Darkroom: a photography website color palette

Photographs look best on near-black. A muted tan accent echoes skin and film tones and never fights the images.

#111111

Background

#1B1B1B

Surface

#EDEDED

Text

#D4A373

Accent

#9CA3AF

Highlight

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The palette as a real page

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Moody, cinematic

Make the first impression the one they remember.

The Darkroom palette set as a real page: #EDEDED text on #111111, every action in #D4A373.

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Designed first

Surface #1B1B1B keeps cards distinct from the page.

Built in minutes

Surface #1B1B1B keeps cards distinct from the page.

Live in one click

Surface #1B1B1B keeps cards distinct from the page.

Headings in Cormorant Garamond, body in Inter.

WCAG 2.2, computed

Contrast

AaBody text on the page#EDEDED on #11111116.1:1AAA
AaBody text on cards#EDEDED on #1B1B1B14.7:1AAA
AaAccent links and icons on the page#D4A373 on #1111118.3:1AAA
AaHighlight on the page#9CA3AF on #111111 · large text7.4:1AAA
AaPage colour on an accent button#111111 on #D4A373 · large text8.3:1AAA

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: #111111;
  --color-surface: #1B1B1B;
  --color-text: #EDEDED;
  --color-accent: #D4A373;
  --color-highlight: #9CA3AF;
}

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What colors are best for a photography website?

Photographs look best on near-black. A muted tan accent echoes skin and film tones and never fights the images. The Darkroom palette uses #111111 for the page, #EDEDED for text, #D4A373 for actions and #9CA3AF as a highlight.

Is the Darkroom palette accessible?

Body text scores 16.1:1 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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