Chalk & Charcoal Palette

A blackboard mid-lesson — chalk dust on slate, genuinely textural neutral.

#1B1B1B

slate black

HSL 0° 0% 11%

17.2:1 on white

#3A3A3A

charcoal

HSL 0° 0% 23%

11.4:1 on white

#6B6B6B

chalk-smudge gray

HSL 0° 0% 42%

5.3:1 on white

#B8B8B0

chalk dust

HSL 60° 5% 71%

2.0:1 on white

#F0EFE8

chalkboard-tray cream

HSL 53° 21% 93%

1.2:1 on white

Using this palette

Close in structure to minimalist-mono but with a warm, slightly dusty undertone across the lighter tones (#B8B8B0, #F0EFE8 both lean faintly warm rather than neutral gray) that specifically evokes chalk dust rather than clean digital gray — the difference is subtle but real, and it's what separates 'chalk and charcoal' from a straightforward grayscale UI kit. #1B1B1B clears AAA against every lighter tone in the set. Fits education-brand, handwriting/lettering, or craft-adjacent contexts wanting texture in the neutrals rather than the flat precision of pure grayscale.