Open Color textile direction
A stitch-focused gray range for embroidery, topstitch, seam details, labels, and small-scale print accents. The values come from the MIT-licensed Open Color system, then are arranged here as a textile-ready story with roles for anchors, body cloth, grounds, and trims rather than as a UI-only scale.
Textile Direction
Color Specs
Use these values as digital starting points, then approve final textile standards on the real fabric or substrate.
| Swatch | Role | HEX | RGB | HSL | Approx CMYK | Text Contrast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor | ||||||
| Depth | ||||||
| Mid tone | ||||||
| Bridge | ||||||
| Ground | ||||||
| Highlight |
Developer Handoff
Copy the palette as CSS custom properties.
--palette-1: #212529;
--palette-2: #495057;
--palette-3: #ADB5BD;
--palette-4: #DEE2E6;
--palette-5: #F1F3F5;
--palette-6: #FFFFFF;Use these tokens as palette utilities like bg-palette-1 and text-palette-1.
Copy the palette as Tailwind v4 theme color tokens.
@theme {
--color-palette-1: #212529;
--color-palette-2: #495057;
--color-palette-3: #ADB5BD;
--color-palette-4: #DEE2E6;
--color-palette-5: #F1F3F5;
--color-palette-6: #FFFFFF;
}Related Palettes
A full gray tonal range from dark anchor to pale ground, adapted from Open Color values for textile swatches.
A lighter gray textile ground palette with washed color steps for soft fabrics, prints, and seasonal basics.
A gray contrast palette using Open Color chroma with neutral anchors for readable textile layouts and repeats.
A deeper gray trim palette with dark anchors and controlled contrast for labels, bindings, hardware, and product structure.