pumice-background: #B4C0B4;
--palette-pumice-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Pumice Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#BAC0B4
Black 11.29:1 · White 1.86:1
Best #000000
Secondary#BAB4C0
Black 10.38:1 · White 2.02:1
Best #000000
Surface#C0C0B4
Black 11.44:1 · White 1.84:1
Best #000000
Background#B4C0B4
Black 11.14:1 · White 1.89:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Pumice Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Pumice Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Pumice Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.5143
Black text11.29:1AA Pass
White text1.86:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#BAC0B4",
    "name": "Pumice"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#BAB4C0",
    "name": "#BAB4C0"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#C0C0B4",
    "name": "#C0C0B4"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#B4C0B4",
    "name": "#B4C0B4"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#BAC0B4",
    "name": "Pumice",
    "blackContrast": 11.29,
    "whiteContrast": 1.86,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#BAB4C0",
    "name": "#BAB4C0",
    "blackContrast": 10.38,
    "whiteContrast": 2.02,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#C0C0B4",
    "name": "#C0C0B4",
    "blackContrast": 11.44,
    "whiteContrast": 1.84,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#B4C0B4",
    "name": "#B4C0B4",
    "blackContrast": 11.14,
    "whiteContrast": 1.89,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "pumice palette",
  "generated palette",
  "green palette",
  "purple palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "gray palette",
  "muted palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "quiet UI themes",
  "wellness and botanical palettes"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-pumice-primary: #BAC0B4;\n--palette-pumice-secondary: #BAB4C0;\n--palette-pumice-surface: #C0C0B4;\n--palette-pumice-background: #B4C0B4;\n--palette-pumice-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "pumice",
  "name": "Pumice Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "pumice",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Pumice, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Pumice Palette combines primary #BAC0B4, secondary #BAB4C0, surface #C0C0B4, background #B4C0B4, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a green palette, purple palette, yellow palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "pumice palette",
    "generated palette",
    "green palette",
    "purple palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "gray palette",
    "muted palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes",
    "wellness and botanical palettes"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#BAC0B4",
      "slug": "pumice",
      "name": "Pumice",
      "rgb": [
        186,
        192,
        180
      ],
      "hsl": [
        90,
        9,
        73
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        3,
        0,
        6,
        25
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5143,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 11.29,
        "white": 1.86
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/pumice/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#BAB4C0",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#BAB4C0",
      "rgb": [
        186,
        180,
        192
      ],
      "hsl": [
        270,
        9,
        73
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        3,
        6,
        0,
        25
      ],
      "family": "purple",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4689,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 10.38,
        "white": 2.02
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#C0C0B4",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#C0C0B4",
      "rgb": [
        192,
        192,
        180
      ],
      "hsl": [
        60,
        9,
        73
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        6,
        25
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.522,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 11.44,
        "white": 1.84
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#B4C0B4",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#B4C0B4",
      "rgb": [
        180,
        192,
        180
      ],
      "hsl": [
        120,
        9,
        73
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        6,
        0,
        6,
        25
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.507,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 11.14,
        "white": 1.89
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#BAC0B4",
      "name": "Pumice"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#BAB4C0",
      "name": "#BAB4C0"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#C0C0B4",
      "name": "#C0C0B4"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#B4C0B4",
      "name": "#B4C0B4"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#BAC0B4",
      "name": "Pumice",
      "blackContrast": 11.29,
      "whiteContrast": 1.86,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#BAB4C0",
      "name": "#BAB4C0",
      "blackContrast": 10.38,
      "whiteContrast": 2.02,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#C0C0B4",
      "name": "#C0C0B4",
      "blackContrast": 11.44,
      "whiteContrast": 1.84,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#B4C0B4",
      "name": "#B4C0B4",
      "blackContrast": 11.14,
      "whiteContrast": 1.89,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-pumice-primary: #BAC0B4;\n--palette-pumice-secondary: #BAB4C0;\n--palette-pumice-surface: #C0C0B4;\n--palette-pumice-background: #B4C0B4;\n--palette-pumice-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/pumice.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/pumice/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/pumice.json"
}
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