INDEPENDENT STUDIO · SEOUL
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A little space for fresh ideas. A considered palette for whatever comes next.
A little color. A new perspective.
Published Oct 18, 2026
Five colors, endless possibilities. Select a color to copy its HEX.
An elegant reservation palette with a dark green table, blue stemware, pale green selected times, deep cyan menu details, and soft neutral type.
The feeling
Blue stemware and pale selected linen arranged on a deep green evening table
Explore this palette ↓Blue stemware stands beside folded green linen and a slim menu card on a dark evening table. Stem Blue gives the glass card a measured cool note, while Chosen Linen makes the selected reservation time immediately visible. Soft Porcelain keeps the date, party size, and available slots clear.
Menu Cyan belongs to secondary menu details and compact controls. The colors remain restrained so the booking sequence reads before the table-setting illustration.
Use Table Green for the page field and Soft Porcelain for headings, date and party-size labels, available time slots, and the editable summary. Build the stemware card in Stem Blue. Use Chosen Linen for the selected time and confirmation panel, with Table Green text. Reserve Menu Cyan for the slim menu card, secondary controls, and quiet dividers.
Start with a 58/28/14 surface balance across Table Green, Stem Blue, and Chosen Linen. Keep Menu Cyan outside that ratio as a supporting role. Mark the selected slot with both a check and the word “Selected,” label unavailable times in text, and keep date, party size, and time editable from the summary.
Soft Porcelain measures 11.44:1 on Table Green, 4.96:1 on Stem Blue, and 7.45:1 on Menu Cyan, passing the 4.5:1 normal-text threshold. On Chosen Linen it measures 1.28:1 and fails both 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text. Use Table Green on Chosen Linen at 8.90:1; Menu Cyan also passes at 5.80:1.
Stem Blue against Table Green measures 2.31:1, below the 3:1 non-text threshold for a meaningful card boundary. Outline the blue card in Soft Porcelain, which measures 4.96:1 against blue and 11.44:1 against green. Menu Cyan against Table Green measures 1.53:1; outline a meaningful cyan control in Chosen Linen, which measures 5.80:1 against cyan and 8.90:1 against the field.
A considered balance
Use Table Green for the field; Soft Porcelain text on Table Green, Stem Blue, and Menu Cyan; and Table Green text on Chosen Linen. Use Stem Blue for the glass card, Chosen Linen for the selected slot, and Menu Cyan for secondary menu controls. Add the specified contrasting outlines and label selected and unavailable times in words.
Start with a generous background, introduce your primary color, then use the highlight sparingly. The ratios are a guide for large surfaces, not a fixed recipe.
Background & breathing room
Cards, graphics & sections
Focal areas & key details
Background · Primary · Highlight. Use text and accent colors where their roles call for them.
Recommended text on highlight
The original text has low contrast (1.28:1). This example uses Table Green (#17352D) from the same palette instead of #EFEEEC on #C9D9B8, improving contrast to 8.90:1. This meets WCAG AA for normal text.
Contrast is calculated for these specific pairs. Large text means at least 24 px regular or about 18.7 px bold. Check every pairing in your final design.
IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES
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INDEPENDENT STUDIO · SEOUL
A little space for fresh ideas. A considered palette for whatever comes next.
THE POSTER STUDY
Big type, quiet space, and a single moment of color.
THE BRAND STUDY
THE PRESENTATION STUDY
A cover, a key message, and a plan. One palette brings the story together.
ONDA° / IDEAS IN MOTION
Make room for what comes next.
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03 / 03 · THE NEXT STEP
From inspiration to creation
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[Color guide — coloring.today / blue-stems-beside-the-folded-linen] Apply this palette to the design requested above. Preserve the requested layout, content, and interactions. If an explicit requirement conflicts with this color guide, identify the conflict instead of silently overriding it. Text: Soft Porcelain #EFEEEC Primary: Stem Blue #45698C Highlight: Chosen Linen #C9D9B8 Accent: Menu Cyan #24525A Background: Table Green #17352D Mood: Blue stemware and pale selected linen arranged on a deep green evening table Suggested uses: Restaurants Application note: Use Table Green for the field; Soft Porcelain text on Table Green, Stem Blue, and Menu Cyan; and Table Green text on Chosen Linen. Use Stem Blue for the glass card, Chosen Linen for the selected slot, and Menu Cyan for secondary menu controls. Add the specified contrasting outlines and label selected and unavailable times in words. Avoid: Soft Porcelain on Chosen Linen is 1.28:1 and fails the 4.5:1 normal-text and 3:1 large-text thresholds; use Table Green at 8.90:1 or Menu Cyan at 5.80:1. Blue cards need a Soft Porcelain outline, and meaningful cyan controls need a Chosen Linen outline against the dark green field. Use approximately 58% background, 28% primary, and 14% highlight across large surfaces. These ratios are a starting point, not a rigid rule. Use text and accent colors according to their roles. Keep the original HEX values. Choose readable text/background pairings without silently changing the palette. Do not introduce unrelated colors.
