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Paper 8

Paper 8

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Paper 8

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Complementary colorful steampunk
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CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #1F244B;
  --c-earthy-2: #654053;
  --c-earthy-3: #A8605D;
  --c-earthy-4: #D1A67E;
  --c-earthy-5: #F6E79C;
  --c-earthy-6: #B6CF8E;
  --c-earthy-7: #60AE7B;
  --c-earthy-8: #3C6B64;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Storm Lightning (#F6E79C) as its lightest tone to Fainting Light (#1F244B) as its darkest. It blends Fainting Light, Delicious Berry, Escalante, City Sunrise, Storm Lightning, Al Green, Green Tea Candy and Betta Fish into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 7 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #1F244B on #F6E79C at 11.92:1.

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

Color breakdown

Fainting Light #1F244B
RGB
rgb(31, 36, 75)
HSL
hsl(233, 42%, 21%)
Luminance
0.021
Delicious Berry #654053
RGB
rgb(101, 64, 83)
HSL
hsl(329, 22%, 32%)
Luminance
0.071
Escalante #A8605D
RGB
rgb(168, 96, 93)
HSL
hsl(2, 30%, 51%)
Luminance
0.175
City Sunrise #D1A67E
RGB
rgb(209, 166, 126)
HSL
hsl(29, 47%, 66%)
Luminance
0.423
Storm Lightning #F6E79C
RGB
rgb(246, 231, 156)
HSL
hsl(50, 83%, 79%)
Luminance
0.791
Al Green #B6CF8E
RGB
rgb(182, 207, 142)
HSL
hsl(83, 40%, 68%)
Luminance
0.565
Green Tea Candy #60AE7B
RGB
rgb(96, 174, 123)
HSL
hsl(141, 33%, 53%)
Luminance
0.342
Betta Fish #3C6B64
RGB
rgb(60, 107, 100)
HSL
hsl(171, 28%, 33%)
Luminance
0.124

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #1F244B on #F6E79C 11.92:1 AAA
Aa #1F244B on #B6CF8E 8.71:1 AAA
Aa #654053 on #F6E79C 6.98:1 AA
Aa #1F244B on #D1A67E 6.70:1 AA
Aa #1F244B on #60AE7B 5.55:1 AA
Aa #654053 on #B6CF8E 5.10:1 AA
Aa #F6E79C on #3C6B64 4.84:1 AA
Aa #654053 on #D1A67E 3.93:1 AA Large
Aa #A8605D on #F6E79C 3.74:1 AA Large
Aa #B6CF8E on #3C6B64 3.54:1 AA Large
Aa #654053 on #60AE7B 3.25:1 AA Large
Aa #1F244B on #A8605D 3.18:1 AA Large
Aa #A8605D on #B6CF8E 2.74:1 Fail
Aa #D1A67E on #3C6B64 2.72:1 Fail
Aa #1F244B on #3C6B64 2.46:1 Fail
Aa #60AE7B on #3C6B64 2.25:1 Fail
Aa #F6E79C on #60AE7B 2.15:1 Fail
Aa #A8605D on #D1A67E 2.11:1 Fail
Aa #654053 on #A8605D 1.86:1 Fail
Aa #D1A67E on #F6E79C 1.78:1 Fail
Aa #A8605D on #60AE7B 1.74:1 Fail
Aa #1F244B on #654053 1.71:1 Fail
Aa #B6CF8E on #60AE7B 1.57:1 Fail
Aa #654053 on #3C6B64 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #F6E79C on #B6CF8E 1.37:1 Fail
Aa #D1A67E on #B6CF8E 1.30:1 Fail
Aa #A8605D on #3C6B64 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #D1A67E on #60AE7B 1.21:1 Fail

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