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#575D65
#00ADB5
#EEEEEE
#2D2E3AGunmetal
#9299A4Pewter
#EFF2F3Frost
#C56160Clay
Ruby Clay & Gunmetal is a muted neutral-based color palette tagged modern, tech, minimal. Clay is the only saturated color here, so it does all the talking against a neutral base. Every color is softened, so it works well as a background system for text-heavy layouts.
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Why it works and how to use it
It works because the lightness range is wide (20% to 95%), which gives clear hierarchy between background, content and accents. Try it for a SaaS landing page or dashboard.
- Background: Frost (#EFF2F3) is the lightest color, so it belongs on large surfaces.
- Text: Gunmetal (#2D2E3A) on #EFF2F3 gives 11.94:1, passing WCAG AAA.
- Primary: Clay (#C56160) is the most saturated mid-tone; use it for buttons and links (3.55:1 against the background, fine for UI elements).
- Accent: Pewter (#9299A4) for highlights, badges and hover states.
2 of 6 color pairs pass WCAG AA (4.5:1); the strongest is Gunmetal on Frost at 11.94:1.
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A palette preview that turns four colors into a page, so you can judge hierarchy, contrast and mood before you commit.
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Roles are assigned by lightness.
Color blindness simulation
#2D2E3A
#9299A4
#EFF2F3
#C56160
Color-blind check: all four colors stay distinguishable under protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia.
Contrast check WCAG ratios between palette colors
| Pair | Sample | Ratio | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
#2D2E3A on #EFF2F3 | Aa | 11.94:1 | AAA |
#2D2E3A on #9299A4 | Aa | 4.68:1 | AA |
#EFF2F3 on #C56160 | Aa | 3.55:1 | AA large only |
#2D2E3A on #C56160 | Aa | 3.36:1 | AA large only |
#9299A4 on #EFF2F3 | Aa | 2.55:1 | Fail |
#9299A4 on #C56160 | Aa | 1.39:1 | Fail |
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