New Year Color Palette
Midnight black, champagne gold, silver and firework violet — countdown glamour. Anchors: #0A0A0A, #C9A227, #E5E7EB, #7C3AED.
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#0A0A0A
#C9A227
#E5E7EB
#7C3AED
#878787
#0a0a0a #c9a227 #e5e7eb #7c3aed #878787
#0A0A0A #C9A227 #E5E7EB #7C3AED #878787
Semantic roles
Assigned deterministically: lightest = background, darkest = text, most saturated = primary.
| background | #E5E7EB | |
| surface | #C9A227 | |
| text | #0A0A0A | |
| text-muted | #7C3AED | |
| primary | #C9A227 | |
| secondary | #7C3AED | |
| accent | #878787 |
CSS variables
:root {
--background: #e5e7eb;
--surface: #c9a227;
--text: #0a0a0a;
--text-muted: #7c3aed;
--primary: #c9a227;
--secondary: #7c3aed;
--accent: #878787;
}Accessibility matrix
Text color (rows) on background (columns). Green = WCAG AA pass for normal text (≥4.5:1).
| Text \ BG | #0A0A0A | #C9A227 | #E5E7EB | #7C3AED | #878787 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #0A0A0A | 1.0 | 8.2 | 16.0 | 3.5 | 5.5 |
| #C9A227 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.5 |
| #E5E7EB | 16.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 2.9 |
| #7C3AED | 3.5 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| #878787 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
Under deuteranopia
Machado et al. (2009) simulation, severity 1.0 — approximation, not a medical tool.
Colors in this palette
#0A0A0A
rgb(10, 10, 10)
#C9A227
rgb(201, 162, 39)
#E5E7EB
rgb(229, 231, 235)
#7C3AED
rgb(124, 58, 237)
#878787
rgb(135, 135, 135)
Similar palettes
FAQ
How do I use the new year color palette in CSS?
Copy the CSS variables below into :root and use var(--primary), var(--background) etc. Full palette: #0A0A0A, #C9A227, #E5E7EB, #7C3AED, #878787.
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.