color palettesSilver print
Minimal
Silver-gray panels with slate lettering.
Color / A considered starting point
Silver color palettes.
Cool gray screen colors and quiet structural accents for detailed digital work.
The collection
Original sRGB combinations. Each detail page includes website roles, CSS and measured pairs.
Steel ribbon
Dark
Brushed-steel light over a dark frame.
Chrome lilac
Minimal
Cool gray with a restrained lilac edge.
Tin garden
Earthy
Weathered green with a pale tin highlight.
Frosted glass
Minimal
Cool gray-blue with a translucent, architectural feeling.
Cinder study
Dark
Four charcoal grays with cool, industrial undertones.
Make the colors work
More than a set of swatches.
Treat the material as a reference
These are opaque sRGB colors for websites. They do not reproduce reflectivity, metallic ink, paint or a physical product. Keep material photography color-accurate and use the palette around it.
Give the accent one job
Use the deeper role for links or primary actions and the paler accent for supporting graphics. A metallic-inspired name does not make a medium-tone label readable on a pale surface.
Inspect the fine details
Compare small navigation labels, specification tables and input borders in both themes. Keep meaningful boundaries distinct and leave purely decorative rules out of compliance claims.