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Editorial Monochrome

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A true monochrome editorial palette for design where typography is the primary visual element. Deep ink black, three structured gray steps, and a cool near-white provide all the hierarchy needed for publishing, writing tools, and editorial layouts without reaching for color.

For interfaces and editorial layouts where color is a distraction. Typography, whitespace, and weight carry all the hierarchy. A deliberate choice that signals seriousness and restraint.

EditorialNeutralTypography
Why this set works

Near-black ink, structured grays, and a single cool off-white — for typography-first design.

Writing and publishing tools
Editorial and magazine layouts
Typography-first brand systems
Prompt words
editorial magazine layout in ink black and cool graywriting tool interface in structured graypublishing brand in near-black and cool white
Export ready
1. Cool Gray Ink #222426
2. Cool Gray Shadow #43474C
3. Cool Gray Tone #93999F
4. Cool Gray Bloom #BEC2C5
5. Cool Gray Whisper #EFF0F1
:root {
  --editorial-monochrome-1: #222426;
  --editorial-monochrome-2: #43474C;
  --editorial-monochrome-3: #93999F;
  --editorial-monochrome-4: #BEC2C5;
  --editorial-monochrome-5: #EFF0F1;
}
Dark mode pairs
#222426
#E4E6E7
#43474C
#C1C4C7
#93999F
#494D50
#BEC2C5
#2E3133
#EFF0F1
#181A1B
WCAG contrast audit

WCAG contrast ratios for all palette color pairs against white and black text.

#222426
15.6:1 AAA
1.3:1 Fail
#43474C
9.4:1 AAA
2.2:1 Fail
#93999F
2.9:1 Fail
7.3:1 AAA
#BEC2C5
1.8:1 Fail
11.7:1 AAA
#EFF0F1
1.1:1 Fail
18.4:1 AAA

Color-on-color pairs:

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1.7:1 Fail
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5.4:1 AA
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8.7:1 AAA
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13.6:1 AAA
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3.3:1 AA Large
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5.2:1 AA
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8.2:1 AAA
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1.6:1 Fail
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2.5:1 Fail
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1.6:1 Fail

Palette

Each swatch links back to its individual archive detail page.

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1
Cool Gray Ink
#222426
Blue · hsl(210, 6%, 14%)
2
Cool Gray Shadow
#43474C
Blue · hsl(210, 6%, 28%)
3
Cool Gray Tone
#93999F
Blue · hsl(210, 6%, 60%)
4
Cool Gray Bloom
#BEC2C5
Blue · hsl(210, 6%, 76%)
5
Cool Gray Whisper
#EFF0F1
Blue · hsl(210, 6%, 94%)

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ScopeOne curated palette of 5 colors.The same palettes, with no daily export cap anywhere on the site.
OutputHEX, CSS and Tailwind to copy any time. The ZIP and dark-mode tokens count toward the site's free exports: 3 a day, 10 when signed in.No daily limit on any export: this ZIP (CSS, Tailwind, JSON, SCSS), the dark-mode tokens, and Figma tokens and Procreate swatches in the palette builder.
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