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Soapstone Palette

Soapstone Palette: #8D9A91, #9A8D96, #909A8D, #8D9A98. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Soapstone Palette assigns primary #8D9A91, secondary #9A8D96, surface #909A8D, background #8D9A98, accent #000000. The set spans Gray families with neutral temperature. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #8D9A98 at 0.3104; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#8D9A91Soapstone
Secondary#9A8D96#9A8D96
Surface#909A8D#909A8D
Background#8D9A98#8D9A98
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-soapstone-primary: #8D9A91;
--palette-soapstone-secondary: #9A8D96;
--palette-soapstone-surface: #909A8D;
--palette-soapstone-background: #8D9A98;
--palette-soapstone-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#8D9A91
Black 7.16:1 · White 2.93:1
Best #000000
Secondary#9A8D96
Black 6.62:1 · White 3.17:1
Best #000000
Surface#909A8D
Black 7.19:1 · White 2.92:1
Best #000000
Background#8D9A98
Black 7.21:1 · White 2.91:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Soapstone 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 Soapstone Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.3082
Black text7.16:1AA Pass
White text2.93:1AA 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": "#8D9A91",
    "name": "Soapstone"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#9A8D96",
    "name": "#9A8D96"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#909A8D",
    "name": "#909A8D"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#8D9A98",
    "name": "#8D9A98"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#8D9A91",
    "name": "Soapstone",
    "blackContrast": 7.16,
    "whiteContrast": 2.93,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#9A8D96",
    "name": "#9A8D96",
    "blackContrast": 6.62,
    "whiteContrast": 3.17,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#909A8D",
    "name": "#909A8D",
    "blackContrast": 7.19,
    "whiteContrast": 2.92,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#8D9A98",
    "name": "#8D9A98",
    "blackContrast": 7.21,
    "whiteContrast": 2.91,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "soapstone 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-soapstone-primary: #8D9A91;\n--palette-soapstone-secondary: #9A8D96;\n--palette-soapstone-surface: #909A8D;\n--palette-soapstone-background: #8D9A98;\n--palette-soapstone-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
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  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "soapstone",
  "name": "Soapstone Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "soapstone",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Soapstone, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Soapstone Palette combines primary #8D9A91, secondary #9A8D96, surface #909A8D, background #8D9A98, 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": [
    "soapstone palette",
    "generated palette",
    "gray palette",
    "muted palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes"
  ],
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      "name": "Soapstone",
      "rgb": [
        141,
        154,
        145
      ],
      "hsl": [
        138,
        6,
        58
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        8,
        0,
        6,
        40
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3082,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 7.16,
        "white": 2.93
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/soapstone/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#9A8D96",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#9A8D96",
      "rgb": [
        154,
        141,
        150
      ],
      "hsl": [
        318,
        6,
        58
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        8,
        3,
        40
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
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      ],
      "luminance": 0.2812,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.62,
        "white": 3.17
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#909A8D",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#909A8D",
      "rgb": [
        144,
        154,
        141
      ],
      "hsl": [
        106,
        6,
        58
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        6,
        0,
        8,
        40
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3096,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 7.19,
        "white": 2.92
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#8D9A98",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#8D9A98",
      "rgb": [
        141,
        154,
        152
      ],
      "hsl": [
        171,
        6,
        58
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        8,
        0,
        1,
        40
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3104,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 7.21,
        "white": 2.91
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000"
        ]
      },
      "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"
        ]
      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#8D9A91",
      "name": "Soapstone"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#9A8D96",
      "name": "#9A8D96"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#909A8D",
      "name": "#909A8D"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#8D9A98",
      "name": "#8D9A98"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
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      "role": "primary",
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      "name": "Soapstone",
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      "whiteContrast": 2.93,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#9A8D96",
      "name": "#9A8D96",
      "blackContrast": 6.62,
      "whiteContrast": 3.17,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#909A8D",
      "name": "#909A8D",
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      "whiteContrast": 2.92,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#8D9A98",
      "name": "#8D9A98",
      "blackContrast": 7.21,
      "whiteContrast": 2.91,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-soapstone-primary: #8D9A91;\n--palette-soapstone-secondary: #9A8D96;\n--palette-soapstone-surface: #909A8D;\n--palette-soapstone-background: #8D9A98;\n--palette-soapstone-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/soapstone.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soapstone.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/soapstone/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/soapstone.json"
}
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