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EPHEMERA

EPHEMERA

12-color palette · Neutral · Mixed · Monochromatic harmony

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EPHEMERA

12-color palette · Neutral temperature · Mixed tone · Monochromatic harmony

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Muted 12 colors Neutral Mixed Monochromatic fog ghost liminal forest
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Colors 12

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-muted-1: #392C31;
  --c-muted-2: #4A3C4A;
  --c-muted-3: #5A555A;
  --c-muted-4: #62696A;
  --c-muted-5: #73817B;
  --c-muted-6: #83898B;
  --c-muted-7: #83918B;
  --c-muted-8: #A49DA4;
  --c-muted-9: #C5B2BD;
  --c-muted-10: #D5BECD;
  --c-muted-11: #DED6DE;
  --c-muted-12: #E6EAEE;
}

About this palette

This 12-color muted palette runs from Blizzard (#E6EAEE) as its lightest tone to Mystical Shadow (#392C31) as its darkest. It blends Mystical Shadow, Funkie Friday, Foggy London, Equinox, Taiga, Monument, Ballroom Slippers, Silver Sconce, Masked Mauve, Pale Petals, Titan White and Blizzard into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 66 color pairings, 12 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #392C31 on #E6EAEE at 11:1.

A versatile palette suitable for marketing pages, product hero blocks, illustrations, and accent UI states.

Color breakdown

Mystical Shadow #392C31
RGB
rgb(57, 44, 49)
HSL
hsl(337, 13%, 20%)
Luminance
0.029
Funkie Friday #4A3C4A
RGB
rgb(74, 60, 74)
HSL
hsl(300, 10%, 26%)
Luminance
0.052
Foggy London #5A555A
RGB
rgb(90, 85, 90)
HSL
hsl(300, 3%, 34%)
Luminance
0.094
Equinox #62696A
RGB
rgb(98, 105, 106)
HSL
hsl(188, 4%, 40%)
Luminance
0.137
Taiga #73817B
RGB
rgb(115, 129, 123)
HSL
hsl(154, 6%, 48%)
Luminance
0.208
Monument #83898B
RGB
rgb(131, 137, 139)
HSL
hsl(195, 3%, 53%)
Luminance
0.246
Ballroom Slippers #83918B
RGB
rgb(131, 145, 139)
HSL
hsl(154, 6%, 54%)
Luminance
0.269
Silver Sconce #A49DA4
RGB
rgb(164, 157, 164)
HSL
hsl(300, 4%, 63%)
Luminance
0.347
Masked Mauve #C5B2BD
RGB
rgb(197, 178, 189)
HSL
hsl(325, 14%, 74%)
Luminance
0.474
Pale Petals #D5BECD
RGB
rgb(213, 190, 205)
HSL
hsl(321, 21%, 79%)
Luminance
0.554
Titan White #DED6DE
RGB
rgb(222, 214, 222)
HSL
hsl(300, 11%, 85%)
Luminance
0.689
Blizzard #E6EAEE
RGB
rgb(230, 234, 238)
HSL
hsl(210, 19%, 92%)
Luminance
0.818

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #392C31 on #E6EAEE 11.00:1 AAA
Aa #392C31 on #DED6DE 9.36:1 AAA
Aa #4A3C4A on #E6EAEE 8.53:1 AAA
Aa #392C31 on #D5BECD 7.65:1 AAA
Aa #4A3C4A on #DED6DE 7.26:1 AAA
Aa #392C31 on #C5B2BD 6.64:1 AA
Aa #5A555A on #E6EAEE 6.03:1 AA
Aa #4A3C4A on #D5BECD 5.93:1 AA
Aa #4A3C4A on #C5B2BD 5.14:1 AA
Aa #5A555A on #DED6DE 5.13:1 AA
Aa #392C31 on #A49DA4 5.03:1 AA
Aa #62696A on #E6EAEE 4.63:1 AA
Aa #5A555A on #D5BECD 4.19:1 AA Large
Aa #392C31 on #83918B 4.05:1 AA Large
Aa #62696A on #DED6DE 3.94:1 AA Large
Aa #4A3C4A on #A49DA4 3.90:1 AA Large
Aa #392C31 on #83898B 3.75:1 AA Large
Aa #5A555A on #C5B2BD 3.64:1 AA Large
Aa #73817B on #E6EAEE 3.37:1 AA Large
Aa #392C31 on #73817B 3.27:1 AA Large
Aa #62696A on #D5BECD 3.22:1 AA Large
Aa #4A3C4A on #83918B 3.14:1 AA Large
Aa #83898B on #E6EAEE 2.94:1 Fail
Aa #4A3C4A on #83898B 2.91:1 Fail
Aa #73817B on #DED6DE 2.87:1 Fail
Aa #62696A on #C5B2BD 2.80:1 Fail
Aa #5A555A on #A49DA4 2.75:1 Fail
Aa #83918B on #E6EAEE 2.72:1 Fail
Aa #4A3C4A on #73817B 2.53:1 Fail
Aa #83898B on #DED6DE 2.50:1 Fail
Aa #392C31 on #62696A 2.37:1 Fail
Aa #73817B on #D5BECD 2.34:1 Fail
Aa #83918B on #DED6DE 2.31:1 Fail
Aa #5A555A on #83918B 2.22:1 Fail
Aa #A49DA4 on #E6EAEE 2.19:1 Fail
Aa #62696A on #A49DA4 2.12:1 Fail
Aa #5A555A on #83898B 2.05:1 Fail
Aa #83898B on #D5BECD 2.04:1 Fail
Aa #73817B on #C5B2BD 2.03:1 Fail
Aa #83918B on #D5BECD 1.89:1 Fail
Aa #A49DA4 on #DED6DE 1.86:1 Fail
Aa #4A3C4A on #62696A 1.84:1 Fail
Aa #392C31 on #5A555A 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #5A555A on #73817B 1.79:1 Fail
Aa #83898B on #C5B2BD 1.77:1 Fail
Aa #62696A on #83918B 1.70:1 Fail
Aa #C5B2BD on #E6EAEE 1.66:1 Fail
Aa #83918B on #C5B2BD 1.64:1 Fail
Aa #62696A on #83898B 1.58:1 Fail
Aa #73817B on #A49DA4 1.54:1 Fail
Aa #A49DA4 on #D5BECD 1.52:1 Fail
Aa #D5BECD on #E6EAEE 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #4A3C4A on #5A555A 1.42:1 Fail
Aa #C5B2BD on #DED6DE 1.41:1 Fail
Aa #62696A on #73817B 1.38:1 Fail
Aa #83898B on #A49DA4 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #A49DA4 on #C5B2BD 1.32:1 Fail
Aa #5A555A on #62696A 1.30:1 Fail
Aa #392C31 on #4A3C4A 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #73817B on #83918B 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #83918B on #A49DA4 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #D5BECD on #DED6DE 1.22:1 Fail
Aa #DED6DE on #E6EAEE 1.18:1 Fail
Aa #73817B on #83898B 1.15:1 Fail
Aa #C5B2BD on #D5BECD 1.15:1 Fail
Aa #83898B on #83918B 1.08:1 Fail

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