Château d'Yquem (Site of the Day - Dec 26, 2014) — UI design breakdown

Château, Savoir-faire, Millésimes... Sourced from Awwwards. Use this page as a UI breakdown: reverse-engineer hierarchy, color roles, and interaction cues before you remix ideas into your own screens.

• Study how Château d'Yquem separates primary actions from secondary content—note spacing, type scale, and focal contrast. Recognized as Site of the Day - Dec 26, 2014.
• Extracted palette (#000, #FFFFFF, #ECD06F): check which hues carry brand vs utility chrome.
• Darkest #ECD06F vs lightest #FFFFFF sits around 1.5:1, which is soft—better for backgrounds than small body copy.
• Ask: what would break first if this layout were a product dashboard—navigation clarity, scan order, or color contrast?
• Related themes: Food & Drink, Design Websites, Minimal, Navigation Menu, CSS.