Trattoria: a restaurant website color palette
Tomato red and saffron are colours people associate with food; a cream page keeps them warm instead of loud, and the dark brown ink is easier on menus than black.
#FFF8EF
Background
#FFFFFF
Surface
#2B1A12
Text
#B5392B
Accent
#C7861F
Highlight
The palette as a real page
Make the first impression the one they remember.
The Trattoria palette set as a real page: #2B1A12 text on #FFF8EF, every action in #B5392B.
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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.
Contrast
- AaBody text on the page#2B1A12 on #FFF8EF15.8:1AAA
- AaBody text on cards#2B1A12 on #FFFFFF16.6:1AAA
- AaAccent links and icons on the page#B5392B on #FFF8EF5.5:1AA
- AaHighlight on the page#C7861F on #FFF8EF · large text2.9:1Below AA
- AaPage colour on an accent button#FFF8EF on #B5392B · large text5.5:1AA
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: #FFF8EF;
--color-surface: #FFFFFF;
--color-text: #2B1A12;
--color-accent: #B5392B;
--color-highlight: #C7861F;
}More website color palettes
Questions, answered.
The things people ask before they start building.
What colors are best for a restaurant website?
Tomato red and saffron are colours people associate with food; a cream page keeps them warm instead of loud, and the dark brown ink is easier on menus than black. The Trattoria palette uses #FFF8EF for the page, #2B1A12 for text, #B5392B for actions and #C7861F as a highlight.
Is the Trattoria palette accessible?
Body text scores 15.8:1 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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