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Insecta

Insecta

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Insecta

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Complementary warm natural insect
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #1A1417;
  --c-earthy-2: #67413A;
  --c-earthy-3: #AF4B3B;
  --c-earthy-4: #C18549;
  --c-earthy-5: #D9CBAE;
  --c-earthy-6: #8DB35E;
  --c-earthy-7: #7C8381;
  --c-earthy-8: #384D64;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Soft Suede (#D9CBAE) as its lightest tone to Pot Black (#1A1417) as its darkest. It blends Pot Black, Autumn Fall, Spiced Up, Butterscotch Glaze, Soft Suede, Broccoli, Whale and Rain Boots into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 6 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #1A1417 on #D9CBAE at 11.33:1.

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

Color breakdown

Pot Black #1A1417
RGB
rgb(26, 20, 23)
HSL
hsl(330, 13%, 9%)
Luminance
0.008
Autumn Fall #67413A
RGB
rgb(103, 65, 58)
HSL
hsl(9, 28%, 32%)
Luminance
0.070
Spiced Up #AF4B3B
RGB
rgb(175, 75, 59)
HSL
hsl(8, 50%, 46%)
Luminance
0.145
Butterscotch Glaze #C18549
RGB
rgb(193, 133, 73)
HSL
hsl(30, 49%, 52%)
Luminance
0.286
Soft Suede #D9CBAE
RGB
rgb(217, 203, 174)
HSL
hsl(40, 36%, 77%)
Luminance
0.605
Broccoli #8DB35E
RGB
rgb(141, 179, 94)
HSL
hsl(87, 36%, 54%)
Luminance
0.387
Whale #7C8381
RGB
rgb(124, 131, 129)
HSL
hsl(163, 3%, 50%)
Luminance
0.221
Rain Boots #384D64
RGB
rgb(56, 77, 100)
HSL
hsl(211, 28%, 31%)
Luminance
0.071

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #1A1417 on #D9CBAE 11.33:1 AAA
Aa #1A1417 on #8DB35E 7.56:1 AAA
Aa #1A1417 on #C18549 5.81:1 AA
Aa #67413A on #D9CBAE 5.47:1 AA
Aa #D9CBAE on #384D64 5.43:1 AA
Aa #1A1417 on #7C8381 4.69:1 AA
Aa #67413A on #8DB35E 3.65:1 AA Large
Aa #8DB35E on #384D64 3.62:1 AA Large
Aa #1A1417 on #AF4B3B 3.37:1 AA Large
Aa #AF4B3B on #D9CBAE 3.37:1 AA Large
Aa #67413A on #C18549 2.81:1 Fail
Aa #C18549 on #384D64 2.78:1 Fail
Aa #D9CBAE on #7C8381 2.42:1 Fail
Aa #67413A on #7C8381 2.26:1 Fail
Aa #AF4B3B on #8DB35E 2.25:1 Fail
Aa #7C8381 on #384D64 2.25:1 Fail
Aa #1A1417 on #384D64 2.09:1 Fail
Aa #1A1417 on #67413A 2.07:1 Fail
Aa #C18549 on #D9CBAE 1.95:1 Fail
Aa #AF4B3B on #C18549 1.73:1 Fail
Aa #67413A on #AF4B3B 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #AF4B3B on #384D64 1.61:1 Fail
Aa #8DB35E on #7C8381 1.61:1 Fail
Aa #D9CBAE on #8DB35E 1.50:1 Fail
Aa #AF4B3B on #7C8381 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #C18549 on #8DB35E 1.30:1 Fail
Aa #C18549 on #7C8381 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #67413A on #384D64 1.01:1 Fail

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