Gramophone and Heirloom color palette
Gramophone and Heirloom is a 5-color palette drawing on browns, reds, pinks and neutrals. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 32% (#4A2B1A, dark) to 95% (#FFE6E6, very light), and its most saturated color, #DDAEB8, is muted. 4 of its 4 chromatic colors sit on the warm side of the hue wheel. 3 of its 10 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged vintage, warm, pink, muted, earth tone and colorblind-friendly.
- Onyx #4A2B1A
- Dim Gray #755148
- English Lavender #9D7E63
- Cherry Blossom Pink #DDAEB8
- Apricot #FFE6E6
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onyx | #4A2B1A | rgb(74, 43, 26) | hsl(21, 48%, 20%) | oklch(32.4% 0.054 48.8) |
| Dim Gray | #755148 | rgb(117, 81, 72) | hsl(12, 24%, 37%) | oklch(47.1% 0.051 34.6) |
| English Lavender | #9D7E63 | rgb(157, 126, 99) | hsl(28, 23%, 50%) | oklch(61.6% 0.055 62.6) |
| Cherry Blossom Pink | #DDAEB8 | rgb(221, 174, 184) | hsl(347, 41%, 77%) | oklch(79.6% 0.056 4.2) |
| Apricot | #FFE6E6 | rgb(255, 230, 230) | hsl(0, 100%, 95%) | oklch(94.5% 0.027 17.6) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Gramophone and Heirloom, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #FFE6E6 on #4A2B1A | 10.72:1 | AAA | Lc -89.3 |
| #DDAEB8 on #4A2B1A | 6.55:1 | AA | Lc -59.3 |
| #FFE6E6 on #755148 | 5.85:1 | AA | Lc -76.2 |
Color vision
No pair of colors comes within ΔE 0.06 of another under protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia or achromatopsia. It is tagged colorblind-friendly: every pair stays at least ΔE 0.14 apart.
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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/4a2b1a-755148-9d7e63-ddaeb8-ffe6e6.json.
Make it your own
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