#DFDCD6
#9A968F
#5B5852
#1B1A18
Background
Primary Accent
Secondary
Body Text

Office Carpet Color Palette

#DFDCD6 · #9A968F · #5B5852 · #1B1A18

AAA
WCAG Grade
12.7:1
Contrast Ratio
1,148
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Use #DFDCD6 as the background. Use #9A968F as the primary accent. Use #5B5852 as secondary. Use #1B1A18 as body text/supporting color. Palette mood: Office Carpet — mono, cool, moody, vintage.

Hex Codes, RGB & CMYK Color Values

Technical breakdown for the Office Carpet color scheme. Use these values for web design (HEX/RGB), print projects (CMYK), or specialized design software (HSL).

Swatch Design Role HEX RGB CMYK HSL
Background
Luminance: 71.7%
223, 220, 214 0%, 1%, 4%, 13% 40°, 12%, 86%
Primary Accent
Luminance: 30.7%
154, 150, 143 0%, 3%, 7%, 40% 38°, 5%, 58%
Secondary
Luminance: 9.8%
91, 88, 82 0%, 3%, 10%, 64% 40°, 5%, 34%
Body Text
Luminance: 1.0%
27, 26, 24 0%, 4%, 11%, 89% 40°, 6%, 10%

Office Carpet Tints & Shades

Hover states, borders and elevation need lighter and darker steps of your base colors. Here are computed tints and shades for every color in the Office Carpet palette — click any swatch to copy its hex.

#DFDCD6 muted orange
#9A968F neutral gray
#5B5852 neutral gray
#1B1A18 neutral gray

Office Carpet Palette Contrast Matrix (WCAG 2.1)

Every color tested as text on every other color as background. Body copy needs 4.5:1 (AA), large text and UI components 3:1. AAA requires 7:1.

Text on Background Preview Ratio Grade Safe For
#1B1A18 on #DFDCD6
Aa Sample Text
12.71:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#DFDCD6 on #1B1A18
Aa Sample Text
12.71:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#1B1A18 on #9A968F
Aa Sample Text
5.91:1 AA Body text, UI
#9A968F on #1B1A18
Aa Sample Text
5.91:1 AA Body text, UI
#5B5852 on #DFDCD6
Aa Sample Text
5.18:1 AA Body text, UI
#DFDCD6 on #5B5852
Aa Sample Text
5.18:1 AA Body text, UI
#1B1A18 on #5B5852
Aa Sample Text
2.45:1 Fail Decorative use only
#5B5852 on #1B1A18
Aa Sample Text
2.45:1 Fail Decorative use only
#5B5852 on #9A968F
Aa Sample Text
2.41:1 Fail Decorative use only
#9A968F on #5B5852
Aa Sample Text
2.41:1 Fail Decorative use only
#9A968F on #DFDCD6
Aa Sample Text
2.15:1 Fail Decorative use only
#DFDCD6 on #9A968F
Aa Sample Text
2.15:1 Fail Decorative use only

Office Carpet Color Psychology & Meaning

Office carpet tile is engineered to hide coffee, crumbs and the pattern of everyone who has walked on it, which is exactly why nobody notices it, and this palette is loop pale with pile mid. It feels corporate and forgiving, the color of a floor under fluorescent light.

Color Harmony: Analogous Scheme

The Office Carpet palette is built using a analogous relationship between its hues. This ensures that even with high-contrast accents, the overall scheme feels balanced and intentional.

Hue Wheel

A analogous palette is often preferred by professional designers because it creates a calm, serene atmosphere by using neighboring colors.

History & Design Context

Carpet tile became dominant in commercial interiors in the 1960s because individual squares could be replaced instead of the whole floor, and the loop pile resisted crushing under chair wheels.

Best Design Use Cases

Use the loop pale for page backgrounds, carpet gray for calls to action, pile mid for card accents, and corner dark for text.

Industries This Palette Suits

Design systems, developer tools, dashboards, technical documentation.

Colors That Pair Well With Office Carpet

Need a fifth color? These three companions are computed from the palette's own hue positions on the color wheel, so they extend the scheme without breaking its harmony.

blue

directly opposite #9A968F on the wheel — the strongest accent for CTAs and highlights when you need maximum energy

yellow

30° beside #9A968F — a calm secondary that extends the palette without adding tension

tinted neutral

a ink-black carrying the palette's own hue — perfect for surfaces and dividers

Using Office Carpet Without Breaking Accessibility

  • Avoid #9A968F for small UI elements on #DFDCD6 — at 2.2:1 it misses the 3:1 WCAG threshold; darken it with a shade from the ramp below.
  • Set body text in #1B1A18 — 12.7:1 against #DFDCD6 passes WCAG AA (AAA) for long-form reading.
  • Let #5B5852 carry sidebars, cards and footers — at a mid lightness it separates zones without stealing focus from #9A968F.

How to Implement the Office Carpet Color Scheme

To use this Office Carpet color palette in your web project, you can copy the following CSS variables or Tailwind CSS configuration. These roles ensure your UI maintains accessibility and visual hierarchy.

Option 1: CSS Variables

:root { 
  /* {name} Palette - ihatecolors.com */{'
'}  --color-bg: {colors[0]};{'
'}  --color-primary: {colors[1]};{'
'}  --color-secondary: {colors[2]};{'
'}  --color-text: {colors[3]};{'
'} {'}'}

Web Design Tip

Use #DFDCD6 for the main background and #9A968F for primary buttons. This creates a high-contrast focal point.

Accessibility Note

The contrast ratio between #1B1A18 and #DFDCD6 is 12.71:1 (AAA). Ensure your body text remains legible.

Office Carpet Palette — Frequently Asked Questions

What are the hex codes in the Office Carpet color palette?

The Office Carpet palette contains #DFDCD6, #9A968F, #5B5852, #1B1A18. Click any swatch on this page to copy its value, or export all four at once as CSS variables, Tailwind config, SCSS or a Figma-ready list.

Is the Office Carpet color palette accessible (WCAG)?

Yes for its strongest pairings: #1B1A18 on #DFDCD6 reaches 12.7:1 (AAA). For body text always keep a 4.5:1 ratio and for large UI elements 3:1 — the full contrast matrix above shows the exact score for every color-on-color combination in this palette.

What colors go well with the Office Carpet palette?

Beyond its own four colors, #8F9299, #9C9F89, #151514 extend it naturally: the complementary hue for high-energy accents, an analogous neighbor for calm transitions, and a tinted neutral for surfaces. All three are computed from this palette's hues on the color wheel.

What mood does the Office Carpet palette create?

Office Carpet reads as mono, cool, moody. Neutral gray drives the personality, grounded by muted orange — a combination that works best when the very light base gets most of the canvas.

Can I use the Office Carpet color palette commercially?

Yes. Individual color values can't be copyrighted, so the Office Carpet palette is free for personal, client and commercial work — websites, branding, apps, print and social content, with no attribution required.

How do I add the Office Carpet palette to Tailwind or CSS?

Use the export panel on this page: CSS variables, a Tailwind config block, SCSS variables, or a Figma copy list are generated from Office Carpet's exact values, including the tint and shade ramps shown above.

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