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Generated palette

Sepia Palette

Sepia Palette is a generated palette built from #704214, #144271, #711414, #717114. According to Colors Encyclopedia, this palette can be used as a CSS-ready color set with linked HEX values, source color context, and machine-readable palette data.

Sepia Palette combines primary #704214, secondary #144271, surface #711414, background #717114, accent #FFFFFF. 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.

All palettesSource colorAPI
5colors
Orange palettedominant group
5use cases

Palette Color Roles

Each color is mapped to a practical UI role so the palette can be used directly in interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#704214Sepia
Secondary#144271#144271
Surface#711414#711414
Background#717114#717114
Accent#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-sepia-primary: #704214;
--palette-sepia-secondary: #144271;
--palette-sepia-surface: #711414;
--palette-sepia-background: #717114;
--palette-sepia-accent: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

Contrast checks for each palette color against black and white text, with best foreground guidance.

Primary#704214
Black 2.48:1 · White 8.47:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#144271
Black 2.05:1 · White 10.25:1
Best #FFFFFF
Surface#711414
Black 1.81:1 · White 11.59:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#717114
Black 4.07:1 · White 5.15:1
Best #FFFFFF
Accent#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

A compact preview of how the palette behaves across common interface components.

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 Sepia Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0739
Black text2.48:1AA Fail
White text8.47:1AA Pass
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": "#704214",
    "name": "Sepia"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#144271",
    "name": "#144271"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#711414",
    "name": "#711414"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#717114",
    "name": "#717114"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#704214",
    "name": "Sepia",
    "blackContrast": 2.48,
    "whiteContrast": 8.47,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#144271",
    "name": "#144271",
    "blackContrast": 2.05,
    "whiteContrast": 10.25,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#711414",
    "name": "#711414",
    "blackContrast": 1.81,
    "whiteContrast": 11.59,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#717114",
    "name": "#717114",
    "blackContrast": 4.07,
    "whiteContrast": 5.15,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "sepia palette",
  "generated palette",
  "orange palette",
  "blue palette",
  "red palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "gray palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "jewel tone palette",
  "light palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-sepia-primary: #704214;\n--palette-sepia-secondary: #144271;\n--palette-sepia-surface: #711414;\n--palette-sepia-background: #717114;\n--palette-sepia-accent: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "sepia",
  "name": "Sepia Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "sepia",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Sepia, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Sepia Palette combines primary #704214, secondary #144271, surface #711414, background #717114, accent #FFFFFF. 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": [
    "sepia palette",
    "generated palette",
    "orange palette",
    "blue palette",
    "red palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "gray palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "jewel tone palette",
    "light palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#704214",
      "slug": "sepia",
      "name": "Sepia",
      "rgb": [
        112,
        66,
        20
      ],
      "hsl": [
        30,
        70,
        26
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        41,
        82,
        56
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0739,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.48,
        "white": 8.47
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/sepia/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#144271",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#144271",
      "rgb": [
        20,
        66,
        113
      ],
      "hsl": [
        210,
        70,
        26
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        82,
        42,
        0,
        56
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0524,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.05,
        "white": 10.25
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/144271/"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#711414",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#711414",
      "rgb": [
        113,
        20,
        20
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        70,
        26
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        82,
        82,
        56
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0406,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1.81,
        "white": 11.59
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/711414/"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#717114",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#717114",
      "rgb": [
        113,
        113,
        20
      ],
      "hsl": [
        60,
        70,
        26
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        82,
        56
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1537,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.07,
        "white": 5.15
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/717114/"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "slug": "white",
      "name": "White",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 1,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 21,
        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/white/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#704214",
      "name": "Sepia"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#144271",
      "name": "#144271"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#711414",
      "name": "#711414"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#717114",
      "name": "#717114"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#704214",
      "name": "Sepia",
      "blackContrast": 2.48,
      "whiteContrast": 8.47,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#144271",
      "name": "#144271",
      "blackContrast": 2.05,
      "whiteContrast": 10.25,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#711414",
      "name": "#711414",
      "blackContrast": 1.81,
      "whiteContrast": 11.59,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#717114",
      "name": "#717114",
      "blackContrast": 4.07,
      "whiteContrast": 5.15,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-sepia-primary: #704214;\n--palette-sepia-secondary: #144271;\n--palette-sepia-surface: #711414;\n--palette-sepia-background: #717114;\n--palette-sepia-accent: #FFFFFF;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/sepia.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/sepia/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/sepia.json"
}
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