Black#000000
Gold#CFAE4A
Bronze#886F3D
Cream#F0E7D8
Warm Tan#B49D6A
Palette direction

Rich Black Gold Color Palette

This strategic color palette blends rich blacks with warm golds and subtle creams to evoke elegance and professionalism suitable for a luxury editorial or creative brand. The main colors reflect the classic black and gold from the pen nib logo element, establishing authority and creativity. The support colors introduce a warm cream and a muted bronze that complement the main shades quietly without overpowering. The neutrals provide balanced contrast needed for text and backgrounds, ensuring excellent readability and refined style.

MonochromaticCreativeblackgoldcreamluxury
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Creative color direction

Rich Black Gold Color Palette

This strategic color palette blends rich blacks with warm golds and subtle creams to evoke elegance and professionalism suitable for a luxury editorial or creative brand. The main colors reflect the classic black and gold from the pen nib logo element, establishing authority and creativity. The support colors introduce a warm cream and a muted bronze that complement the main shades quietly without overpowering. The neutrals provide balanced contrast needed for text and backgrounds, ensuring excellent readability and refined style.

Logo contrast guide

Logo color pairings

Each column shows a usable logo color on a palette background, with contrast checked for clarity.

Logo White #FFFFFF
on Black #000000

21.0:1 Excellent

Logo Black #000000
on Gold #CFAE4A

9.8:1 Excellent

Logo White #FFFFFF
on Bronze #886F3D

4.8:1 Strong

Logo Black #000000
on White #FFFFFF

21.0:1 Excellent
Motion gradient

Gradient background

Built from the main brand color and one generated shade, so the effect feels modern without leaving the palette.

Business card

Printed materials without guessing.

A neutral card system with the logo color, contact text, and a restrained palette accent.

Avery Stone Palette designer avery@example.com colorfly.design
Mobile website

The palette has to survive the small screen.

A mobile landing page preview with logo, navigation, headline, CTA, content card, and chart color usage.

Creative Rich Black Gold Color Palette

The main colors work together as a recognizable system by balancing deep black with warm bright gold and a muted bronze that offers elegance and creative authority. These colors visually anchor the palette in classic luxury and timelessness.

Gradient type

Gradient on text

A cleaner way to use the brand color as a digital accent without turning the whole interface colorful.

Analytics system

Dashboards need more than one pretty color.

Numbers, pie charts, bars, stacked bars, and lines reveal whether the palette can support real product interfaces.

Revenue$84.2k+18.4%
Retention72%Stable
Signals8Monochromatic
Audience split
Monthly growth
Trend line

Color Roles and Usage Map

Assign existing palette colors to brand, typography, and interface roles.

Brand identity

LogoUsed for logo marks and core brand symbols.Black #000000
HeadlineUsed for main titles and key messages.Gold #CFAE4A
LinkUsed for links and interactive text.Gold #CFAE4A

Buttons

Primary Button
Contrast21.00:1AA
BackgroundBlack #000000
TextWhite #FFFFFF
Secondary Button
Contrast7.78:1AA
BackgroundGold #CFAE4A
TextDark Charcoal #1E1E1E
Outlined Button
Contrast3.90:1Large text
BorderBlack #000000
TextBronze #886F3D

Interface

TextDefault readable body text.Dark Charcoal #1E1E1E
Bg LightLight page or section background.Cream #F0E7D8
Bg DarkDark page or section background.Dark Charcoal #1E1E1E
IconSmall interface icons and marks.Warm Tan #B49D6A
BorderCards, inputs, and component borders.Warm Tan #B49D6A
DividerSubtle separators between content.Warm Tan #B49D6A
OutlineFocus rings and emphasis outlines.Warm Tan #B49D6A

Print Color Values

CMYK values are calculated from HEX by default. Adjust them only when preparing print materials.

Palette Colors

A compact view of the brand, support, and neutral colors that make up this system.

Main (Brand) Colors

The main colors work together as a recognizable system by balancing deep black with warm bright gold and a muted bronze that offers elegance and creative authority. These colors visually anchor the palette in classic luxury and timelessness.

PrimaryBlack

RolesLogo, Btn Primary Bg, Btn Outlined Border

Black brings authority, boldness, and timeless sophistication to the brand's identity.

