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Witching Hour

Witching Hour

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Witching Hour

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Complementary octobit
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #F6DBBA;
  --c-earthy-2: #DB604C;
  --c-earthy-3: #B13353;
  --c-earthy-4: #5E2052;
  --c-earthy-5: #74C99E;
  --c-earthy-6: #317C87;
  --c-earthy-7: #271854;
  --c-earthy-8: #1A1016;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Morning Blossom (#F6DBBA) as its lightest tone to Scandinavian Liquorice (#1A1016) as its darkest. It blends Morning Blossom, Pimento, Raspberry Wine, Purple Velour, Jocose Jade, Panorama, Silent Orbit and Scandinavian Liquorice into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 8 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #F6DBBA on #1A1016 at 13.95:1.

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

Color breakdown

Morning Blossom #F6DBBA
RGB
rgb(246, 219, 186)
HSL
hsl(33, 77%, 85%)
Luminance
0.738
Pimento #DB604C
RGB
rgb(219, 96, 76)
HSL
hsl(8, 67%, 58%)
Luminance
0.240
Raspberry Wine #B13353
RGB
rgb(177, 51, 83)
HSL
hsl(345, 55%, 45%)
Luminance
0.123
Purple Velour #5E2052
RGB
rgb(94, 32, 82)
HSL
hsl(312, 49%, 25%)
Luminance
0.040
Jocose Jade #74C99E
RGB
rgb(116, 201, 158)
HSL
hsl(150, 44%, 62%)
Luminance
0.480
Panorama #317C87
RGB
rgb(49, 124, 135)
HSL
hsl(188, 47%, 36%)
Luminance
0.168
Silent Orbit #271854
RGB
rgb(39, 24, 84)
HSL
hsl(255, 56%, 21%)
Luminance
0.017
Scandinavian Liquorice #1A1016
RGB
rgb(26, 16, 22)
HSL
hsl(324, 24%, 8%)
Luminance
0.007

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #F6DBBA on #1A1016 13.95:1 AAA
Aa #F6DBBA on #271854 11.72:1 AAA
Aa #74C99E on #1A1016 9.38:1 AAA
Aa #F6DBBA on #5E2052 8.73:1 AAA
Aa #74C99E on #271854 7.87:1 AAA
Aa #5E2052 on #74C99E 5.87:1 AA
Aa #DB604C on #1A1016 5.13:1 AA
Aa #F6DBBA on #B13353 4.54:1 AA
Aa #DB604C on #271854 4.30:1 AA Large
Aa #317C87 on #1A1016 3.86:1 AA Large
Aa #F6DBBA on #317C87 3.61:1 AA Large
Aa #317C87 on #271854 3.24:1 AA Large
Aa #DB604C on #5E2052 3.21:1 AA Large
Aa #B13353 on #1A1016 3.07:1 AA Large
Aa #B13353 on #74C99E 3.05:1 AA Large
Aa #F6DBBA on #DB604C 2.72:1 Fail
Aa #B13353 on #271854 2.58:1 Fail
Aa #74C99E on #317C87 2.43:1 Fail
Aa #5E2052 on #317C87 2.42:1 Fail
Aa #B13353 on #5E2052 1.92:1 Fail
Aa #DB604C on #74C99E 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #DB604C on #B13353 1.67:1 Fail
Aa #5E2052 on #1A1016 1.60:1 Fail
Aa #F6DBBA on #74C99E 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #5E2052 on #271854 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #DB604C on #317C87 1.33:1 Fail
Aa #B13353 on #317C87 1.26:1 Fail
Aa #271854 on #1A1016 1.19:1 Fail

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