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Essential Muse

minimal palette with a balanced five-color hierarchy for design use.

#Minimal#Neutral#Clean
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COLOR 1
#241E1B
Stone 800
COLOR 2
#5E5546
Smoky Quartz
COLOR 3
#9C997C
Artichoke
COLOR 4
#F3F4F5
White Smoke
COLOR 5
#DCDAD8
Gainsboro

Color Values & Codes

HEX · RGB · HSL
Stone 800
#241E1B
rgb(36, 30, 27)hsl(20, 14%, 12%)Color details →
rgb(94, 85, 70)hsl(37, 15%, 32%)Color details →
Artichoke
#9C997C
rgb(156, 153, 124)hsl(54, 14%, 55%)Color details →
rgb(243, 244, 245)hsl(210, 9%, 96%)Color details →
Gainsboro
#DCDAD8
rgb(220, 218, 216)hsl(30, 5%, 85%)Color details →

Open In Design Tools

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CSS Variables

Copy & paste directly into your stylesheet
:root {
  --color-1: #241E1B;
  --color-2: #5E5546;
  --color-3: #9C997C;
  --color-4: #F3F4F5;
  --color-5: #DCDAD8;
}

Role-Based WCAG Contrast Audit

Accessibility contrast depends on assigned UI roles. Here are the contrast ratios and WCAG compliance ratings when pairing palette colors as Foreground Text against Background surfaces:

Sample Text
#241E1B on #F3F4F514.94:1
Normal Text AA Pass
Sample Text
#241E1B on #DCDAD811.80:1
Normal Text AA Pass
Sample Text
#5E5546 on #F3F4F56.66:1
Normal Text AA Pass
Sample Text
#5E5546 on #DCDAD85.26:1
Normal Text AA Pass
Sample Text
#9C997C on #F3F4F52.63:1
Large Text Only (Fail)
Sample Text
#9C997C on #DCDAD82.07:1
Large Text Only (Fail)

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