Gallery White: a portfolio website color palette

A portfolio should let the work be the colour. Off-white, true black and one hot accent for links is all the frame it needs.

#FAFAF8

Background

#FFFFFF

Surface

#111111

Text

#E5401F

Accent

#8A8578

Highlight

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The palette as a real page

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Minimal, confident

Make the first impression the one they remember.

The Gallery White palette set as a real page: #111111 text on #FAFAF8, every action in #E5401F.

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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 Instrument Serif, body in Inter.

WCAG 2.2, computed

Contrast

AaBody text on the page#111111 on #FAFAF818.0:1AAA
AaBody text on cards#111111 on #FFFFFF18.8:1AAA
AaAccent links and icons on the page#E5401F on #FAFAF83.9:1Large only
AaHighlight on the page#8A8578 on #FAFAF8 · large text3.5:1AA
AaPage colour on an accent button#FAFAF8 on #E5401F · large text3.9:1AA

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: #FAFAF8;
  --color-surface: #FFFFFF;
  --color-text: #111111;
  --color-accent: #E5401F;
  --color-highlight: #8A8578;
}

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What colors are best for a portfolio website?

A portfolio should let the work be the colour. Off-white, true black and one hot accent for links is all the frame it needs. The Gallery White palette uses #FAFAF8 for the page, #111111 for text, #E5401F for actions and #8A8578 as a highlight.

Is the Gallery White palette accessible?

Body text scores 18.0:1 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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