Generated palette

Silver Palette

Silver Palette: #C0C0C0, #BFBFBF, #000000, #EDEDED. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Silver Palette assigns primary #C0C0C0, secondary #BFBFBF, surface #000000, background #EDEDED. The set spans Gray families with neutral temperature. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #EDEDED at 0.8469; black gives higher contrast on 3 of 4 values.

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4colors

Gray palettedominant group

5use cases

Palette Color Roles

Silver Palette maps 4 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#C0C0C0Silver

Secondary#BFBFBF#BFBFBF

Surface#000000Black

Background#EDEDED#EDEDED

CSS Variables

--palette-silver-primary: #C0C0C0;
--palette-silver-secondary: #BFBFBF;
--palette-silver-surface: #000000;
--palette-silver-background: #EDEDED;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 4 Silver Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#C0C0C0
Black 11.54:1 · White 1.82:1
Best #000000

Secondary#BFBFBF
Black 11.42:1 · White 1.84:1
Best #000000

Surface#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

Background#EDEDED
Black 17.94:1 · White 1.17:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Silver 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.

Luminance0.5271

Black text11.54:1AA Pass

White text1.82:1AA 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

Structured sections

Roles

[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#C0C0C0",
    "name": "Silver"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#BFBFBF",
    "name": "#BFBFBF"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#EDEDED",
    "name": "#EDEDED"
  }
]

Accessibility

[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#C0C0C0",
    "name": "Silver",
    "blackContrast": 11.54,
    "whiteContrast": 1.82,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#BFBFBF",
    "name": "#BFBFBF",
    "blackContrast": 11.42,
    "whiteContrast": 1.84,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#EDEDED",
    "name": "#EDEDED",
    "blackContrast": 17.94,
    "whiteContrast": 1.17,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  }
]

Semantic groups

[
  "silver palette",
  "generated palette",
  "gray palette",
  "muted palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "light palette"
]

Use cases

[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "quiet UI themes"
]

CSS variables

"--palette-silver-primary: #C0C0C0;\n--palette-silver-secondary: #BFBFBF;\n--palette-silver-surface: #000000;\n--palette-silver-background: #EDEDED;"

Full JSON dataset

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  "slug": "silver",
  "name": "Silver Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "silver",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Silver, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Silver Palette combines primary #C0C0C0, secondary #BFBFBF, surface #000000, background #EDEDED. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a gray palette, muted palette, dark 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.",
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        192
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        75
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        25
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5271,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 11.54,
        "white": 1.82
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
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          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#BFBFBF",
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      "name": "#BFBFBF",
      "rgb": [
        191,
        191,
        191
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
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        75
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        25
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
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      ],
      "luminance": 0.521,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 11.42,
        "white": 1.84
      },
      "wcag": {
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    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "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",
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      ],
      "luminance": 0,
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        "white": 21
      },
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        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
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    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#EDEDED",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#EDEDED",
      "rgb": [
        237,
        237,
        237
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        93
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
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      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
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      ],
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      "contrast": {
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        "white": 1.17
      },
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          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    }
  ],
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    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#C0C0C0",
      "name": "Silver"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#BFBFBF",
      "name": "#BFBFBF"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#EDEDED",
      "name": "#EDEDED"
    }
  ],
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      "whiteContrast": 1.82,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#BFBFBF",
      "name": "#BFBFBF",
      "blackContrast": 11.42,
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        "#36454F"
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
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      "name": "Black",
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      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#EDEDED",
      "name": "#EDEDED",
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      "whiteContrast": 1.17,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/silver.json"
  ],
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  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/silver.json"
}

Silver Palette

Palette Color Roles

CSS Variables

Accessibility Snapshot

UI Components Preview

Machine-Readable Silver Palette Data (JSON)

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