HEX#000000
RGB0, 0, 0
HSL0, 0, 0
CMYK0, 0, 0, 100
SecondaryGold

RolesLink, Btn Secondary Bg, Headline

Gold symbolizes luxury, creativity, and high value, reinforcing the brand's premium positioning.

HEX#CFAE4A
RGB207, 174, 74
HSL45, 58, 55
CMYK0, 16, 64, 19
TertiaryBronze

RolesBtn Outlined Text

Bronze adds a muted warmth that balances the bright gold and anchors it with earthy sophistication.

HEX#886F3D
RGB136, 111, 61
HSL40, 38, 39
CMYK0, 18, 55, 47

Support Colors

The support colors extend the main palette with a soft cream and a subtle warm tan to provide contrast and visual relief while maintaining a warm and elegant tone.

Cream

RolesBg Light

Cream offers a soft, inviting background that complements the darker main colors and ensures readability.

HEX#F0E7D8
RGB240, 231, 216
HSL38, 44, 89
CMYK0, 4, 10, 6
Warm Tan

RolesIcon, Border, Divider, Outline

Warm Tan quietly supports the palette by outlining elements and providing subtle accents that harmonize with gold and bronze.

HEX#B49D6A
RGB180, 157, 106
HSL41, 33, 56
CMYK0, 13, 41, 29

Neutral Colors

Utility colors for backgrounds, text, borders, and balance.

White

RolesBtn Primary Text

HEX#FFFFFF
RGB255, 255, 255
HSL0, 0, 100
CMYK0, 0, 0, 0
Ivory
HEX#EDECE8
RGB237, 236, 232
HSL48, 12, 92
CMYK0, 0, 2, 7
Dark Charcoal

RolesBg Dark, Text, Btn Secondary Text

HEX#1E1E1E
RGB30, 30, 30
HSL0, 0, 12
CMYK0, 0, 0, 88

Export and Handoff

Copy palette values, role tokens, animated gradient snippets, and structured handoff data for websites, design systems, and client work.

Export logo in seconds

Click to copy and go to Logo Export on myLogo.review to export your logo files in seconds.

Use when: you want to send this palette into myLogo.review.
COLORFLY_PALETTE_V2
{
    "format": "colorfly_palette_v2",
    "source": "colorfly.design",
    "colors": [
        {
            "name": "Black",
            "hex": "#000000",
            "role": "main",
            "cmyk": {
                "c": 0,
                "m": 0,
                "y": 0,
                "k": 100,
                "source": "colorfly"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Gold",
            "hex": "#CFAE4A",
            "role": "main",
            "cmyk": {
                "c": 0,
                "m": 16,
                "y": 64,
                "k": 19,
                "source": "colorfly"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Bronze",
            "hex": "#886F3D",
            "role": "main",
            "cmyk": {
                "c": 0,
                "m": 18,
                "y": 55,
                "k": 47,
                "source": "colorfly"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Cream",
            "hex": "#F0E7D8",
            "role": "support",
            "cmyk": {
                "c": 0,
                "m": 4,
                "y": 10,
                "k": 6,
                "source": "colorfly"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Warm Tan",
            "hex": "#B49D6A",
            "role": "support",
            "cmyk": {
                "c": 0,
                "m": 13,
                "y": 41,
                "k": 29,
                "source": "colorfly"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "White",
            "hex": "#FFFFFF",
            "role": "neutral",
            "cmyk": {
                "c": 0,
                "m": 0,
                "y": 0,
                "k": 0,
                "source": "colorfly"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Ivory",
            "hex": "#EDECE8",
            "role": "neutral",
            "cmyk": {
                "c": 0,
                "m": 0,
                "y": 2,
                "k": 7,
                "source": "colorfly"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Dark Charcoal",
            "hex": "#1E1E1E",
            "role": "neutral",
            "cmyk": {
                "c": 0,
                "m": 0,
                "y": 0,
                "k": 88,
                "source": "colorfly"
            }
        }
    ]
}
END_COLORFLY_PALETTE

Color tokens

Use these in CSS when you want every raw palette color available by name. Best for websites, landing pages, and design system variables.

Use when: you need the actual colors.
:root {
  --color-black: #000000;
  --color-gold: #CFAE4A;
  --color-bronze: #886F3D;
  --color-cream: #F0E7D8;
  --color-warm-tan: #B49D6A;
  --color-white: #FFFFFF;
  --color-ivory: #EDECE8;
  --color-dark-charcoal: #1E1E1E;
}

Role tokens

Use these in CSS when colors are assigned to practical jobs like text, buttons, borders, links, and backgrounds.

