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9-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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

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Earthy 9 colors Warm Mixed Complementary gameboycolor gbc simple vibrant
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Colors 9

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #333543;
  --c-earthy-2: #FBC997;
  --c-earthy-3: #B78760;
  --c-earthy-4: #C89931;
  --c-earthy-5: #EC8499;
  --c-earthy-6: #A459B7;
  --c-earthy-7: #618B50;
  --c-earthy-8: #5B64C5;
  --c-earthy-9: #FF5638;
}

About this palette

This 9-color earthy palette runs from Orpiment Yellow (#FBC997) as its lightest tone to Sceptre Blue (#333543) as its darkest. It blends Sceptre Blue, Orpiment Yellow, Doe, Crispy Gold, Xoxo, Royal Gramma Purple, Topiary Sculpture, Borage Blue and Portland Orange into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 36 color pairings, 3 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #333543 on #FBC997 at 8.03:1.

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

Color breakdown

Sceptre Blue #333543
RGB
rgb(51, 53, 67)
HSL
hsl(233, 14%, 23%)
Luminance
0.037
Orpiment Yellow #FBC997
RGB
rgb(251, 201, 151)
HSL
hsl(30, 93%, 79%)
Luminance
0.645
Doe #B78760
RGB
rgb(183, 135, 96)
HSL
hsl(27, 38%, 55%)
Luminance
0.282
Crispy Gold #C89931
RGB
rgb(200, 153, 49)
HSL
hsl(41, 61%, 49%)
Luminance
0.353
Xoxo #EC8499
RGB
rgb(236, 132, 153)
HSL
hsl(348, 73%, 72%)
Luminance
0.366
Royal Gramma Purple #A459B7
RGB
rgb(164, 89, 183)
HSL
hsl(288, 39%, 53%)
Luminance
0.185
Topiary Sculpture #618B50
RGB
rgb(97, 139, 80)
HSL
hsl(103, 27%, 43%)
Luminance
0.216
Borage Blue #5B64C5
RGB
rgb(91, 100, 197)
HSL
hsl(235, 48%, 56%)
Luminance
0.154
Portland Orange #FF5638
RGB
rgb(255, 86, 56)
HSL
hsl(9, 100%, 61%)
Luminance
0.282

Contrast & accessibility

3 of 36 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #333543 on #FBC997 8.03:1 AAA
Aa #333543 on #EC8499 4.81:1 AA
Aa #333543 on #C89931 4.65:1 AA
Aa #333543 on #B78760 3.84:1 AA Large
Aa #333543 on #FF5638 3.84:1 AA Large
Aa #FBC997 on #5B64C5 3.41:1 AA Large
Aa #333543 on #618B50 3.07:1 AA Large
Aa #FBC997 on #A459B7 2.96:1 Fail
Aa #333543 on #A459B7 2.71:1 Fail
Aa #FBC997 on #618B50 2.61:1 Fail
Aa #333543 on #5B64C5 2.35:1 Fail
Aa #FBC997 on #B78760 2.09:1 Fail
Aa #FBC997 on #FF5638 2.09:1 Fail
Aa #EC8499 on #5B64C5 2.04:1 Fail
Aa #C89931 on #5B64C5 1.98:1 Fail
Aa #EC8499 on #A459B7 1.78:1 Fail
Aa #FBC997 on #C89931 1.73:1 Fail
Aa #C89931 on #A459B7 1.72:1 Fail
Aa #FBC997 on #EC8499 1.67:1 Fail
Aa #B78760 on #5B64C5 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #5B64C5 on #FF5638 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #EC8499 on #618B50 1.57:1 Fail
Aa #C89931 on #618B50 1.52:1 Fail
Aa #B78760 on #A459B7 1.42:1 Fail
Aa #A459B7 on #FF5638 1.42:1 Fail
Aa #618B50 on #5B64C5 1.31:1 Fail
Aa #B78760 on #EC8499 1.25:1 Fail
Aa #B78760 on #618B50 1.25:1 Fail
Aa #EC8499 on #FF5638 1.25:1 Fail
Aa #618B50 on #FF5638 1.25:1 Fail
Aa #B78760 on #C89931 1.21:1 Fail
Aa #C89931 on #FF5638 1.21:1 Fail
Aa #A459B7 on #5B64C5 1.15:1 Fail
Aa #A459B7 on #618B50 1.13:1 Fail
Aa #C89931 on #EC8499 1.03:1 Fail
Aa #B78760 on #FF5638 1.00:1 Fail

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