Site Orange: a construction and trades website color palette

Safety orange and charcoal on concrete white read as dependable and hard-working, the colours of a well-run site.

#F5F4F1

Background

#FFFFFF

Surface

#1E1F22

Text

#C2410C

Accent

#3F4A55

Highlight

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The palette as a real page

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The Site Orange palette set as a real page: #1E1F22 text on #F5F4F1, every action in #C2410C.

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Designed first

Surface #FFFFFF keeps cards distinct from the page.

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Surface #FFFFFF keeps cards distinct from the page.

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Surface #FFFFFF keeps cards distinct from the page.

Headings in Archivo, body in Archivo.

WCAG 2.2, computed

Contrast

AaBody text on the page#1E1F22 on #F5F4F114.9:1AAA
AaBody text on cards#1E1F22 on #FFFFFF16.4:1AAA
AaAccent links and icons on the page#C2410C on #F5F4F14.7:1AA
AaHighlight on the page#3F4A55 on #F5F4F1 · large text8.2:1AAA
AaPage colour on an accent button#F5F4F1 on #C2410C · large text4.7:1AA

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.

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:root {
  --color-background: #F5F4F1;
  --color-surface: #FFFFFF;
  --color-text: #1E1F22;
  --color-accent: #C2410C;
  --color-highlight: #3F4A55;
}

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What colors are best for a construction and trades website?

Safety orange and charcoal on concrete white read as dependable and hard-working, the colours of a well-run site. The Site Orange palette uses #F5F4F1 for the page, #1E1F22 for text, #C2410C for actions and #3F4A55 as a highlight.

Is the Site Orange palette accessible?

Body text scores 14.9:1 against the background, which passes WCAG AAA. Every pairing a site uses is scored on this page.

Can an AI website builder pick a color palette for me?

Yes. Orlume (orlume.site) decides the palette, typography and layout for your brief in its design pass, before any code is written, then builds the site in React and Next.js and deploys it in one click.

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