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Tools/Palette Studio

Palette Studio

Build a brand palette from a feeling, a purpose, or the colors already in your logo. Press space to shuffle.

Pick up to three. They set the hue, saturation, and depth the shuffle draws from.

Purpose decides the harmony (how the accent relates to the primary) and the background temperament.

Primary

Deep

Accent

Background

Ink

Logo, buttons, brand color

Shadows, outlines, hover states

Highlights, badges, small pops

Page and card surfaces

Body text (never pure black)

V

Vela

Small batch · Est. 2026

New harvest

Vela ships this week

Body text sits in ink on the background surface. Links and actions carry the primary.

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Ink on Background

14.25:1 AA

Background on Primary

3.84:1 AA

Ink on Accent

3.96:1 fail

Primary on Background

3.84:1 AA

:root {
  --brand-primary: #E0412A;
  --brand-deep: #C5331F;
  --brand-accent: #5E8C3A;
  --brand-background: #FAF3E8;
  --brand-ink: #3A1A12;
}