Counsel: a law firm website color palette

Oxblood and old gold are traditional without being dusty; on a warm white they say established and careful.

#F7F6F3

Background

#FFFFFF

Surface

#1B1F24

Text

#6B1E2E

Accent

#8C7340

Highlight

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The Counsel palette set as a real page: #1B1F24 text on #F7F6F3, every action in #6B1E2E.

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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 Libre Baskerville, body in Source Serif 4.

WCAG 2.2, computed

Contrast

AaBody text on the page#1B1F24 on #F7F6F315.3:1AAA
AaBody text on cards#1B1F24 on #FFFFFF16.5:1AAA
AaAccent links and icons on the page#6B1E2E on #F7F6F310.5:1AAA
AaHighlight on the page#8C7340 on #F7F6F3 · large text4.1:1AA
AaPage colour on an accent button#F7F6F3 on #6B1E2E · large text10.5:1AAA

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: #F7F6F3;
  --color-surface: #FFFFFF;
  --color-text: #1B1F24;
  --color-accent: #6B1E2E;
  --color-highlight: #8C7340;
}

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What colors are best for a law firm website?

Oxblood and old gold are traditional without being dusty; on a warm white they say established and careful. The Counsel palette uses #F7F6F3 for the page, #1B1F24 for text, #6B1E2E for actions and #8C7340 as a highlight.

Is the Counsel palette accessible?

Body text scores 15.3:1 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?

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