| name | cream-on-ink-palette |
| description | Use when establishing the dominant color palette for a luxury brand. Cream backgrounds with ink type signal editorial gravitas.
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Cream on Ink Palette
Cream (#fbf6ec) + Ink (#0d0807) is the editorial luxury palette. Avoid pure white + pure black — too clinical, too SaaS.
Why cream not white
Pure white (#fff) reads as:
- Sterile
- SaaS-template
- Clinical
- Eye-fatiguing on long reading
Cream (#fbf6ec) reads as:
- Editorial paper
- Warmth
- Hand-set type
- Easy long-form reading
- Premium / restrained luxury
Why ink not black
Pure black (#000) reads as:
- Harsh contrast (eye strain)
- Generic web default
- Bold but without character
Ink (#0d0807) reads as:
- Paper-set type
- Warmer, softer
- Less aggressive at high contrast
- More expensive feel
Palette implementation
:root {
--cream: #fbf6ec;
--cream-dim: #f3eedf;
--ink: #0d0807;
--ink-70: rgba(13, 8, 7, 0.7);
--ink-40: rgba(13, 8, 7, 0.4);
--ink-15: rgba(13, 8, 7, 0.15);
}
Where this fits in the X3 empire
Foundation palette for CardPrepAI, X3 entity-level branding. Inherited from X3 All-American identity.