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Japanese Woodblock

Japanese Woodblock

12-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Japanese Woodblock

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

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Earthy 12 colors Warm Mixed Complementary artist polyducks
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Colors 12

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #2B2821;
  --c-earthy-2: #624C3C;
  --c-earthy-3: #D9AC8B;
  --c-earthy-4: #E3CFB4;
  --c-earthy-5: #243D5C;
  --c-earthy-6: #5D7275;
  --c-earthy-7: #5C8B93;
  --c-earthy-8: #B1A58D;
  --c-earthy-9: #B03A48;
  --c-earthy-10: #D4804D;
  --c-earthy-11: #E0C872;
  --c-earthy-12: #3E6958;
}

About this palette

This 12-color earthy palette runs from Lovely Bluff (#E3CFB4) as its lightest tone to Maire (#2B2821) as its darkest. It blends Maire, Half-Caff, White Acorn, Lovely Bluff, Nautilus, Riverway, Tort, Safari Vest, Frosted Pomegranate, Seraphim Sepia, Dijon Mustard and June Ivy into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 66 color pairings, 11 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #2B2821 on #E3CFB4 at 9.7:1.

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

Color breakdown

Maire #2B2821
RGB
rgb(43, 40, 33)
HSL
hsl(42, 13%, 15%)
Luminance
0.021
Half-Caff #624C3C
RGB
rgb(98, 76, 60)
HSL
hsl(25, 24%, 31%)
Luminance
0.081
White Acorn #D9AC8B
RGB
rgb(217, 172, 139)
HSL
hsl(25, 51%, 70%)
Luminance
0.461
Lovely Bluff #E3CFB4
RGB
rgb(227, 207, 180)
HSL
hsl(34, 46%, 80%)
Luminance
0.643
Nautilus #243D5C
RGB
rgb(36, 61, 92)
HSL
hsl(213, 44%, 25%)
Luminance
0.045
Riverway #5D7275
RGB
rgb(93, 114, 117)
HSL
hsl(188, 11%, 41%)
Luminance
0.157
Tort #5C8B93
RGB
rgb(92, 139, 147)
HSL
hsl(189, 23%, 47%)
Luminance
0.229
Safari Vest #B1A58D
RGB
rgb(177, 165, 141)
HSL
hsl(40, 19%, 62%)
Luminance
0.382
Frosted Pomegranate #B03A48
RGB
rgb(176, 58, 72)
HSL
hsl(353, 50%, 46%)
Luminance
0.127
Seraphim Sepia #D4804D
RGB
rgb(212, 128, 77)
HSL
hsl(23, 61%, 57%)
Luminance
0.300
Dijon Mustard #E0C872
RGB
rgb(224, 200, 114)
HSL
hsl(47, 64%, 66%)
Luminance
0.584
June Ivy #3E6958
RGB
rgb(62, 105, 88)
HSL
hsl(156, 26%, 33%)
Luminance
0.118

Contrast & accessibility

11 of 66 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #2B2821 on #E3CFB4 9.70:1 AAA
Aa #2B2821 on #E0C872 8.87:1 AAA
Aa #E3CFB4 on #243D5C 7.30:1 AAA
Aa #2B2821 on #D9AC8B 7.16:1 AAA
Aa #243D5C on #E0C872 6.68:1 AA
Aa #2B2821 on #B1A58D 6.05:1 AA
Aa #D9AC8B on #243D5C 5.39:1 AA
Aa #624C3C on #E3CFB4 5.29:1 AA
Aa #2B2821 on #D4804D 4.90:1 AA
Aa #624C3C on #E0C872 4.84:1 AA
Aa #243D5C on #B1A58D 4.55:1 AA
Aa #E3CFB4 on #3E6958 4.11:1 AA Large
Aa #E3CFB4 on #B03A48 3.91:1 AA Large
Aa #2B2821 on #5C8B93 3.90:1 AA Large
Aa #624C3C on #D9AC8B 3.90:1 AA Large
Aa #E0C872 on #3E6958 3.76:1 AA Large
Aa #243D5C on #D4804D 3.69:1 AA Large
Aa #B03A48 on #E0C872 3.58:1 AA Large
Aa #E3CFB4 on #5D7275 3.35:1 AA Large
Aa #624C3C on #B1A58D 3.30:1 AA Large
Aa #5D7275 on #E0C872 3.07:1 AA Large
Aa #D9AC8B on #3E6958 3.04:1 AA Large
Aa #243D5C on #5C8B93 2.94:1 Fail
Aa #2B2821 on #5D7275 2.89:1 Fail
Aa #D9AC8B on #B03A48 2.88:1 Fail
Aa #624C3C on #D4804D 2.67:1 Fail
Aa #B1A58D on #3E6958 2.57:1 Fail
Aa #E3CFB4 on #5C8B93 2.49:1 Fail
Aa #2B2821 on #B03A48 2.48:1 Fail
Aa #D9AC8B on #5D7275 2.48:1 Fail
Aa #B1A58D on #B03A48 2.44:1 Fail
Aa #2B2821 on #3E6958 2.36:1 Fail
Aa #5C8B93 on #E0C872 2.28:1 Fail
Aa #243D5C on #5D7275 2.18:1 Fail
Aa #624C3C on #5C8B93 2.13:1 Fail
Aa #5D7275 on #B1A58D 2.09:1 Fail
Aa #D4804D on #3E6958 2.08:1 Fail
Aa #E3CFB4 on #D4804D 1.98:1 Fail
Aa #B03A48 on #D4804D 1.97:1 Fail
Aa #243D5C on #B03A48 1.87:1 Fail
Aa #D9AC8B on #5C8B93 1.84:1 Fail
Aa #2B2821 on #624C3C 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #D4804D on #E0C872 1.81:1 Fail
Aa #243D5C on #3E6958 1.77:1 Fail
Aa #5D7275 on #D4804D 1.69:1 Fail
Aa #5C8B93 on #3E6958 1.65:1 Fail
Aa #E3CFB4 on #B1A58D 1.60:1 Fail
Aa #624C3C on #5D7275 1.58:1 Fail
Aa #5C8B93 on #B03A48 1.57:1 Fail
Aa #5C8B93 on #B1A58D 1.55:1 Fail
Aa #B1A58D on #E0C872 1.47:1 Fail
Aa #D9AC8B on #D4804D 1.46:1 Fail
Aa #624C3C on #243D5C 1.38:1 Fail
Aa #624C3C on #B03A48 1.35:1 Fail
Aa #D9AC8B on #E3CFB4 1.35:1 Fail
Aa #5D7275 on #5C8B93 1.35:1 Fail
Aa #2B2821 on #243D5C 1.33:1 Fail
Aa #624C3C on #3E6958 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #5C8B93 on #D4804D 1.26:1 Fail
Aa #D9AC8B on #E0C872 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #5D7275 on #3E6958 1.23:1 Fail
Aa #B1A58D on #D4804D 1.23:1 Fail
Aa #D9AC8B on #B1A58D 1.18:1 Fail
Aa #5D7275 on #B03A48 1.16:1 Fail
Aa #E3CFB4 on #E0C872 1.09:1 Fail
Aa #B03A48 on #3E6958 1.05:1 Fail

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