Generated palette

Smoke Palette

Smoke Palette: #738276, #82737F, #778273, #73827D. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Smoke Palette assigns primary #738276, secondary #82737F, surface #778273, background #73827D, accent #000000. The set spans Gray families with neutral temperature. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #778273 at 0.2113; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

All palettes Source color API

5colors

Gray palettedominant group

5use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#738276Smoke

Secondary#82737F#82737F

Surface#778273#778273

Background#73827D#73827D

Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-smoke-primary: #738276;
--palette-smoke-secondary: #82737F;
--palette-smoke-surface: #778273;
--palette-smoke-background: #73827D;
--palette-smoke-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#738276
Black 5.18:1 · White 4.05:1
Best #000000

Secondary#82737F
Black 4.71:1 · White 4.46:1
Best #000000

Surface#778273
Black 5.23:1 · White 4.02:1
Best #000000

Background#73827D
Black 5.22:1 · White 4.02:1
Best #000000

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

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Smoke 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.

Luminance0.2092

Black text5.18:1AA Pass

White text4.05:1AA 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": "#738276",
    "name": "Smoke"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#82737F",
    "name": "#82737F"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#778273",
    "name": "#778273"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#73827D",
    "name": "#73827D"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]

Accessibility

[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#738276",
    "name": "Smoke",
    "blackContrast": 5.18,
    "whiteContrast": 4.05,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#82737F",
    "name": "#82737F",
    "blackContrast": 4.71,
    "whiteContrast": 4.46,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#778273",
    "name": "#778273",
    "blackContrast": 5.23,
    "whiteContrast": 4.02,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#73827D",
    "name": "#73827D",
    "blackContrast": 5.22,
    "whiteContrast": 4.02,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]

Semantic groups

[
  "smoke palette",
  "generated palette",
  "gray palette",
  "muted palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette"
]

Use cases

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

CSS variables

"--palette-smoke-primary: #738276;\n--palette-smoke-secondary: #82737F;\n--palette-smoke-surface: #778273;\n--palette-smoke-background: #73827D;\n--palette-smoke-accent: #000000;"

Full JSON dataset

{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "smoke",
  "name": "Smoke Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "smoke",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Smoke, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Smoke Palette combines primary #738276, secondary #82737F, surface #778273, background #73827D, accent #000000. 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.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "smoke palette",
    "generated palette",
    "gray palette",
    "muted palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette"
  ],
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    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes"
  ],
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      "hex": "#738276",
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      "name": "Smoke",
      "rgb": [
        115,
        130,
        118
      ],
      "hsl": [
        132,
        6,
        48
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        12,
        0,
        9,
        49
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2092,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.18,
        "white": 4.05
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/smoke/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#82737F",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#82737F",
      "rgb": [
        130,
        115,
        127
      ],
      "hsl": [
        312,
        6,
        48
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        12,
        2,
        49
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1854,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.71,
        "white": 4.46
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#778273",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#778273",
      "rgb": [
        119,
        130,
        115
      ],
      "hsl": [
        104,
        6,
        48
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        8,
        0,
        12,
        49
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2113,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.23,
        "white": 4.02
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#73827D",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#73827D",
      "rgb": [
        115,
        130,
        125
      ],
      "hsl": [
        160,
        6,
        48
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        12,
        0,
        4,
        49
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2109,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.22,
        "white": 4.02
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "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": "#738276",
      "name": "Smoke"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#82737F",
      "name": "#82737F"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#778273",
      "name": "#778273"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#73827D",
      "name": "#73827D"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#738276",
      "name": "Smoke",
      "blackContrast": 5.18,
      "whiteContrast": 4.05,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#82737F",
      "name": "#82737F",
      "blackContrast": 4.71,
      "whiteContrast": 4.46,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#778273",
      "name": "#778273",
      "blackContrast": 5.23,
      "whiteContrast": 4.02,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#73827D",
      "name": "#73827D",
      "blackContrast": 5.22,
      "whiteContrast": 4.02,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-smoke-primary: #738276;\n--palette-smoke-secondary: #82737F;\n--palette-smoke-surface: #778273;\n--palette-smoke-background: #73827D;\n--palette-smoke-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/smoke.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/smoke.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/smoke/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/smoke.json"
}

Smoke Palette

Palette Color Roles

CSS Variables

Accessibility Snapshot

UI Components Preview

Machine-Readable Smoke Palette Data (JSON)

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