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Nyx8

Nyx8

8-color palette · Neutral · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Nyx8

8-color palette · Neutral temperature · Mixed tone · Complementary harmony

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Earthy 8 colors Neutral Mixed Complementary artist monochrome
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #08141E;
  --c-earthy-2: #0F2A3F;
  --c-earthy-3: #20394F;
  --c-earthy-4: #F6D6BD;
  --c-earthy-5: #C3A38A;
  --c-earthy-6: #997577;
  --c-earthy-7: #816271;
  --c-earthy-8: #4E495F;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Fresh Baked Bread (#F6D6BD) as its lightest tone to Midnight Edition (#08141E) as its darkest. It blends Midnight Edition, NATO Blue, Subterranean River, Fresh Baked Bread, Light Ash Brown, March Pink, Majestic Plum and Violet Shadow into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 8 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #08141E on #F6D6BD at 13.53:1.

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

Color breakdown

Midnight Edition #08141E
RGB
rgb(8, 20, 30)
HSL
hsl(207, 58%, 7%)
Luminance
0.007
NATO Blue #0F2A3F
RGB
rgb(15, 42, 63)
HSL
hsl(206, 62%, 15%)
Luminance
0.021
Subterranean River #20394F
RGB
rgb(32, 57, 79)
HSL
hsl(208, 42%, 22%)
Luminance
0.038
Fresh Baked Bread #F6D6BD
RGB
rgb(246, 214, 189)
HSL
hsl(26, 76%, 85%)
Luminance
0.714
Light Ash Brown #C3A38A
RGB
rgb(195, 163, 138)
HSL
hsl(26, 32%, 65%)
Luminance
0.396
March Pink #997577
RGB
rgb(153, 117, 119)
HSL
hsl(357, 15%, 53%)
Luminance
0.208
Majestic Plum #816271
RGB
rgb(129, 98, 113)
HSL
hsl(331, 14%, 45%)
Luminance
0.146
Violet Shadow #4E495F
RGB
rgb(78, 73, 95)
HSL
hsl(254, 13%, 33%)
Luminance
0.072

Contrast & accessibility

8 of 28 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #08141E on #F6D6BD 13.53:1 AAA
Aa #0F2A3F on #F6D6BD 10.73:1 AAA
Aa #20394F on #F6D6BD 8.68:1 AAA
Aa #08141E on #C3A38A 7.91:1 AAA
Aa #0F2A3F on #C3A38A 6.27:1 AA
Aa #F6D6BD on #4E495F 6.25:1 AA
Aa #20394F on #C3A38A 5.07:1 AA
Aa #08141E on #997577 4.57:1 AA
Aa #F6D6BD on #816271 3.90:1 AA Large
Aa #C3A38A on #4E495F 3.66:1 AA Large
Aa #0F2A3F on #997577 3.63:1 AA Large
Aa #08141E on #816271 3.47:1 AA Large
Aa #F6D6BD on #997577 2.96:1 Fail
Aa #20394F on #997577 2.94:1 Fail
Aa #0F2A3F on #816271 2.75:1 Fail
Aa #C3A38A on #816271 2.28:1 Fail
Aa #20394F on #816271 2.23:1 Fail
Aa #08141E on #4E495F 2.16:1 Fail
Aa #997577 on #4E495F 2.12:1 Fail
Aa #C3A38A on #997577 1.73:1 Fail
Aa #0F2A3F on #4E495F 1.72:1 Fail
Aa #F6D6BD on #C3A38A 1.71:1 Fail
Aa #816271 on #4E495F 1.60:1 Fail
Aa #08141E on #20394F 1.56:1 Fail
Aa #20394F on #4E495F 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #997577 on #816271 1.32:1 Fail
Aa #08141E on #0F2A3F 1.26:1 Fail
Aa #0F2A3F on #20394F 1.24:1 Fail

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