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Sunflower Palette

Sunflower Palette: #FFC512, #144FFF, #FF4F14, #C4FF14. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Sunflower Palette assigns primary #FFC512, secondary #144FFF, surface #FF4F14, background #C4FF14, accent #000000. The set spans Yellow, Blue, Orange, and Green families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #C4FF14 at 0.8331; black gives higher contrast on 3 of 5 values.

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Yellow palettedominant group
6use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#FFC512Sunflower
Secondary#144FFF#144FFF
Surface#FF4F14#FF4F14
Background#C4FF14#C4FF14
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-sunflower-primary: #FFC512;
--palette-sunflower-secondary: #144FFF;
--palette-sunflower-surface: #FF4F14;
--palette-sunflower-background: #C4FF14;
--palette-sunflower-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#FFC512
Black 13.25:1 · White 1.59:1
Best #000000
Secondary#144FFF
Black 3.59:1 · White 5.85:1
Best #FFFFFF
Surface#FF4F14
Black 6.38:1 · White 3.29:1
Best #000000
Background#C4FF14
Black 17.66:1 · White 1.19:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Sunflower 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 Sunflower Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.6124
Black text13.25:1AA Pass
White text1.59:1AA 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": "#FFC512",
    "name": "Sunflower"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#144FFF",
    "name": "#144FFF"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#FF4F14",
    "name": "#FF4F14"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#C4FF14",
    "name": "#C4FF14"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#FFC512",
    "name": "Sunflower",
    "blackContrast": 13.25,
    "whiteContrast": 1.59,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#144FFF",
    "name": "#144FFF",
    "blackContrast": 3.59,
    "whiteContrast": 5.85,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#FF4F14",
    "name": "#FF4F14",
    "blackContrast": 6.38,
    "whiteContrast": 3.29,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#C4FF14",
    "name": "#C4FF14",
    "blackContrast": 17.66,
    "whiteContrast": 1.19,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "sunflower palette",
  "generated palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "blue palette",
  "orange palette",
  "green palette",
  "gray palette",
  "vibrant palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "wellness and botanical palettes",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-sunflower-primary: #FFC512;\n--palette-sunflower-secondary: #144FFF;\n--palette-sunflower-surface: #FF4F14;\n--palette-sunflower-background: #C4FF14;\n--palette-sunflower-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "sunflower",
  "name": "Sunflower Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "sunflower",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Sunflower, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Sunflower Palette combines primary #FFC512, secondary #144FFF, surface #FF4F14, background #C4FF14, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a yellow palette, blue palette, orange 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": [
    "sunflower palette",
    "generated palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "blue palette",
    "orange palette",
    "green palette",
    "gray palette",
    "vibrant palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "wellness and botanical palettes",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FFC512",
      "slug": "sunflower",
      "name": "Sunflower",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        197,
        18
      ],
      "hsl": [
        45,
        100,
        54
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        23,
        93,
        0
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6124,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 13.25,
        "white": 1.59
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/sunflower/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#144FFF",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#144FFF",
      "rgb": [
        20,
        79,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        225,
        100,
        54
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        92,
        69,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1296,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 3.59,
        "white": 5.85
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FF4F14",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#FF4F14",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        79,
        20
      ],
      "hsl": [
        15,
        100,
        54
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        69,
        92,
        0
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.269,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.38,
        "white": 3.29
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#C4FF14",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#C4FF14",
      "rgb": [
        196,
        255,
        20
      ],
      "hsl": [
        75,
        100,
        54
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        23,
        0,
        92,
        0
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.8331,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 17.66,
        "white": 1.19
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "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": "#FFC512",
      "name": "Sunflower"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#144FFF",
      "name": "#144FFF"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FF4F14",
      "name": "#FF4F14"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#C4FF14",
      "name": "#C4FF14"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FFC512",
      "name": "Sunflower",
      "blackContrast": 13.25,
      "whiteContrast": 1.59,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#144FFF",
      "name": "#144FFF",
      "blackContrast": 3.59,
      "whiteContrast": 5.85,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FF4F14",
      "name": "#FF4F14",
      "blackContrast": 6.38,
      "whiteContrast": 3.29,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#C4FF14",
      "name": "#C4FF14",
      "blackContrast": 17.66,
      "whiteContrast": 1.19,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-sunflower-primary: #FFC512;\n--palette-sunflower-secondary: #144FFF;\n--palette-sunflower-surface: #FF4F14;\n--palette-sunflower-background: #C4FF14;\n--palette-sunflower-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/sunflower.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sunflower.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/sunflower/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/sunflower.json"
}
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