Ash Study color palette
Ash Study is a 4-color palette drawing on neutrals. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 54% (#6E6E6E, medium-dark) to 98% (#FAF7F2, very light), and its most saturated color, #D8D2C8, is close to neutral grey. Its colors are too low in chroma to lean warm or cool. 1 of its 6 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged luxury, muted, gray, light and neutral.
- Battleship Gray #6E6E6E
- Pewter #A8A39B
- Cadet Gray #D8D2C8
- Seashell #FAF7F2
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battleship Gray | #6E6E6E | rgb(110, 110, 110) | hsl(0, 0%, 43%) | oklch(53.8% 0 0) |
| Pewter | #A8A39B | rgb(168, 163, 155) | hsl(37, 7%, 63%) | oklch(71.7% 0.013 79.8) |
| Cadet Gray | #D8D2C8 | rgb(216, 210, 200) | hsl(37, 17%, 82%) | oklch(86.6% 0.015 80.7) |
| Seashell | #FAF7F2 | rgb(250, 247, 242) | hsl(38, 44%, 96%) | oklch(97.7% 0.007 80.7) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Ash Study, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #FAF7F2 on #6E6E6E | 4.77:1 | AA | Lc -75.5 |
| #D8D2C8 on #6E6E6E | 3.39:1 | AA large | Lc -52.4 |
| #FAF7F2 on #A8A39B | 2.35:1 | Fail | Lc -49.2 |
Color vision
No pair of colors comes within ΔE 0.06 of another under protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia or achromatopsia.
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Use it in code
Install these colors as Tailwind CSS v4 theme colors with shadcn: npx shadcn@latest add https://getcolors.so/r/palette/6e6e6e-a8a39b-d8d2c8-faf7f2.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.