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Amphibian8

Amphibian8

8-color palette · Warm · Dark · Complementary harmony

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Amphibian8

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Dark Complementary forest amphibian ground frog
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #171015;
  --c-earthy-2: #332628;
  --c-earthy-3: #633B2C;
  --c-earthy-4: #A67935;
  --c-earthy-5: #A8A743;
  --c-earthy-6: #A7B593;
  --c-earthy-7: #476B42;
  --c-earthy-8: #2A453D;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Family Tree (#A7B593) as its lightest tone to Kettle Black (#171015) as its darkest. It blends Kettle Black, Aubergine, Chocolate Escape, Natural Evolution, Delightful Camouflage, Family Tree, Pine Scent and Gable Green 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 #171015 on #A7B593 at 8.63:1.

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

Color breakdown

Kettle Black #171015
RGB
rgb(23, 16, 21)
HSL
hsl(317, 18%, 8%)
Luminance
0.006
Aubergine #332628
RGB
rgb(51, 38, 40)
HSL
hsl(351, 15%, 17%)
Luminance
0.022
Chocolate Escape #633B2C
RGB
rgb(99, 59, 44)
HSL
hsl(16, 38%, 28%)
Luminance
0.060
Natural Evolution #A67935
RGB
rgb(166, 121, 53)
HSL
hsl(36, 52%, 43%)
Luminance
0.220
Delightful Camouflage #A8A743
RGB
rgb(168, 167, 67)
HSL
hsl(59, 43%, 46%)
Luminance
0.364
Family Tree #A7B593
RGB
rgb(167, 181, 147)
HSL
hsl(85, 19%, 64%)
Luminance
0.434
Pine Scent #476B42
RGB
rgb(71, 107, 66)
HSL
hsl(113, 24%, 34%)
Luminance
0.123
Gable Green #2A453D
RGB
rgb(42, 69, 61)
HSL
hsl(162, 24%, 22%)
Luminance
0.051

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #171015 on #A7B593 8.63:1 AAA
Aa #171015 on #A8A743 7.38:1 AAA
Aa #332628 on #A7B593 6.68:1 AA
Aa #332628 on #A8A743 5.71:1 AA
Aa #171015 on #A67935 4.82:1 AA
Aa #A7B593 on #2A453D 4.80:1 AA
Aa #633B2C on #A7B593 4.41:1 AA Large
Aa #A8A743 on #2A453D 4.10:1 AA Large
Aa #633B2C on #A8A743 3.77:1 AA Large
Aa #332628 on #A67935 3.73:1 AA Large
Aa #171015 on #476B42 3.08:1 AA Large
Aa #A7B593 on #476B42 2.80:1 Fail
Aa #A67935 on #2A453D 2.68:1 Fail
Aa #633B2C on #A67935 2.47:1 Fail
Aa #A8A743 on #476B42 2.40:1 Fail
Aa #332628 on #476B42 2.38:1 Fail
Aa #171015 on #633B2C 1.96:1 Fail
Aa #171015 on #2A453D 1.80:1 Fail
Aa #A67935 on #A7B593 1.79:1 Fail
Aa #476B42 on #2A453D 1.71:1 Fail
Aa #633B2C on #476B42 1.57:1 Fail
Aa #A67935 on #476B42 1.57:1 Fail
Aa #A67935 on #A8A743 1.53:1 Fail
Aa #332628 on #633B2C 1.51:1 Fail
Aa #332628 on #2A453D 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #171015 on #332628 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #A8A743 on #A7B593 1.17:1 Fail
Aa #633B2C on #2A453D 1.09:1 Fail

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