Morning Bakery: a bakery website color palette
Butter cream, crust brown and a strawberry pink feel like a fresh pastry case. Keep the brown for text so menus and prices stay easy to read.
#FFF8EE
Background
#FFFFFF
Surface
#3B2619
Text
#9C4A2F
Accent
#E9A1A7
Highlight
The palette as a real page
Make the first impression the one they remember.
The Morning Bakery palette set as a real page: #3B2619 text on #FFF8EE, every action in #9C4A2F.
Designed first
Surface #FFFFFF keeps cards distinct from the page.
Built in minutes
Surface #FFFFFF keeps cards distinct from the page.
Live in one click
Surface #FFFFFF keeps cards distinct from the page.
Headings in Dancing Script, body in Lato.
Contrast
- AaBody text on the page#3B2619 on #FFF8EE13.4:1AAA
- AaBody text on cards#3B2619 on #FFFFFF14.2:1AAA
- AaAccent links and icons on the page#9C4A2F on #FFF8EE5.7:1AA
- AaHighlight on the page#E9A1A7 on #FFF8EE · large text1.9:1Below AA
- AaPage color on an accent button#FFF8EE on #9C4A2F · large text5.7:1AA
AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; AAA needs 7:1. Check any pair in the contrast checker.
Copy the palette
:root {
--color-background: #FFF8EE;
--color-surface: #FFFFFF;
--color-text: #3B2619;
--color-accent: #9C4A2F;
--color-highlight: #E9A1A7;
}Every color and what it is for
| Role | HEX | RGB | HSL | Use it for | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AaBackground | #FFF8EE | rgb(255, 248, 238) | hsl(35, 100%, 97%) | The page itself, behind everything. Text on it reads best in black. | About 60% |
| AaSurface | #FFFFFF | rgb(255, 255, 255) | hsl(0, 0%, 100%) | Cards, panels, the header and form fields, set apart from the page. Text on it reads best in black. | About 20 to 30% |
| AaText | #3B2619 | rgb(59, 38, 25) | hsl(23, 40%, 16%) | Headings and body copy: every word meant to be read. Text on it reads best in white. | All reading text |
| AaAccent | #9C4A2F | rgb(156, 74, 47) | hsl(15, 54%, 40%) | Buttons, links and active states only, so the next action is always obvious. Text on it reads best in white. | About 10% |
| AaHighlight | #E9A1A7 | rgb(233, 161, 167) | hsl(355, 62%, 77%) | Small moments: badges, success states, a key number or tag. Text on it reads best in black. | A few percent |
The accent, from 50 to 900
Five colors cover the page; a real site also needs lighter and darker steps of the accent for hover states, tinted backgrounds, borders and focus rings. These are mixed from #9C4A2F toward white and black, with 500 as the accent itself.
- 50
#FAF6F5 - 100
#F0E4E0 - 200
#DCC0B6 - 300
#C99B8D - 400
#B2725D - 500
#9C4A2F - 600
#853F28 - 700
#6A3220 - 800
#4E2518 - 900
#351910
@theme {
--color-accent-50: #FAF6F5;
--color-accent-100: #F0E4E0;
--color-accent-200: #DCC0B6;
--color-accent-300: #C99B8D;
--color-accent-400: #B2725D;
--color-accent-500: #9C4A2F;
--color-accent-600: #853F28;
--color-accent-700: #6A3220;
--color-accent-800: #4E2518;
--color-accent-900: #351910;
}More website color palettes
Questions, answered.
The things people ask before they start building.
What colors are best for a bakery website?
Butter cream, crust brown and a strawberry pink feel like a fresh pastry case. Keep the brown for text so menus and prices stay easy to read. The Morning Bakery palette uses #FFF8EE for the page, #3B2619 for text, #9C4A2F for actions and #E9A1A7 as a highlight.
Is the Morning Bakery palette accessible?
Body text scores 13.4:1 against the background, which passes WCAG AAA. Every pairing a site uses is scored on this page.
What are the hex codes for the Morning Bakery palette?
Background #FFF8EE, Surface #FFFFFF, Text #3B2619, Accent #9C4A2F, Highlight #E9A1A7. Every color is listed on this page in HEX, RGB and HSL, with CSS and Tailwind variables to copy.
How should I use these colors on a bakery website?
Use #FFF8EE for about 60% of the page, #FFFFFF for cards and panels, #3B2619 for all reading text, and keep #9C4A2F for buttons and links only, about 10% of the page, so actions stand out. Save #E9A1A7 for small details such as badges and success states.
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