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Nostalgic Dreams

Nostalgic Dreams

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Nostalgic Dreams

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Complementary artist skeddlespicks 8 anubiarts
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #D9AF80;
  --c-earthy-2: #B07972;
  --c-earthy-3: #524352;
  --c-earthy-4: #686887;
  --c-earthy-5: #7F9BB0;
  --c-earthy-6: #BFD4B0;
  --c-earthy-7: #90B870;
  --c-earthy-8: #628C70;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Golden Elm (#BFD4B0) as its lightest tone to Feminin Nightshade (#524352) as its darkest. It blends Caramel Drizzle, Cranberry Foule, Feminin Nightshade, Luscious Lavender, Polished Metal, Golden Elm, Uran Mica and Slate Green into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 2 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #524352 on #BFD4B0 at 5.81:1.

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

Color breakdown

Caramel Drizzle #D9AF80
RGB
rgb(217, 175, 128)
HSL
hsl(32, 54%, 68%)
Luminance
0.470
Cranberry Foule #B07972
RGB
rgb(176, 121, 114)
HSL
hsl(7, 28%, 57%)
Luminance
0.241
Feminin Nightshade #524352
RGB
rgb(82, 67, 82)
HSL
hsl(300, 10%, 29%)
Luminance
0.064
Luscious Lavender #686887
RGB
rgb(104, 104, 135)
HSL
hsl(240, 13%, 47%)
Luminance
0.146
Polished Metal #7F9BB0
RGB
rgb(127, 155, 176)
HSL
hsl(206, 24%, 59%)
Luminance
0.311
Golden Elm #BFD4B0
RGB
rgb(191, 212, 176)
HSL
hsl(95, 30%, 76%)
Luminance
0.613
Uran Mica #90B870
RGB
rgb(144, 184, 112)
HSL
hsl(93, 34%, 58%)
Luminance
0.414
Slate Green #628C70
RGB
rgb(98, 140, 112)
HSL
hsl(140, 18%, 47%)
Luminance
0.225

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #524352 on #BFD4B0 5.81:1 AA
Aa #D9AF80 on #524352 4.55:1 AA
Aa #524352 on #90B870 4.06:1 AA Large
Aa #686887 on #BFD4B0 3.38:1 AA Large
Aa #524352 on #7F9BB0 3.16:1 AA Large
Aa #D9AF80 on #686887 2.65:1 Fail
Aa #B07972 on #524352 2.55:1 Fail
Aa #524352 on #628C70 2.41:1 Fail
Aa #BFD4B0 on #628C70 2.41:1 Fail
Aa #686887 on #90B870 2.37:1 Fail
Aa #B07972 on #BFD4B0 2.28:1 Fail
Aa #D9AF80 on #628C70 1.89:1 Fail
Aa #686887 on #7F9BB0 1.84:1 Fail
Aa #7F9BB0 on #BFD4B0 1.84:1 Fail
Aa #D9AF80 on #B07972 1.78:1 Fail
Aa #524352 on #686887 1.72:1 Fail
Aa #90B870 on #628C70 1.69:1 Fail
Aa #B07972 on #90B870 1.59:1 Fail
Aa #B07972 on #686887 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #D9AF80 on #7F9BB0 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #BFD4B0 on #90B870 1.43:1 Fail
Aa #686887 on #628C70 1.40:1 Fail
Aa #7F9BB0 on #628C70 1.31:1 Fail
Aa #7F9BB0 on #90B870 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #D9AF80 on #BFD4B0 1.28:1 Fail
Aa #B07972 on #7F9BB0 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #D9AF80 on #90B870 1.12:1 Fail
Aa #B07972 on #628C70 1.06:1 Fail

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