[Color guide — coloring.today / blue-stems-beside-the-folded-linen]
Apply this palette to the design requested above. Preserve the requested layout, content, and interactions. If an explicit requirement conflicts with this color guide, identify the conflict instead of silently overriding it.
Text: Soft Porcelain #EFEEEC
Primary: Stem Blue #45698C
Highlight: Chosen Linen #C9D9B8
Accent: Menu Cyan #24525A
Background: Table Green #17352D
Mood: Blue stemware and pale selected linen arranged on a deep green evening table
Suggested uses: Restaurants
Application note: Use Table Green for the field; Soft Porcelain text on Table Green, Stem Blue, and Menu Cyan; and Table Green text on Chosen Linen. Use Stem Blue for the glass card, Chosen Linen for the selected slot, and Menu Cyan for secondary menu controls. Add the specified contrasting outlines and label selected and unavailable times in words.
Avoid: Soft Porcelain on Chosen Linen is 1.28:1 and fails the 4.5:1 normal-text and 3:1 large-text thresholds; use Table Green at 8.90:1 or Menu Cyan at 5.80:1. Blue cards need a Soft Porcelain outline, and meaningful cyan controls need a Chosen Linen outline against the dark green field.
Use approximately 58% background, 28% primary, and 14% highlight across large surfaces. These ratios are a starting point, not a rigid rule. Use text and accent colors according to their roles.
Use these semantic tokens consistently. Keep the original HEX values.
:root {
--color-text: #EFEEEC;
--color-primary: #45698C;
--color-highlight: #C9D9B8;
--color-accent: #24525A;
--color-background: #17352D;
}
Background is the canvas, text is readable copy, primary is a key surface, highlight draws attention, and accent adds small secondary details.
[Color guide — coloring.today / blue-stems-beside-the-folded-linen] Apply this palette to the design requested above. Preserve the requested layout, content, and interactions. If an explicit requirement conflicts with this color guide, identify the conflict instead of silently overriding it. Text: Soft Porcelain #EFEEEC Primary: Stem Blue #45698C Highlight: Chosen Linen #C9D9B8 Accent: Menu Cyan #24525A Background: Table Green #17352D Mood: Blue stemware and pale selected linen arranged on a deep green evening table Suggested uses: Restaurants Application note: Use Table Green for the field; Soft Porcelain text on Table Green, Stem Blue, and Menu Cyan; and Table Green text on Chosen Linen. Use Stem Blue for the glass card, Chosen Linen for the selected slot, and Menu Cyan for secondary menu controls. Add the specified contrasting outlines and label selected and unavailable times in words. Avoid: Soft Porcelain on Chosen Linen is 1.28:1 and fails the 4.5:1 normal-text and 3:1 large-text thresholds; use Table Green at 8.90:1 or Menu Cyan at 5.80:1. Blue cards need a Soft Porcelain outline, and meaningful cyan controls need a Chosen Linen outline against the dark green field. Use approximately 58% background, 28% primary, and 14% highlight across large surfaces. These ratios are a starting point, not a rigid rule. Use text and accent colors according to their roles. Text/background contrast: 11.44:1. This is one measured pair, not a guarantee for the whole palette. Check every actual text/background pairing against WCAG AA. Prefer readable combinations from the original colors, keep visible keyboard focus, and never communicate state through color alone. If no original pairing meets the requirement, propose a separately labeled derived color with its original HEX, proposed HEX, purpose and measured contrast. Never overwrite the source palette.
This guide preserves the original HEX values. Review the output before using it.
Bring it into your project
Copy the same colors as semantic CSS variables. Every preview and prompt on this page uses this palette.
:root {
--color-text: #EFEEEC;
--color-primary: #45698C;
--color-highlight: #C9D9B8;
--color-accent: #24525A;
--color-background: #17352D;
}
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