Use when: you need UI roles, not just swatches.
:root {
  --role-logo: #000000;
  --role-btn-primary-bg: #000000;
  --role-btn-outlined-border: #000000;
  --role-link: #CFAE4A;
  --role-btn-secondary-bg: #CFAE4A;
  --role-headline: #CFAE4A;
  --role-btn-outlined-text: #886F3D;
  --role-bg-light: #F0E7D8;
  --role-icon: #B49D6A;
  --role-border: #B49D6A;
  --role-divider: #B49D6A;
  --role-outline: #B49D6A;
  --role-btn-primary-text: #FFFFFF;
  --role-bg-dark: #1E1E1E;
  --role-text: #1E1E1E;
  --role-btn-secondary-text: #1E1E1E;
}

JSON

Use this structured palette data in apps, generators, plugins, or tools that need to read the palette programmatically.

Use when: a developer or app needs data.
{
    "black": "#000000",
    "gold": "#CFAE4A",
    "bronze": "#886F3D",
    "cream": "#F0E7D8",
    "warm-tan": "#B49D6A",
    "white": "#FFFFFF",
    "ivory": "#EDECE8",
    "dark-charcoal": "#1E1E1E"
}

Moving gradient background

Copy the animated radial gradient background from the visualizer, with this palette already applied.

Use when: you want the hero gradient effect.
<div class="colorfly-moving-gradient-bg">
  <span class="colorfly-gradient-spark" aria-hidden="true"></span>
  <div>
    <small>Motion gradient</small>
    <h2>Gradient background</h2>
    <p>A moving brand gradient built from your palette.</p>
  </div>
</div>

<style>
.colorfly-moving-gradient-bg {
  --gradient-anchor: #000000;
  --gradient-partner: #737373;
  --gradient-accent: #F0E7D8;
  --gradient-text: #FFFFFF;
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  min-height: 340px;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 42px;
  color: var(--gradient-text);
  border-radius: 28px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 20% 82%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gradient-accent) 48%, transparent) 0 14%, transparent 42%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 84% 18%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gradient-partner) 52%, transparent) 0 16%, transparent 46%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, var(--gradient-anchor), color-mix(in srgb, var(--gradient-anchor) 72%, black 18%), var(--gradient-partner), var(--gradient-anchor));
  background-size: 160% 160%, 180% 180%, 240% 240%;
  animation: colorfly-gradient-bg 10.5s cubic-bezier(.72, 0, .22, 1) infinite;
}
.colorfly-moving-gradient-bg > div {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 640px;
  text-align: center;
}
.colorfly-moving-gradient-bg::before,
.colorfly-moving-gradient-bg::after,
.colorfly-gradient-spark {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  pointer-events: none;
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
}
.colorfly-moving-gradient-bg::before {
  left: -10%;
  top: -18%;
  width: min(520px, 72%);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gradient-partner) 88%, white 8%) 0%, transparent 66%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 68% 32%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gradient-accent) 58%, white 10%) 0%, transparent 38%);
  opacity: .86;
  animation: colorfly-gradient-orb-one 11s cubic-bezier(.65, 0, .22, 1) infinite;
}
.colorfly-moving-gradient-bg::after {
  right: -12%;
  bottom: -24%;
  width: min(620px, 82%);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gradient-accent) 86%, white 6%) 0%, transparent 68%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 28% 72%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gradient-partner) 62%, white 8%) 0%, transparent 42%);
  opacity: .78;
  animation: colorfly-gradient-orb-two 12.8s cubic-bezier(.56, 0, .25, 1) infinite;
}
.colorfly-gradient-spark {
  left: 42%;
  top: 44%;
  width: min(360px, 54%);
  background: radial-gradient(circle, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gradient-anchor) 64%, white 12%) 0%, transparent 62%);
  opacity: .46;
  animation: colorfly-gradient-spark 9.2s cubic-bezier(.62, 0, .2, 1) infinite;
}
@keyframes colorfly-gradient-bg {
  0%, 100% { background-position: 0% 46%, 100% 24%, 0% 50%; }
  18% { background-position: 44% 88%, 58% 12%, 34% 22%; }
  39% { background-position: 86% 38%, 18% 74%, 86% 64%; }
  63% { background-position: 26% 16%, 84% 92%, 42% 100%; }
  82% { background-position: 68% 68%, 32% 30%, 100% 34%; }
}
@keyframes colorfly-gradient-orb-one {
  0%, 100% { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(1); }
  22% { transform: translate3d(78%, 22%, 0) scale(1.12); }
  47% { transform: translate3d(44%, 86%, 0) scale(.92); }
  72% { transform: translate3d(112%, 56%, 0) scale(1.2); }
}
@keyframes colorfly-gradient-orb-two {
  0%, 100% { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(1.08); }
  19% { transform: translate3d(-48%, -18%, 0) scale(.9); }
  53% { transform: translate3d(-92%, -62%, 0) scale(1.14); }
  79% { transform: translate3d(-22%, -86%, 0) scale(.98); }
}
@keyframes colorfly-gradient-spark {
  0%, 100% { transform: translate3d(-12%, -8%, 0) scale(.84); }
  28% { transform: translate3d(52%, -34%, 0) scale(1.08); }
  58% { transform: translate3d(-44%, 38%, 0) scale(.96); }
  84% { transform: translate3d(20%, 28%, 0) scale(1.18); }
}
</style>

