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Umber Palette

Umber Palette: #635147, #475862, #62474B, #625E47. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Umber Palette assigns primary #635147, secondary #475862, surface #62474B, background #625E47, accent #FFFFFF. The set spans Orange, Blue, Red, and Yellow families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #62474B at 0.0761 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 1 of 5 values.

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5colors
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7use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#635147Umber
Secondary#475862#475862
Surface#62474B#62474B
Background#625E47#625E47
Accent#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-umber-primary: #635147;
--palette-umber-secondary: #475862;
--palette-umber-surface: #62474B;
--palette-umber-background: #625E47;
--palette-umber-accent: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#635147
Black 2.8:1 · White 7.51:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#475862
Black 2.84:1 · White 7.39:1
Best #FFFFFF
Surface#62474B
Black 2.52:1 · White 8.33:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#625E47
Black 3.21:1 · White 6.54:1
Best #FFFFFF
Accent#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Umber 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 Umber Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0899
Black text2.8:1AA Fail
White text7.51:1AA Pass
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": "#635147",
    "name": "Umber"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#475862",
    "name": "#475862"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#62474B",
    "name": "#62474B"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#625E47",
    "name": "#625E47"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#635147",
    "name": "Umber",
    "blackContrast": 2.8,
    "whiteContrast": 7.51,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#475862",
    "name": "#475862",
    "blackContrast": 2.84,
    "whiteContrast": 7.39,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#62474B",
    "name": "#62474B",
    "blackContrast": 2.52,
    "whiteContrast": 8.33,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#625E47",
    "name": "#625E47",
    "blackContrast": 3.21,
    "whiteContrast": 6.54,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "umber palette",
  "generated palette",
  "orange palette",
  "blue palette",
  "red palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "gray palette",
  "muted palette",
  "earth tone palette",
  "light palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "quiet UI themes",
  "natural branding",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-umber-primary: #635147;\n--palette-umber-secondary: #475862;\n--palette-umber-surface: #62474B;\n--palette-umber-background: #625E47;\n--palette-umber-accent: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "umber",
  "name": "Umber Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "umber",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Umber, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Umber Palette combines primary #635147, secondary #475862, surface #62474B, background #625E47, accent #FFFFFF. 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": [
    "umber palette",
    "generated palette",
    "orange palette",
    "blue palette",
    "red palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "gray palette",
    "muted palette",
    "earth tone palette",
    "light palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes",
    "natural branding",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#635147",
      "slug": "umber",
      "name": "Umber",
      "rgb": [
        99,
        81,
        71
      ],
      "hsl": [
        21,
        16,
        33
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        18,
        28,
        61
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "muted",
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0899,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.8,
        "white": 7.51
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/umber/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#475862",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#475862",
      "rgb": [
        71,
        88,
        98
      ],
      "hsl": [
        202,
        16,
        33
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        28,
        10,
        0,
        62
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.092,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.84,
        "white": 7.39
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#62474B",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#62474B",
      "rgb": [
        98,
        71,
        75
      ],
      "hsl": [
        351,
        16,
        33
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        28,
        23,
        62
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0761,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.52,
        "white": 8.33
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#625E47",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#625E47",
      "rgb": [
        98,
        94,
        71
      ],
      "hsl": [
        51,
        16,
        33
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        4,
        28,
        62
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "muted",
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1106,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 3.21,
        "white": 6.54
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "slug": "white",
      "name": "White",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 1,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 21,
        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/white/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#635147",
      "name": "Umber"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#475862",
      "name": "#475862"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#62474B",
      "name": "#62474B"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#625E47",
      "name": "#625E47"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#635147",
      "name": "Umber",
      "blackContrast": 2.8,
      "whiteContrast": 7.51,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#475862",
      "name": "#475862",
      "blackContrast": 2.84,
      "whiteContrast": 7.39,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#62474B",
      "name": "#62474B",
      "blackContrast": 2.52,
      "whiteContrast": 8.33,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#625E47",
      "name": "#625E47",
      "blackContrast": 3.21,
      "whiteContrast": 6.54,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-umber-primary: #635147;\n--palette-umber-secondary: #475862;\n--palette-umber-surface: #62474B;\n--palette-umber-background: #625E47;\n--palette-umber-accent: #FFFFFF;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/umber.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/umber.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/umber/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/umber.json"
}
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