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Moldy Orange 7

Moldy Orange 7

7-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Moldy Orange 7

7-color palette · Warm temperature · Mixed tone · Complementary harmony

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Earthy 7 colors Warm Mixed Complementary green orange 7 moldyorange7
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Colors 7

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #04151F;
  --c-earthy-2: #17493E;
  --c-earthy-3: #7B9171;
  --c-earthy-4: #F5E4C9;
  --c-earthy-5: #E58929;
  --c-earthy-6: #7C351E;
  --c-earthy-7: #4D1F1D;
}

About this palette

This 7-color earthy palette runs from Cherish Cream (#F5E4C9) as its lightest tone to Creeping Death (#04151F) as its darkest. It blends Creeping Death, MSU Green, Chic Shade, Cherish Cream, Carnival, Bootstrap Leather and Tobi Brown into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 21 color pairings, 7 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #04151F on #F5E4C9 at 14.86:1.

Grounded, natural tones — suits sustainability/organic brands, coffee shops, outdoor gear, and warm editorial typography.

Color breakdown

Creeping Death #04151F
RGB
rgb(4, 21, 31)
HSL
hsl(202, 77%, 7%)
Luminance
0.007
MSU Green #17493E
RGB
rgb(23, 73, 62)
HSL
hsl(167, 52%, 19%)
Luminance
0.053
Chic Shade #7B9171
RGB
rgb(123, 145, 113)
HSL
hsl(101, 13%, 51%)
Luminance
0.257
Cherish Cream #F5E4C9
RGB
rgb(245, 228, 201)
HSL
hsl(37, 69%, 87%)
Luminance
0.791
Carnival #E58929
RGB
rgb(229, 137, 41)
HSL
hsl(31, 78%, 53%)
Luminance
0.347
Bootstrap Leather #7C351E
RGB
rgb(124, 53, 30)
HSL
hsl(15, 61%, 30%)
Luminance
0.069
Tobi Brown #4D1F1D
RGB
rgb(77, 31, 29)
HSL
hsl(3, 45%, 21%)
Luminance
0.027

Contrast & accessibility

7 of 21 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #04151F on #F5E4C9 14.86:1 AAA
Aa #F5E4C9 on #4D1F1D 11.00:1 AAA
Aa #17493E on #F5E4C9 8.17:1 AAA
Aa #F5E4C9 on #7C351E 7.05:1 AAA
Aa #04151F on #E58929 7.01:1 AAA
Aa #04151F on #7B9171 5.41:1 AA
Aa #E58929 on #4D1F1D 5.19:1 AA
Aa #7B9171 on #4D1F1D 4.01:1 AA Large
Aa #17493E on #E58929 3.86:1 AA Large
Aa #E58929 on #7C351E 3.33:1 AA Large
Aa #17493E on #7B9171 2.98:1 Fail
Aa #7B9171 on #F5E4C9 2.74:1 Fail
Aa #7B9171 on #7C351E 2.57:1 Fail
Aa #F5E4C9 on #E58929 2.12:1 Fail
Aa #04151F on #7C351E 2.11:1 Fail
Aa #04151F on #17493E 1.82:1 Fail
Aa #7C351E on #4D1F1D 1.56:1 Fail
Aa #04151F on #4D1F1D 1.35:1 Fail
Aa #17493E on #4D1F1D 1.35:1 Fail
Aa #7B9171 on #E58929 1.30:1 Fail
Aa #17493E on #7C351E 1.16:1 Fail

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