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Dead Weight 8

Dead Weight 8

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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Dead Weight 8

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Analogous polyphrog zombie apocalypse monster
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #495435;
  --c-earthy-2: #8A8E48;
  --c-earthy-3: #DEBF89;
  --c-earthy-4: #A4653E;
  --c-earthy-5: #902E29;
  --c-earthy-6: #24171B;
  --c-earthy-7: #5D453E;
  --c-earthy-8: #907C68;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Sahara Gravel (#DEBF89) as its lightest tone to Kurobeni (#24171B) as its darkest. It blends Broccoli Green, Enough Is Enough, Sahara Gravel, Earth, Potion № 9, Kurobeni, Heritage Oak and Nest into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 5 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #DEBF89 on #24171B at 9.82:1.

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

Color breakdown

Broccoli Green #495435
RGB
rgb(73, 84, 53)
HSL
hsl(81, 23%, 27%)
Luminance
0.080
Enough Is Enough #8A8E48
RGB
rgb(138, 142, 72)
HSL
hsl(63, 33%, 42%)
Luminance
0.252
Sahara Gravel #DEBF89
RGB
rgb(222, 191, 137)
HSL
hsl(38, 56%, 70%)
Luminance
0.546
Earth #A4653E
RGB
rgb(164, 101, 62)
HSL
hsl(23, 45%, 44%)
Luminance
0.176
Potion № 9 #902E29
RGB
rgb(144, 46, 41)
HSL
hsl(3, 56%, 36%)
Luminance
0.080
Kurobeni #24171B
RGB
rgb(36, 23, 27)
HSL
hsl(342, 22%, 12%)
Luminance
0.011
Heritage Oak #5D453E
RGB
rgb(93, 69, 62)
HSL
hsl(14, 20%, 30%)
Luminance
0.069
Nest #907C68
RGB
rgb(144, 124, 104)
HSL
hsl(30, 16%, 49%)
Luminance
0.213

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #DEBF89 on #24171B 9.82:1 AAA
Aa #DEBF89 on #5D453E 5.00:1 AA
Aa #8A8E48 on #24171B 4.98:1 AA
Aa #495435 on #DEBF89 4.58:1 AA
Aa #DEBF89 on #902E29 4.57:1 AA
Aa #24171B on #907C68 4.34:1 AA Large
Aa #A4653E on #24171B 3.72:1 AA Large
Aa #DEBF89 on #A4653E 2.64:1 Fail
Aa #8A8E48 on #5D453E 2.53:1 Fail
Aa #495435 on #8A8E48 2.32:1 Fail
Aa #8A8E48 on #902E29 2.32:1 Fail
Aa #DEBF89 on #907C68 2.26:1 Fail
Aa #5D453E on #907C68 2.21:1 Fail
Aa #495435 on #24171B 2.15:1 Fail
Aa #902E29 on #24171B 2.15:1 Fail
Aa #495435 on #907C68 2.02:1 Fail
Aa #902E29 on #907C68 2.02:1 Fail
Aa #8A8E48 on #DEBF89 1.97:1 Fail
Aa #24171B on #5D453E 1.97:1 Fail
Aa #A4653E on #5D453E 1.89:1 Fail
Aa #495435 on #A4653E 1.73:1 Fail
Aa #A4653E on #902E29 1.73:1 Fail
Aa #8A8E48 on #A4653E 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #A4653E on #907C68 1.17:1 Fail
Aa #8A8E48 on #907C68 1.15:1 Fail
Aa #495435 on #5D453E 1.09:1 Fail
Aa #902E29 on #5D453E 1.09:1 Fail
Aa #495435 on #902E29 1.00:1 Fail

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