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Autumn Decay

Autumn Decay

6-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Monochromatic harmony

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Autumn Decay

6-color palette · Warm temperature · Mixed tone · Monochromatic harmony

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Earthy 6 colors Warm Mixed Monochromatic green orange autumn six
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Colors 6

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #313638;
  --c-earthy-2: #574729;
  --c-earthy-3: #975330;
  --c-earthy-4: #C57938;
  --c-earthy-5: #FFAD3B;
  --c-earthy-6: #FFE596;
}

About this palette

This 6-color earthy palette runs from Chilled Lemonade (#FFE596) as its lightest tone to Black of Night (#313638) as its darkest. It blends Black of Night, Nightingale, Chelsea Gem, Summerset, Peach Butter and Chilled Lemonade into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 15 color pairings, 5 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #313638 on #FFE596 at 9.85:1.

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

Color breakdown

Black of Night #313638
RGB
rgb(49, 54, 56)
HSL
hsl(197, 7%, 21%)
Luminance
0.036
Nightingale #574729
RGB
rgb(87, 71, 41)
HSL
hsl(39, 36%, 25%)
Luminance
0.067
Chelsea Gem #975330
RGB
rgb(151, 83, 48)
HSL
hsl(20, 52%, 39%)
Luminance
0.130
Summerset #C57938
RGB
rgb(197, 121, 56)
HSL
hsl(28, 56%, 50%)
Luminance
0.258
Peach Butter #FFAD3B
RGB
rgb(255, 173, 59)
HSL
hsl(35, 100%, 62%)
Luminance
0.515
Chilled Lemonade #FFE596
RGB
rgb(255, 229, 150)
HSL
hsl(45, 100%, 79%)
Luminance
0.795

Contrast & accessibility

5 of 15 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #313638 on #FFE596 9.85:1 AAA
Aa #574729 on #FFE596 7.23:1 AAA
Aa #313638 on #FFAD3B 6.58:1 AA
Aa #574729 on #FFAD3B 4.83:1 AA
Aa #975330 on #FFE596 4.70:1 AA
Aa #313638 on #C57938 3.59:1 AA Large
Aa #975330 on #FFAD3B 3.14:1 AA Large
Aa #C57938 on #FFE596 2.74:1 Fail
Aa #574729 on #C57938 2.64:1 Fail
Aa #313638 on #975330 2.10:1 Fail
Aa #C57938 on #FFAD3B 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #975330 on #C57938 1.71:1 Fail
Aa #574729 on #975330 1.54:1 Fail
Aa #FFAD3B on #FFE596 1.50:1 Fail
Aa #313638 on #574729 1.36:1 Fail

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