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Entomophobia

Entomophobia

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Entomophobia

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Complementary artist desaturated musthbly watercolor
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #212236;
  --c-earthy-2: #73303E;
  --c-earthy-3: #794E6B;
  --c-earthy-4: #527A76;
  --c-earthy-5: #6D8560;
  --c-earthy-6: #A3866B;
  --c-earthy-7: #C99C69;
  --c-earthy-8: #D0C4BD;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from En Plein Air (#D0C4BD) as its lightest tone to Black Velvet (#212236) as its darkest. It blends Black Velvet, Aged Merlot, Brocade Violet, Breaker Bay, Bladerunner, Sandal, Amber Autumn and En Plein Air into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 4 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #212236 on #D0C4BD at 9.14:1.

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

Color breakdown

Black Velvet #212236
RGB
rgb(33, 34, 54)
HSL
hsl(237, 24%, 17%)
Luminance
0.017
Aged Merlot #73303E
RGB
rgb(115, 48, 62)
HSL
hsl(347, 41%, 32%)
Luminance
0.061
Brocade Violet #794E6B
RGB
rgb(121, 78, 107)
HSL
hsl(320, 22%, 39%)
Luminance
0.106
Breaker Bay #527A76
RGB
rgb(82, 122, 118)
HSL
hsl(174, 20%, 40%)
Luminance
0.170
Bladerunner #6D8560
RGB
rgb(109, 133, 96)
HSL
hsl(99, 16%, 45%)
Luminance
0.209
Sandal #A3866B
RGB
rgb(163, 134, 107)
HSL
hsl(29, 23%, 53%)
Luminance
0.259
Amber Autumn #C99C69
RGB
rgb(201, 156, 105)
HSL
hsl(32, 47%, 60%)
Luminance
0.372
En Plein Air #D0C4BD
RGB
rgb(208, 196, 189)
HSL
hsl(22, 17%, 78%)
Luminance
0.566

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #212236 on #D0C4BD 9.14:1 AAA
Aa #212236 on #C99C69 6.27:1 AA
Aa #73303E on #D0C4BD 5.54:1 AA
Aa #212236 on #A3866B 4.59:1 AA
Aa #794E6B on #D0C4BD 3.95:1 AA Large
Aa #212236 on #6D8560 3.84:1 AA Large
Aa #73303E on #C99C69 3.80:1 AA Large
Aa #212236 on #527A76 3.27:1 AA Large
Aa #527A76 on #D0C4BD 2.80:1 Fail
Aa #73303E on #A3866B 2.78:1 Fail
Aa #794E6B on #C99C69 2.71:1 Fail
Aa #6D8560 on #D0C4BD 2.38:1 Fail
Aa #73303E on #6D8560 2.33:1 Fail
Aa #212236 on #794E6B 2.31:1 Fail
Aa #A3866B on #D0C4BD 1.99:1 Fail
Aa #73303E on #527A76 1.98:1 Fail
Aa #794E6B on #A3866B 1.98:1 Fail
Aa #527A76 on #C99C69 1.92:1 Fail
Aa #794E6B on #6D8560 1.66:1 Fail
Aa #212236 on #73303E 1.65:1 Fail
Aa #6D8560 on #C99C69 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #C99C69 on #D0C4BD 1.46:1 Fail
Aa #794E6B on #527A76 1.41:1 Fail
Aa #73303E on #794E6B 1.40:1 Fail
Aa #527A76 on #A3866B 1.40:1 Fail
Aa #A3866B on #C99C69 1.37:1 Fail
Aa #6D8560 on #A3866B 1.19:1 Fail
Aa #527A76 on #6D8560 1.17:1 Fail

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