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Pastel Qt

Pastel Qt

7-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Triadic harmony

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Pastel Qt

7-color palette · Warm temperature · Mixed tone · Triadic harmony

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Earthy 7 colors Warm Mixed Triadic skeddlespicks pastel cute polyphrog
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Colors 7

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #CB8175;
  --c-earthy-2: #E2A97E;
  --c-earthy-3: #F0CF8E;
  --c-earthy-4: #F6EDCD;
  --c-earthy-5: #A8C8A6;
  --c-earthy-6: #6D8D8A;
  --c-earthy-7: #655057;
}

About this palette

This 7-color earthy palette runs from Blonde Shell (#F6EDCD) as its lightest tone to Sinful (#655057) as its darkest. It blends Coral Garden, Sun Bleached Ochre, Honeydew Sand, Blonde Shell, Green Bark, Sealegs and Sinful into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 21 color pairings, 2 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #F6EDCD on #655057 at 6.31:1.

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

Color breakdown

Coral Garden #CB8175
RGB
rgb(203, 129, 117)
HSL
hsl(8, 45%, 63%)
Luminance
0.297
Sun Bleached Ochre #E2A97E
RGB
rgb(226, 169, 126)
HSL
hsl(26, 63%, 69%)
Luminance
0.461
Honeydew Sand #F0CF8E
RGB
rgb(240, 207, 142)
HSL
hsl(40, 77%, 75%)
Luminance
0.651
Blonde Shell #F6EDCD
RGB
rgb(246, 237, 205)
HSL
hsl(47, 69%, 88%)
Luminance
0.846
Green Bark #A8C8A6
RGB
rgb(168, 200, 166)
HSL
hsl(116, 24%, 72%)
Luminance
0.524
Sealegs #6D8D8A
RGB
rgb(109, 141, 138)
HSL
hsl(174, 13%, 49%)
Luminance
0.241
Sinful #655057
RGB
rgb(101, 80, 87)
HSL
hsl(340, 12%, 35%)
Luminance
0.092

Contrast & accessibility

2 of 21 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #F6EDCD on #655057 6.31:1 AA
Aa #F0CF8E on #655057 4.94:1 AA
Aa #A8C8A6 on #655057 4.04:1 AA Large
Aa #E2A97E on #655057 3.60:1 AA Large
Aa #F6EDCD on #6D8D8A 3.07:1 AA Large
Aa #CB8175 on #F6EDCD 2.58:1 Fail
Aa #CB8175 on #655057 2.44:1 Fail
Aa #F0CF8E on #6D8D8A 2.41:1 Fail
Aa #6D8D8A on #655057 2.05:1 Fail
Aa #CB8175 on #F0CF8E 2.02:1 Fail
Aa #A8C8A6 on #6D8D8A 1.97:1 Fail
Aa #E2A97E on #F6EDCD 1.75:1 Fail
Aa #E2A97E on #6D8D8A 1.75:1 Fail
Aa #CB8175 on #A8C8A6 1.65:1 Fail
Aa #F6EDCD on #A8C8A6 1.56:1 Fail
Aa #CB8175 on #E2A97E 1.47:1 Fail
Aa #E2A97E on #F0CF8E 1.37:1 Fail
Aa #F0CF8E on #F6EDCD 1.28:1 Fail
Aa #F0CF8E on #A8C8A6 1.22:1 Fail
Aa #CB8175 on #6D8D8A 1.19:1 Fail
Aa #E2A97E on #A8C8A6 1.12:1 Fail

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