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Molten

Molten

6-color palette · Warm · Dark · Triadic harmony

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Molten

6-color palette · Warm temperature · Dark tone · Triadic harmony

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Earthy 6 colors Warm Dark Triadic monoramp lava red warm
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Colors 6

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #201727;
  --c-earthy-2: #261B2E;
  --c-earthy-3: #382D43;
  --c-earthy-4: #5F2F45;
  --c-earthy-5: #A02F40;
  --c-earthy-6: #FD724E;
}

About this palette

This 6-color earthy palette runs from Often Orange (#FD724E) as its lightest tone to Coarse Wool (#201727) as its darkest. It blends Coarse Wool, Black Howl, Obsidian Lava Black, Vistoris Lake, Radish and Often Orange into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 15 color pairings, 3 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #201727 on #FD724E at 6.34:1.

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

Color breakdown

Coarse Wool #201727
RGB
rgb(32, 23, 39)
HSL
hsl(274, 26%, 12%)
Luminance
0.011
Black Howl #261B2E
RGB
rgb(38, 27, 46)
HSL
hsl(275, 26%, 14%)
Luminance
0.014
Obsidian Lava Black #382D43
RGB
rgb(56, 45, 67)
HSL
hsl(270, 20%, 22%)
Luminance
0.031
Vistoris Lake #5F2F45
RGB
rgb(95, 47, 69)
HSL
hsl(333, 34%, 28%)
Luminance
0.049
Radish #A02F40
RGB
rgb(160, 47, 64)
HSL
hsl(351, 55%, 41%)
Luminance
0.099
Often Orange #FD724E
RGB
rgb(253, 114, 78)
HSL
hsl(12, 98%, 65%)
Luminance
0.335

Contrast & accessibility

3 of 15 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #201727 on #FD724E 6.34:1 AA
Aa #261B2E on #FD724E 6.02:1 AA
Aa #382D43 on #FD724E 4.74:1 AA
Aa #5F2F45 on #FD724E 3.89:1 AA Large
Aa #A02F40 on #FD724E 2.59:1 Fail
Aa #201727 on #A02F40 2.45:1 Fail
Aa #261B2E on #A02F40 2.33:1 Fail
Aa #382D43 on #A02F40 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #201727 on #5F2F45 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #261B2E on #5F2F45 1.55:1 Fail
Aa #5F2F45 on #A02F40 1.50:1 Fail
Aa #201727 on #382D43 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #261B2E on #382D43 1.27:1 Fail
Aa #382D43 on #5F2F45 1.22:1 Fail
Aa #201727 on #261B2E 1.05:1 Fail

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