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Rust Gold 8

Rust Gold 8

8-color palette · Warm · Dark · Analogous harmony

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Rust Gold 8

8-color palette · Warm temperature · Dark tone · Analogous harmony

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Dark Analogous golden rusty
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #F6CD26;
  --c-earthy-2: #AC6B26;
  --c-earthy-3: #563226;
  --c-earthy-4: #331C17;
  --c-earthy-5: #BB7F57;
  --c-earthy-6: #725956;
  --c-earthy-7: #393939;
  --c-earthy-8: #202020;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Dream of Spring (#F6CD26) as its lightest tone to Lead (#202020) as its darkest. It blends Dream of Spring, Inca Gold, Wild Boar, Scorched, Southern Barrens Mud, Taupe Night, Boltgun Metal and Lead into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 6 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #F6CD26 on #202020 at 10.61:1.

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

Color breakdown

Dream of Spring #F6CD26
RGB
rgb(246, 205, 38)
HSL
hsl(48, 92%, 56%)
Luminance
0.634
Inca Gold #AC6B26
RGB
rgb(172, 107, 38)
HSL
hsl(31, 64%, 41%)
Luminance
0.194
Wild Boar #563226
RGB
rgb(86, 50, 38)
HSL
hsl(15, 39%, 24%)
Luminance
0.044
Scorched #331C17
RGB
rgb(51, 28, 23)
HSL
hsl(11, 38%, 15%)
Luminance
0.016
Southern Barrens Mud #BB7F57
RGB
rgb(187, 127, 87)
HSL
hsl(24, 42%, 54%)
Luminance
0.264
Taupe Night #725956
RGB
rgb(114, 89, 86)
HSL
hsl(6, 14%, 39%)
Luminance
0.114
Boltgun Metal #393939
RGB
rgb(57, 57, 57)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 22%)
Luminance
0.041
Lead #202020
RGB
rgb(32, 32, 32)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 13%)
Luminance
0.014

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #F6CD26 on #202020 10.61:1 AAA
Aa #F6CD26 on #331C17 10.37:1 AAA
Aa #F6CD26 on #393939 7.52:1 AAA
Aa #F6CD26 on #563226 7.28:1 AAA
Aa #BB7F57 on #202020 4.88:1 AA
Aa #331C17 on #BB7F57 4.77:1 AA
Aa #F6CD26 on #725956 4.17:1 AA Large
Aa #AC6B26 on #202020 3.79:1 AA Large
Aa #AC6B26 on #331C17 3.70:1 AA Large
Aa #BB7F57 on #393939 3.46:1 AA Large
Aa #563226 on #BB7F57 3.34:1 AA Large
Aa #F6CD26 on #AC6B26 2.80:1 Fail
Aa #AC6B26 on #393939 2.69:1 Fail
Aa #AC6B26 on #563226 2.60:1 Fail
Aa #725956 on #202020 2.54:1 Fail
Aa #331C17 on #725956 2.49:1 Fail
Aa #F6CD26 on #BB7F57 2.18:1 Fail
Aa #BB7F57 on #725956 1.92:1 Fail
Aa #725956 on #393939 1.80:1 Fail
Aa #563226 on #725956 1.74:1 Fail
Aa #AC6B26 on #725956 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #563226 on #202020 1.46:1 Fail
Aa #563226 on #331C17 1.43:1 Fail
Aa #393939 on #202020 1.41:1 Fail
Aa #331C17 on #393939 1.38:1 Fail
Aa #AC6B26 on #BB7F57 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #563226 on #393939 1.03:1 Fail
Aa #331C17 on #202020 1.02:1 Fail

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