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Painted Parchment 9

Painted Parchment 9

9-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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Painted Parchment 9

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

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Earthy 9 colors Warm Mixed Analogous artist pastel paper skeddles
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Colors 9

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #DDA963;
  --c-earthy-2: #C9814B;
  --c-earthy-3: #25272A;
  --c-earthy-4: #DBC1AF;
  --c-earthy-5: #CF6A4F;
  --c-earthy-6: #E0B94A;
  --c-earthy-7: #B2AF5C;
  --c-earthy-8: #A7A79E;
  --c-earthy-9: #9B6970;
}

About this palette

This 9-color earthy palette runs from Artisan Tea (#DBC1AF) as its lightest tone to Black Beauty (#25272A) as its darkest. It blends Sugar Honey Cashew, Sticky Toffee, Black Beauty, Artisan Tea, Copper Red, Buried Gold, Palm, Foggy Grey and Nouveau Rose into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 36 color pairings, 6 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #25272A on #DBC1AF at 8.74:1.

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

Color breakdown

Sugar Honey Cashew #DDA963
RGB
rgb(221, 169, 99)
HSL
hsl(34, 64%, 63%)
Luminance
0.447
Sticky Toffee #C9814B
RGB
rgb(201, 129, 75)
HSL
hsl(26, 54%, 54%)
Luminance
0.286
Black Beauty #25272A
RGB
rgb(37, 39, 42)
HSL
hsl(216, 6%, 15%)
Luminance
0.020
Artisan Tea #DBC1AF
RGB
rgb(219, 193, 175)
HSL
hsl(25, 38%, 77%)
Luminance
0.563
Copper Red #CF6A4F
RGB
rgb(207, 106, 79)
HSL
hsl(13, 57%, 56%)
Luminance
0.241
Buried Gold #E0B94A
RGB
rgb(224, 185, 74)
HSL
hsl(44, 71%, 58%)
Luminance
0.510
Palm #B2AF5C
RGB
rgb(178, 175, 92)
HSL
hsl(58, 36%, 53%)
Luminance
0.409
Foggy Grey #A7A79E
RGB
rgb(167, 167, 158)
HSL
hsl(60, 5%, 64%)
Luminance
0.383
Nouveau Rose #9B6970
RGB
rgb(155, 105, 112)
HSL
hsl(352, 20%, 51%)
Luminance
0.182

Contrast & accessibility

6 of 36 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #25272A on #DBC1AF 8.74:1 AAA
Aa #25272A on #E0B94A 7.99:1 AAA
Aa #DDA963 on #25272A 7.08:1 AAA
Aa #25272A on #B2AF5C 6.55:1 AA
Aa #25272A on #A7A79E 6.18:1 AA
Aa #C9814B on #25272A 4.80:1 AA
Aa #25272A on #CF6A4F 4.16:1 AA Large
Aa #25272A on #9B6970 3.31:1 AA Large
Aa #DBC1AF on #9B6970 2.64:1 Fail
Aa #E0B94A on #9B6970 2.41:1 Fail
Aa #DDA963 on #9B6970 2.14:1 Fail
Aa #DBC1AF on #CF6A4F 2.10:1 Fail
Aa #B2AF5C on #9B6970 1.97:1 Fail
Aa #CF6A4F on #E0B94A 1.92:1 Fail
Aa #A7A79E on #9B6970 1.86:1 Fail
Aa #C9814B on #DBC1AF 1.82:1 Fail
Aa #DDA963 on #CF6A4F 1.70:1 Fail
Aa #C9814B on #E0B94A 1.67:1 Fail
Aa #CF6A4F on #B2AF5C 1.58:1 Fail
Aa #CF6A4F on #A7A79E 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #DDA963 on #C9814B 1.48:1 Fail
Aa #C9814B on #9B6970 1.45:1 Fail
Aa #DBC1AF on #A7A79E 1.41:1 Fail
Aa #C9814B on #B2AF5C 1.36:1 Fail
Aa #DBC1AF on #B2AF5C 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #C9814B on #A7A79E 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #E0B94A on #A7A79E 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #CF6A4F on #9B6970 1.25:1 Fail
Aa #DDA963 on #DBC1AF 1.23:1 Fail
Aa #E0B94A on #B2AF5C 1.22:1 Fail
Aa #DDA963 on #A7A79E 1.15:1 Fail
Aa #C9814B on #CF6A4F 1.15:1 Fail
Aa #DDA963 on #E0B94A 1.13:1 Fail
Aa #DBC1AF on #E0B94A 1.09:1 Fail
Aa #DDA963 on #B2AF5C 1.08:1 Fail
Aa #B2AF5C on #A7A79E 1.06:1 Fail

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