Moving gradient text

Copy the animated gradient text treatment from the visualizer, generated from the main and support colors.

Use when: you want gradient headline text.
<div class="colorfly-gradient-text-card">
  <small>Gradient type</small>
  <h2>Gradient on text</h2>
  <p>A moving text gradient built from your palette.</p>
</div>

<style>
.colorfly-gradient-text-card {
  --gradient-text-a: #000000;
  --gradient-text-b: #737373;
  --gradient-text-c: #908B82;
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  min-height: 310px;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 42px;
  text-align: center;
  border-radius: 28px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 14% 18%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gradient-text-a) 8%, transparent), transparent 28%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #fff, #fbfbfd);
}
.colorfly-gradient-text-card::before,
.colorfly-gradient-text-card::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  pointer-events: none;
  border-radius: 50%;
  filter: blur(2px);
}
.colorfly-gradient-text-card::before {
  left: 9%;
  top: 15%;
  width: min(330px, 48%);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gradient-text-a) 20%, transparent) 0%, transparent 68%);
  animation: colorfly-gradient-text-glow-one 8s cubic-bezier(.62, 0, .2, 1) infinite;
}
.colorfly-gradient-text-card::after {
  right: 7%;
  bottom: 6%;
  width: min(360px, 52%);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gradient-text-c) 18%, transparent) 0%, transparent 70%);
  animation: colorfly-gradient-text-glow-two 9.5s cubic-bezier(.56, 0, .25, 1) infinite;
}
.colorfly-gradient-text-card small,
.colorfly-gradient-text-card p {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  color: #65616d;
}
.colorfly-gradient-text-card h2 {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  margin: 10px 0 12px;
  color: transparent;
  font-size: clamp(42px, 8vw, 96px);
  line-height: .92;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 18% 50%, var(--gradient-text-b) 0 12%, transparent 38%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 82% 44%, var(--gradient-text-c) 0 14%, transparent 40%),
    linear-gradient(100deg, var(--gradient-text-a), var(--gradient-text-b), var(--gradient-text-c), var(--gradient-text-a));
  background-size: 220% 220%, 240% 240%, 280% 100%;
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  animation: colorfly-gradient-text-shift 6.2s cubic-bezier(.68, 0, .22, 1) infinite;
}
@keyframes colorfly-gradient-text-shift {
  0%, 100% { background-position: 8% 52%, 92% 42%, 0% 50%; }
  27% { background-position: 78% 18%, 28% 82%, 42% 50%; }
  61% { background-position: 36% 92%, 86% 24%, 100% 50%; }
  84% { background-position: 92% 48%, 18% 40%, 58% 50%; }
}
@keyframes colorfly-gradient-text-glow-one {
  0%, 100% { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(.92); }
  42% { transform: translate3d(80%, 32%, 0) scale(1.12); }
  72% { transform: translate3d(28%, 86%, 0) scale(.98); }
}
@keyframes colorfly-gradient-text-glow-two {
  0%, 100% { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(1); }
  36% { transform: translate3d(-62%, -18%, 0) scale(.9); }
  76% { transform: translate3d(-36%, -78%, 0) scale(1.12); }
}
</style>
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