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Sepia Palette

Sepia Palette: #704214, #144271, #711414, #717114. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Sepia Palette assigns primary #704214, secondary #144271, surface #711414, background #717114, accent #FFFFFF. The set spans Orange, Blue, Red, and Yellow families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #711414 at 0.0406 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 1 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

Sepia Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for 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

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

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

Preview how the Sepia 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 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": null
    },
    {
      "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": null
    },
    {
      "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": null
    },
    {
      "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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