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Tourmaline Palette

Tourmaline Palette: #86A1A9, #A88D85, #85A89F, #858EA8. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Tourmaline Palette assigns primary #86A1A9, secondary #A88D85, surface #85A89F, background #858EA8, accent #000000. The set spans Cyan, Red, Blue, and Gray families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #85A89F at 0.355; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

All palettesSource colorAPI
5colors
Cyan palettedominant group
6use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#86A1A9Tourmaline
Secondary#A88D85#A88D85
Surface#85A89F#85A89F
Background#858EA8#858EA8
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-tourmaline-primary: #86A1A9;
--palette-tourmaline-secondary: #A88D85;
--palette-tourmaline-surface: #85A89F;
--palette-tourmaline-background: #858EA8;
--palette-tourmaline-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#86A1A9
Black 7.68:1 · White 2.73:1
Best #000000
Secondary#A88D85
Black 6.81:1 · White 3.08:1
Best #000000
Surface#85A89F
Black 8.1:1 · White 2.59:1
Best #000000
Background#858EA8
Black 6.43:1 · White 3.26:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Tourmaline 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 Tourmaline Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.3342
Black text7.68:1AA Pass
White text2.73:1AA 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": "#86A1A9",
    "name": "Tourmaline"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#A88D85",
    "name": "#A88D85"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#85A89F",
    "name": "#85A89F"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#858EA8",
    "name": "#858EA8"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#86A1A9",
    "name": "Tourmaline",
    "blackContrast": 7.68,
    "whiteContrast": 2.73,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#A88D85",
    "name": "#A88D85",
    "blackContrast": 6.81,
    "whiteContrast": 3.08,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#85A89F",
    "name": "#85A89F",
    "blackContrast": 8.1,
    "whiteContrast": 2.59,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#858EA8",
    "name": "#858EA8",
    "blackContrast": 6.43,
    "whiteContrast": 3.26,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "tourmaline palette",
  "generated palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "red palette",
  "blue palette",
  "gray palette",
  "muted palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "quiet UI themes",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-tourmaline-primary: #86A1A9;\n--palette-tourmaline-secondary: #A88D85;\n--palette-tourmaline-surface: #85A89F;\n--palette-tourmaline-background: #858EA8;\n--palette-tourmaline-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "tourmaline",
  "name": "Tourmaline Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "tourmaline",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Tourmaline, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Tourmaline Palette combines primary #86A1A9, secondary #A88D85, surface #85A89F, background #858EA8, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a cyan palette, red palette, blue 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": [
    "tourmaline palette",
    "generated palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "red palette",
    "blue palette",
    "gray palette",
    "muted palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#86A1A9",
      "slug": "tourmaline",
      "name": "Tourmaline",
      "rgb": [
        134,
        161,
        169
      ],
      "hsl": [
        194,
        17,
        59
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        21,
        5,
        0,
        34
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3342,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 7.68,
        "white": 2.73
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/tourmaline/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#A88D85",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#A88D85",
      "rgb": [
        168,
        141,
        133
      ],
      "hsl": [
        14,
        17,
        59
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        16,
        21,
        34
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2907,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.81,
        "white": 3.08
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#85A89F",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#85A89F",
      "rgb": [
        133,
        168,
        159
      ],
      "hsl": [
        165,
        17,
        59
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        21,
        0,
        5,
        34
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.355,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 8.1,
        "white": 2.59
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#858EA8",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#858EA8",
      "rgb": [
        133,
        142,
        168
      ],
      "hsl": [
        225,
        17,
        59
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        21,
        15,
        0,
        34
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2716,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.43,
        "white": 3.26
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "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": "#86A1A9",
      "name": "Tourmaline"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#A88D85",
      "name": "#A88D85"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#85A89F",
      "name": "#85A89F"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#858EA8",
      "name": "#858EA8"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#86A1A9",
      "name": "Tourmaline",
      "blackContrast": 7.68,
      "whiteContrast": 2.73,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#A88D85",
      "name": "#A88D85",
      "blackContrast": 6.81,
      "whiteContrast": 3.08,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#85A89F",
      "name": "#85A89F",
      "blackContrast": 8.1,
      "whiteContrast": 2.59,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#858EA8",
      "name": "#858EA8",
      "blackContrast": 6.43,
      "whiteContrast": 3.26,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-tourmaline-primary: #86A1A9;\n--palette-tourmaline-secondary: #A88D85;\n--palette-tourmaline-surface: #85A89F;\n--palette-tourmaline-background: #858EA8;\n--palette-tourmaline-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/tourmaline.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tourmaline.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/tourmaline/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/tourmaline.json"
}
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