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Warm Gray Palette

Warm Gray Palette: #8A8378, #79808B, #8B7B79, #898B79. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Warm Gray Palette assigns primary #8A8378, secondary #79808B, surface #8B7B79, background #898B79, accent #000000. The set spans Gray families with neutral temperature. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #898B79 at 0.2516; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#8A8378Warm Gray
Secondary#79808B#79808B
Surface#8B7B79#8B7B79
Background#898B79#898B79
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-warm-gray-primary: #8A8378;
--palette-warm-gray-secondary: #79808B;
--palette-warm-gray-surface: #8B7B79;
--palette-warm-gray-background: #898B79;
--palette-warm-gray-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#8A8378
Black 5.6:1 · White 3.75:1
Best #000000
Secondary#79808B
Black 5.27:1 · White 3.98:1
Best #000000
Surface#8B7B79
Black 5.21:1 · White 4.03:1
Best #000000
Background#898B79
Black 6.03:1 · White 3.48:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Warm Gray 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 Warm Gray Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2299
Black text5.6:1AA Pass
White text3.75:1AA 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": "#8A8378",
    "name": "Warm Gray"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#79808B",
    "name": "#79808B"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#8B7B79",
    "name": "#8B7B79"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#898B79",
    "name": "#898B79"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#8A8378",
    "name": "Warm Gray",
    "blackContrast": 5.6,
    "whiteContrast": 3.75,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#79808B",
    "name": "#79808B",
    "blackContrast": 5.27,
    "whiteContrast": 3.98,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#8B7B79",
    "name": "#8B7B79",
    "blackContrast": 5.21,
    "whiteContrast": 4.03,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#898B79",
    "name": "#898B79",
    "blackContrast": 6.03,
    "whiteContrast": 3.48,
    "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
[
  "warm gray 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-warm-gray-primary: #8A8378;\n--palette-warm-gray-secondary: #79808B;\n--palette-warm-gray-surface: #8B7B79;\n--palette-warm-gray-background: #898B79;\n--palette-warm-gray-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "warm-gray",
  "name": "Warm Gray Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "warm-gray",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Warm Gray, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Warm Gray Palette combines primary #8A8378, secondary #79808B, surface #8B7B79, background #898B79, 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": [
    "warm gray 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"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#8A8378",
      "slug": "warm-gray",
      "name": "Warm Gray",
      "rgb": [
        138,
        131,
        120
      ],
      "hsl": [
        37,
        7,
        51
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        5,
        13,
        46
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2299,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.6,
        "white": 3.75
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/warm-gray/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#79808B",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#79808B",
      "rgb": [
        121,
        128,
        139
      ],
      "hsl": [
        217,
        7,
        51
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        13,
        8,
        0,
        45
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2137,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.27,
        "white": 3.98
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#8B7B79",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#8B7B79",
      "rgb": [
        139,
        123,
        121
      ],
      "hsl": [
        7,
        7,
        51
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        12,
        13,
        45
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2104,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.21,
        "white": 4.03
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#898B79",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#898B79",
      "rgb": [
        137,
        139,
        121
      ],
      "hsl": [
        67,
        7,
        51
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        1,
        0,
        13,
        45
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2516,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.03,
        "white": 3.48
      },
      "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": "#8A8378",
      "name": "Warm Gray"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#79808B",
      "name": "#79808B"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#8B7B79",
      "name": "#8B7B79"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#898B79",
      "name": "#898B79"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#8A8378",
      "name": "Warm Gray",
      "blackContrast": 5.6,
      "whiteContrast": 3.75,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#79808B",
      "name": "#79808B",
      "blackContrast": 5.27,
      "whiteContrast": 3.98,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#8B7B79",
      "name": "#8B7B79",
      "blackContrast": 5.21,
      "whiteContrast": 4.03,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#898B79",
      "name": "#898B79",
      "blackContrast": 6.03,
      "whiteContrast": 3.48,
      "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-warm-gray-primary: #8A8378;\n--palette-warm-gray-secondary: #79808B;\n--palette-warm-gray-surface: #8B7B79;\n--palette-warm-gray-background: #898B79;\n--palette-warm-gray-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/warm-gray.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/warm-gray.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/warm-gray/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/warm-gray.json"
}
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