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Nostalgic Memories

Nostalgic Memories

12-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Nostalgic Memories

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

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Earthy 12 colors Warm Mixed Complementary artist anubiarts desaturated versatile
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Colors 12

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #4C4961;
  --c-earthy-2: #707A8A;
  --c-earthy-3: #84A1A0;
  --c-earthy-4: #8FBDA3;
  --c-earthy-5: #F2CF9D;
  --c-earthy-6: #E6A47E;
  --c-earthy-7: #D18293;
  --c-earthy-8: #8F5D84;
  --c-earthy-9: #587A6E;
  --c-earthy-10: #7A9C6B;
  --c-earthy-11: #B4B582;
  --c-earthy-12: #DEE6C1;
}

About this palette

This 12-color earthy palette runs from Loch Modan Moss (#DEE6C1) as its lightest tone to Violet Shadow (#4C4961) as its darkest. It blends Violet Shadow, Abandoned Spaceship, Cold Waterlogged Lab Coat, Lichen, Capricious, Orange Clay, Rose Sachet, Antique Fuchsia, Stately Stems, Money, Fancy Flirt and Loch Modan Moss into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 66 color pairings, 2 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #4C4961 on #DEE6C1 at 6.66:1.

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

Color breakdown

Violet Shadow #4C4961
RGB
rgb(76, 73, 97)
HSL
hsl(248, 14%, 33%)
Luminance
0.072
Abandoned Spaceship #707A8A
RGB
rgb(112, 122, 138)
HSL
hsl(217, 10%, 49%)
Luminance
0.192
Cold Waterlogged Lab Coat #84A1A0
RGB
rgb(132, 161, 160)
HSL
hsl(178, 13%, 57%)
Luminance
0.329
Lichen #8FBDA3
RGB
rgb(143, 189, 163)
HSL
hsl(146, 26%, 65%)
Luminance
0.449
Capricious #F2CF9D
RGB
rgb(242, 207, 157)
HSL
hsl(35, 77%, 78%)
Luminance
0.659
Orange Clay #E6A47E
RGB
rgb(230, 164, 126)
HSL
hsl(22, 68%, 70%)
Luminance
0.449
Rose Sachet #D18293
RGB
rgb(209, 130, 147)
HSL
hsl(347, 46%, 66%)
Luminance
0.316
Antique Fuchsia #8F5D84
RGB
rgb(143, 93, 132)
HSL
hsl(313, 21%, 46%)
Luminance
0.153
Stately Stems #587A6E
RGB
rgb(88, 122, 110)
HSL
hsl(159, 16%, 41%)
Luminance
0.171
Money #7A9C6B
RGB
rgb(122, 156, 107)
HSL
hsl(102, 20%, 52%)
Luminance
0.290
Fancy Flirt #B4B582
RGB
rgb(180, 181, 130)
HSL
hsl(61, 26%, 61%)
Luminance
0.444
Loch Modan Moss #DEE6C1
RGB
rgb(222, 230, 193)
HSL
hsl(73, 43%, 83%)
Luminance
0.760

Contrast & accessibility

2 of 66 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #4C4961 on #DEE6C1 6.66:1 AA
Aa #4C4961 on #F2CF9D 5.83:1 AA
Aa #4C4961 on #8FBDA3 4.10:1 AA Large
Aa #4C4961 on #E6A47E 4.10:1 AA Large
Aa #4C4961 on #B4B582 4.06:1 AA Large
Aa #8F5D84 on #DEE6C1 3.98:1 AA Large
Aa #587A6E on #DEE6C1 3.66:1 AA Large
Aa #F2CF9D on #8F5D84 3.49:1 AA Large
Aa #707A8A on #DEE6C1 3.35:1 AA Large
Aa #F2CF9D on #587A6E 3.21:1 AA Large
Aa #4C4961 on #84A1A0 3.12:1 AA Large
Aa #4C4961 on #D18293 3.01:1 AA Large
Aa #707A8A on #F2CF9D 2.93:1 Fail
Aa #4C4961 on #7A9C6B 2.79:1 Fail
Aa #8FBDA3 on #8F5D84 2.45:1 Fail
Aa #E6A47E on #8F5D84 2.45:1 Fail
Aa #8F5D84 on #B4B582 2.43:1 Fail
Aa #7A9C6B on #DEE6C1 2.38:1 Fail
Aa #E6A47E on #587A6E 2.26:1 Fail
Aa #8FBDA3 on #587A6E 2.25:1 Fail
Aa #587A6E on #B4B582 2.23:1 Fail
Aa #D18293 on #DEE6C1 2.21:1 Fail
Aa #84A1A0 on #DEE6C1 2.13:1 Fail
Aa #F2CF9D on #7A9C6B 2.09:1 Fail
Aa #707A8A on #8FBDA3 2.06:1 Fail
Aa #707A8A on #E6A47E 2.06:1 Fail
Aa #707A8A on #B4B582 2.04:1 Fail
Aa #4C4961 on #707A8A 1.99:1 Fail
Aa #F2CF9D on #D18293 1.94:1 Fail
Aa #84A1A0 on #F2CF9D 1.87:1 Fail
Aa #84A1A0 on #8F5D84 1.87:1 Fail
Aa #4C4961 on #587A6E 1.82:1 Fail
Aa #D18293 on #8F5D84 1.80:1 Fail
Aa #84A1A0 on #587A6E 1.71:1 Fail
Aa #4C4961 on #8F5D84 1.67:1 Fail
Aa #8F5D84 on #7A9C6B 1.67:1 Fail
Aa #D18293 on #587A6E 1.66:1 Fail
Aa #B4B582 on #DEE6C1 1.64:1 Fail
Aa #8FBDA3 on #DEE6C1 1.62:1 Fail
Aa #E6A47E on #DEE6C1 1.62:1 Fail
Aa #707A8A on #84A1A0 1.57:1 Fail
Aa #587A6E on #7A9C6B 1.54:1 Fail
Aa #707A8A on #D18293 1.51:1 Fail
Aa #8FBDA3 on #7A9C6B 1.47:1 Fail
Aa #E6A47E on #7A9C6B 1.47:1 Fail
Aa #7A9C6B on #B4B582 1.45:1 Fail
Aa #F2CF9D on #B4B582 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #8FBDA3 on #F2CF9D 1.42:1 Fail
Aa #F2CF9D on #E6A47E 1.42:1 Fail
Aa #707A8A on #7A9C6B 1.40:1 Fail
Aa #8FBDA3 on #D18293 1.36:1 Fail
Aa #E6A47E on #D18293 1.36:1 Fail
Aa #D18293 on #B4B582 1.35:1 Fail
Aa #84A1A0 on #8FBDA3 1.31:1 Fail
Aa #84A1A0 on #E6A47E 1.31:1 Fail
Aa #84A1A0 on #B4B582 1.30:1 Fail
Aa #707A8A on #8F5D84 1.19:1 Fail
Aa #F2CF9D on #DEE6C1 1.14:1 Fail
Aa #84A1A0 on #7A9C6B 1.12:1 Fail
Aa #707A8A on #587A6E 1.09:1 Fail
Aa #8F5D84 on #587A6E 1.09:1 Fail
Aa #D18293 on #7A9C6B 1.08:1 Fail
Aa #84A1A0 on #D18293 1.04:1 Fail
Aa #8FBDA3 on #B4B582 1.01:1 Fail
Aa #E6A47E on #B4B582 1.01:1 Fail
Aa #8FBDA3 on #E6A47E 1.00:1 Fail

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