Colors Encyclopedia

Generated palette

Travertine Palette

Travertine Palette: #D6C1A3, #A4B9D6, #D6A8A4, #D2D6A4. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Travertine Palette assigns primary #D6C1A3, secondary #A4B9D6, surface #D6A8A4, background #D2D6A4, accent #000000. The set spans Orange, Blue, Red, and Yellow families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #D2D6A4 at 0.6448; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

All palettesSource colorAPI
5colors
Orange palettedominant group
5use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#D6C1A3Travertine
Secondary#A4B9D6#A4B9D6
Surface#D6A8A4#D6A8A4
Background#D2D6A4#D2D6A4
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-travertine-primary: #D6C1A3;
--palette-travertine-secondary: #A4B9D6;
--palette-travertine-surface: #D6A8A4;
--palette-travertine-background: #D2D6A4;
--palette-travertine-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#D6C1A3
Black 12.02:1 · White 1.75:1
Best #000000
Secondary#A4B9D6
Black 10.49:1 · White 2:1
Best #000000
Surface#D6A8A4
Black 10:1 · White 2.1:1
Best #000000
Background#D2D6A4
Black 13.9:1 · White 1.51:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Travertine 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 Travertine Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.5508
Black text12.02:1AA Pass
White text1.75:1AA 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": "#D6C1A3",
    "name": "Travertine"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#A4B9D6",
    "name": "#A4B9D6"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#D6A8A4",
    "name": "#D6A8A4"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#D2D6A4",
    "name": "#D2D6A4"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#D6C1A3",
    "name": "Travertine",
    "blackContrast": 12.02,
    "whiteContrast": 1.75,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#A4B9D6",
    "name": "#A4B9D6",
    "blackContrast": 10.49,
    "whiteContrast": 2,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#D6A8A4",
    "name": "#D6A8A4",
    "blackContrast": 10,
    "whiteContrast": 2.1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#D2D6A4",
    "name": "#D2D6A4",
    "blackContrast": 13.9,
    "whiteContrast": 1.51,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "travertine palette",
  "generated palette",
  "orange palette",
  "blue palette",
  "red palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "gray palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-travertine-primary: #D6C1A3;\n--palette-travertine-secondary: #A4B9D6;\n--palette-travertine-surface: #D6A8A4;\n--palette-travertine-background: #D2D6A4;\n--palette-travertine-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "travertine",
  "name": "Travertine Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "travertine",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Travertine, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Travertine Palette combines primary #D6C1A3, secondary #A4B9D6, surface #D6A8A4, background #D2D6A4, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a orange palette, blue palette, red 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": [
    "travertine palette",
    "generated palette",
    "orange palette",
    "blue palette",
    "red palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "gray palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#D6C1A3",
      "slug": "travertine",
      "name": "Travertine",
      "rgb": [
        214,
        193,
        163
      ],
      "hsl": [
        35,
        38,
        74
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        10,
        24,
        16
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5508,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 12.02,
        "white": 1.75
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/travertine/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#A4B9D6",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#A4B9D6",
      "rgb": [
        164,
        185,
        214
      ],
      "hsl": [
        215,
        38,
        74
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        23,
        14,
        0,
        16
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4745,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 10.49,
        "white": 2
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#D6A8A4",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#D6A8A4",
      "rgb": [
        214,
        168,
        164
      ],
      "hsl": [
        5,
        38,
        74
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        21,
        23,
        16
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4498,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 10,
        "white": 2.1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#D2D6A4",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#D2D6A4",
      "rgb": [
        210,
        214,
        164
      ],
      "hsl": [
        65,
        38,
        74
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        2,
        0,
        23,
        16
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6448,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 13.9,
        "white": 1.51
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "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": "#D6C1A3",
      "name": "Travertine"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#A4B9D6",
      "name": "#A4B9D6"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#D6A8A4",
      "name": "#D6A8A4"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#D2D6A4",
      "name": "#D2D6A4"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#D6C1A3",
      "name": "Travertine",
      "blackContrast": 12.02,
      "whiteContrast": 1.75,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#A4B9D6",
      "name": "#A4B9D6",
      "blackContrast": 10.49,
      "whiteContrast": 2,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#D6A8A4",
      "name": "#D6A8A4",
      "blackContrast": 10,
      "whiteContrast": 2.1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#D2D6A4",
      "name": "#D2D6A4",
      "blackContrast": 13.9,
      "whiteContrast": 1.51,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-travertine-primary: #D6C1A3;\n--palette-travertine-secondary: #A4B9D6;\n--palette-travertine-surface: #D6A8A4;\n--palette-travertine-background: #D2D6A4;\n--palette-travertine-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/travertine.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/travertine/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/travertine.json"
}
Dataset manifest Version 1.0.0 Build hash published in manifest Canonical page

Related Palette Guides

All color palettesBrowse curated and generated palette references.Travertine Palette JSONOpen the machine-readable palette dataset.Travertine colorOpen the source color reference for this generated palette.Orange colorsExplore orange colors related to this palette.Blue colorsExplore blue colors related to this palette.Red colorsExplore red colors related to this palette.Yellow colorsExplore yellow colors related to this palette.Balanced colorsExplore balanced colors used in palette systems.Dark colorsExplore dark colors used in palette systems.Neutral colorsExplore neutral colors used in palette systems.