Ivory Color Palette
Ivory Color Palette built around #FFFFF0, a light warm neutral anchor (WCAG contrast 1.01:1 against white). The set combines a light tint + a deep shade + a softened complement + a neutral ground so any palette position has a text-safe pairing.
Semantic roles
Assigned deterministically: lightest = background, darkest = text, most saturated = primary.
| background | #FFFFF8 | |
| surface | #FFFFF0 | |
| text | #7E7E74 | |
| text-muted | #DDDDD0 | |
| primary | #FFFFF0 | |
| secondary | #F3F3FC | |
| accent | #DDDDD0 |
CSS variables
:root {
--background: #fffff8;
--surface: #fffff0;
--text: #7e7e74;
--text-muted: #ddddd0;
--primary: #fffff0;
--secondary: #f3f3fc;
--accent: #ddddd0;
}Accessibility matrix
Text color (rows) on background (columns). Green = WCAG AA pass for normal text (≥4.5:1).
| Text \ BG | #FFFFF0 | #FFFFF8 | #7E7E74 | #F3F3FC | #DDDDD0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #FFFFF0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| #FFFFF8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| #7E7E74 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
| #F3F3FC | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| #DDDDD0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
Under deuteranopia
Machado et al. (2009) simulation, severity 1.0 — approximation, not a medical tool.
Colors in this palette
Similar palettes
FAQ
How do I use the ivory color palette in CSS?
Copy the CSS variables below into :root and use var(--primary), var(--background) etc. Full palette: #FFFFF0, #FFFFF8, #7E7E74, #F3F3FC, #DDDDD0.
Do these colors pass accessibility checks?
See the WCAG matrix on this page: every text-on-background pairing with ratio ≥ 4.5 passes AA for normal text; ≥ 3 passes AA for large text and UI components.