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Sandstone Palette

Sandstone Palette: #C9AE74, #738EC9, #C98373, #B9C973. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Sandstone Palette assigns primary #C9AE74, secondary #738EC9, surface #C98373, background #B9C973, accent #000000. The set spans Orange, Blue, Red, and Green families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #B9C973 at 0.5333; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

All palettesSource colorAPI
5colors
Orange palettedominant group
7use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#C9AE74Sandstone
Secondary#738EC9#738EC9
Surface#C98373#C98373
Background#B9C973#B9C973
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-sandstone-primary: #C9AE74;
--palette-sandstone-secondary: #738EC9;
--palette-sandstone-surface: #C98373;
--palette-sandstone-background: #B9C973;
--palette-sandstone-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#C9AE74
Black 9.79:1 · White 2.15:1
Best #000000
Secondary#738EC9
Black 6.44:1 · White 3.26:1
Best #000000
Surface#C98373
Black 6.98:1 · White 3.01:1
Best #000000
Background#B9C973
Black 11.67:1 · White 1.8:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Sandstone 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 Sandstone Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4395
Black text9.79:1AA Pass
White text2.15:1AA 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": "#C9AE74",
    "name": "Sandstone"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#738EC9",
    "name": "#738EC9"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#C98373",
    "name": "#C98373"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#B9C973",
    "name": "#B9C973"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#C9AE74",
    "name": "Sandstone",
    "blackContrast": 9.79,
    "whiteContrast": 2.15,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#738EC9",
    "name": "#738EC9",
    "blackContrast": 6.44,
    "whiteContrast": 3.26,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#C98373",
    "name": "#C98373",
    "blackContrast": 6.98,
    "whiteContrast": 3.01,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#B9C973",
    "name": "#B9C973",
    "blackContrast": 11.67,
    "whiteContrast": 1.8,
    "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
[
  "sandstone palette",
  "generated palette",
  "orange palette",
  "blue palette",
  "red palette",
  "green palette",
  "gray palette",
  "earth tone palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "natural branding",
  "wellness and botanical palettes",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-sandstone-primary: #C9AE74;\n--palette-sandstone-secondary: #738EC9;\n--palette-sandstone-surface: #C98373;\n--palette-sandstone-background: #B9C973;\n--palette-sandstone-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "sandstone",
  "name": "Sandstone Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "sandstone",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Sandstone, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Sandstone Palette combines primary #C9AE74, secondary #738EC9, surface #C98373, background #B9C973, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a orange palette, blue palette, red 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": [
    "sandstone palette",
    "generated palette",
    "orange palette",
    "blue palette",
    "red palette",
    "green palette",
    "gray palette",
    "earth tone palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "natural branding",
    "wellness and botanical palettes",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#C9AE74",
      "slug": "sandstone",
      "name": "Sandstone",
      "rgb": [
        201,
        174,
        116
      ],
      "hsl": [
        41,
        44,
        62
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        13,
        42,
        21
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4395,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 9.79,
        "white": 2.15
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/sandstone/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#738EC9",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#738EC9",
      "rgb": [
        115,
        142,
        201
      ],
      "hsl": [
        221,
        44,
        62
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        43,
        29,
        0,
        21
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2721,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.44,
        "white": 3.26
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#C98373",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#C98373",
      "rgb": [
        201,
        131,
        115
      ],
      "hsl": [
        11,
        44,
        62
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        35,
        43,
        21
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2989,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.98,
        "white": 3.01
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#B9C973",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#B9C973",
      "rgb": [
        185,
        201,
        115
      ],
      "hsl": [
        71,
        44,
        62
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        8,
        0,
        43,
        21
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5333,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 11.67,
        "white": 1.8
      },
      "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": "#C9AE74",
      "name": "Sandstone"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#738EC9",
      "name": "#738EC9"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#C98373",
      "name": "#C98373"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#B9C973",
      "name": "#B9C973"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#C9AE74",
      "name": "Sandstone",
      "blackContrast": 9.79,
      "whiteContrast": 2.15,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#738EC9",
      "name": "#738EC9",
      "blackContrast": 6.44,
      "whiteContrast": 3.26,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#C98373",
      "name": "#C98373",
      "blackContrast": 6.98,
      "whiteContrast": 3.01,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#B9C973",
      "name": "#B9C973",
      "blackContrast": 11.67,
      "whiteContrast": 1.8,
      "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-sandstone-primary: #C9AE74;\n--palette-sandstone-secondary: #738EC9;\n--palette-sandstone-surface: #C98373;\n--palette-sandstone-background: #B9C973;\n--palette-sandstone-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/sandstone.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandstone.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/sandstone/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/sandstone.json"
}
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