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Retrotronic

Retrotronic

5-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Retrotronic

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

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Earthy 5 colors Warm Mixed Complementary 5colors
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Colors 5

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #392B35;
  --c-earthy-2: #7A9C96;
  --c-earthy-3: #486B7F;
  --c-earthy-4: #D1BFB0;
  --c-earthy-5: #BB474F;
}

About this palette

This 5-color earthy palette runs from Merino Wool (#D1BFB0) as its lightest tone to Valentino Nero (#392B35) as its darkest. It blends Valentino Nero, Avalon, Eames for Blue, Merino Wool and Ladybug into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 10 color pairings, 1 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #392B35 on #D1BFB0 at 7.51:1.

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

Color breakdown

Valentino Nero #392B35
RGB
rgb(57, 43, 53)
HSL
hsl(317, 14%, 20%)
Luminance
0.029
Avalon #7A9C96
RGB
rgb(122, 156, 150)
HSL
hsl(169, 15%, 55%)
Luminance
0.301
Eames for Blue #486B7F
RGB
rgb(72, 107, 127)
HSL
hsl(202, 28%, 39%)
Luminance
0.134
Merino Wool #D1BFB0
RGB
rgb(209, 191, 176)
HSL
hsl(27, 26%, 75%)
Luminance
0.540
Ladybug #BB474F
RGB
rgb(187, 71, 79)
HSL
hsl(356, 46%, 51%)
Luminance
0.156

Contrast & accessibility

1 of 10 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #392B35 on #D1BFB0 7.51:1 AAA
Aa #392B35 on #7A9C96 4.47:1 AA Large
Aa #486B7F on #D1BFB0 3.20:1 AA Large
Aa #D1BFB0 on #BB474F 2.86:1 Fail
Aa #392B35 on #BB474F 2.63:1 Fail
Aa #392B35 on #486B7F 2.35:1 Fail
Aa #7A9C96 on #486B7F 1.91:1 Fail
Aa #7A9C96 on #BB474F 1.70:1 Fail
Aa #7A9C96 on #D1BFB0 1.68:1 Fail
Aa #486B7F on #BB474F 1.12:1 Fail

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