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Sepia6

Sepia6

6-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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Sepia6

6-color palette · Warm temperature · Mixed tone · Analogous harmony

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Earthy 6 colors Warm Mixed Analogous old sepia western
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Colors 6

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #212529;
  --c-earthy-2: #614750;
  --c-earthy-3: #8C5C47;
  --c-earthy-4: #B47D58;
  --c-earthy-5: #D9B77E;
  --c-earthy-6: #EAD9A7;
}

About this palette

This 6-color earthy palette runs from Sidecar (#EAD9A7) as its lightest tone to Dark Gunmetal (#212529) as its darkest. It blends Dark Gunmetal, Gǔ Tóng Hēi Copper, Artisan, Pastry Shell, Brik Dough and Sidecar 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 #212529 on #EAD9A7 at 11.01:1.

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

Color breakdown

Dark Gunmetal #212529
RGB
rgb(33, 37, 41)
HSL
hsl(210, 11%, 15%)
Luminance
0.018
Gǔ Tóng Hēi Copper #614750
RGB
rgb(97, 71, 80)
HSL
hsl(339, 15%, 33%)
Luminance
0.076
Artisan #8C5C47
RGB
rgb(140, 92, 71)
HSL
hsl(18, 33%, 41%)
Luminance
0.137
Pastry Shell #B47D58
RGB
rgb(180, 125, 88)
HSL
hsl(24, 38%, 53%)
Luminance
0.251
Brik Dough #D9B77E
RGB
rgb(217, 183, 126)
HSL
hsl(38, 54%, 67%)
Luminance
0.501
Sidecar #EAD9A7
RGB
rgb(234, 217, 167)
HSL
hsl(45, 61%, 79%)
Luminance
0.699

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #212529 on #EAD9A7 11.01:1 AAA
Aa #212529 on #D9B77E 8.10:1 AAA
Aa #614750 on #EAD9A7 5.93:1 AA
Aa #212529 on #B47D58 4.42:1 AA Large
Aa #614750 on #D9B77E 4.37:1 AA Large
Aa #8C5C47 on #EAD9A7 4.01:1 AA Large
Aa #8C5C47 on #D9B77E 2.95:1 Fail
Aa #212529 on #8C5C47 2.75:1 Fail
Aa #B47D58 on #EAD9A7 2.49:1 Fail
Aa #614750 on #B47D58 2.38:1 Fail
Aa #212529 on #614750 1.86:1 Fail
Aa #B47D58 on #D9B77E 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #8C5C47 on #B47D58 1.61:1 Fail
Aa #614750 on #8C5C47 1.48:1 Fail
Aa #D9B77E on #EAD9A7 1.36:1 Fail

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