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Thunderstorm Beneath The Summit

Thunderstorm Beneath The Summit

12-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Thunderstorm Beneath The Summit

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

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Earthy 12 colors Warm Mixed Complementary mountain earthtones woodblock rust
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Colors 12

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #FBAF71;
  --c-earthy-2: #713A29;
  --c-earthy-3: #582918;
  --c-earthy-4: #221E15;
  --c-earthy-5: #EBE3CC;
  --c-earthy-6: #96B3AE;
  --c-earthy-7: #162944;
  --c-earthy-8: #0A151B;
  --c-earthy-9: #565C56;
  --c-earthy-10: #293032;
  --c-earthy-11: #FBE5C9;
  --c-earthy-12: #B7A182;
}

About this palette

This 12-color earthy palette runs from Quiet Splendour (#FBE5C9) as its lightest tone to Midnight Edition (#0A151B) as its darkest. It blends Orange Marmalade, Red Mane, Fudge Brownie, Dark Orchestra, Morocco Sand, Lake Forest, Yankees Blue, Midnight Edition, Pointed Fir, Navy Black, Quiet Splendour and Craft Brown into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 66 color pairings, 30 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #0A151B on #FBE5C9 at 15.1:1.

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

Color breakdown

Orange Marmalade #FBAF71
RGB
rgb(251, 175, 113)
HSL
hsl(27, 95%, 71%)
Luminance
0.524
Red Mane #713A29
RGB
rgb(113, 58, 41)
HSL
hsl(14, 47%, 30%)
Luminance
0.067
Fudge Brownie #582918
RGB
rgb(88, 41, 24)
HSL
hsl(16, 57%, 22%)
Luminance
0.037
Dark Orchestra #221E15
RGB
rgb(34, 30, 21)
HSL
hsl(42, 24%, 11%)
Luminance
0.013
Morocco Sand #EBE3CC
RGB
rgb(235, 227, 204)
HSL
hsl(45, 44%, 86%)
Luminance
0.770
Lake Forest #96B3AE
RGB
rgb(150, 179, 174)
HSL
hsl(170, 16%, 65%)
Luminance
0.418
Yankees Blue #162944
RGB
rgb(22, 41, 68)
HSL
hsl(215, 51%, 18%)
Luminance
0.022
Midnight Edition #0A151B
RGB
rgb(10, 21, 27)
HSL
hsl(201, 46%, 7%)
Luminance
0.007
Pointed Fir #565C56
RGB
rgb(86, 92, 86)
HSL
hsl(120, 3%, 35%)
Luminance
0.103
Navy Black #293032
RGB
rgb(41, 48, 50)
HSL
hsl(193, 10%, 18%)
Luminance
0.028
Quiet Splendour #FBE5C9
RGB
rgb(251, 229, 201)
HSL
hsl(34, 86%, 89%)
Luminance
0.808
Craft Brown #B7A182
RGB
rgb(183, 161, 130)
HSL
hsl(35, 27%, 61%)
Luminance
0.372

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #0A151B on #FBE5C9 15.10:1 AAA
Aa #EBE3CC on #0A151B 14.43:1 AAA
Aa #221E15 on #FBE5C9 13.56:1 AAA
Aa #221E15 on #EBE3CC 12.96:1 AAA
Aa #162944 on #FBE5C9 11.96:1 AAA
Aa #EBE3CC on #162944 11.42:1 AAA
Aa #293032 on #FBE5C9 10.97:1 AAA
Aa #EBE3CC on #293032 10.49:1 AAA
Aa #FBAF71 on #0A151B 10.10:1 AAA
Aa #582918 on #FBE5C9 9.83:1 AAA
Aa #582918 on #EBE3CC 9.39:1 AAA
Aa #FBAF71 on #221E15 9.07:1 AAA
Aa #96B3AE on #0A151B 8.24:1 AAA
Aa #FBAF71 on #162944 8.00:1 AAA
Aa #0A151B on #B7A182 7.42:1 AAA
Aa #221E15 on #96B3AE 7.40:1 AAA
Aa #FBAF71 on #293032 7.34:1 AAA
Aa #713A29 on #FBE5C9 7.33:1 AAA
Aa #713A29 on #EBE3CC 7.01:1 AAA
Aa #221E15 on #B7A182 6.67:1 AA
Aa #FBAF71 on #582918 6.57:1 AA
Aa #96B3AE on #162944 6.52:1 AA
Aa #96B3AE on #293032 5.99:1 AA
Aa #162944 on #B7A182 5.88:1 AA
Aa #565C56 on #FBE5C9 5.60:1 AA
Aa #293032 on #B7A182 5.40:1 AA
Aa #582918 on #96B3AE 5.36:1 AA
Aa #EBE3CC on #565C56 5.36:1 AA
Aa #FBAF71 on #713A29 4.90:1 AA
Aa #582918 on #B7A182 4.83:1 AA
Aa #713A29 on #96B3AE 4.00:1 AA Large
Aa #FBAF71 on #565C56 3.75:1 AA Large
Aa #713A29 on #B7A182 3.61:1 AA Large
Aa #96B3AE on #565C56 3.06:1 AA Large
Aa #565C56 on #B7A182 2.76:1 Fail
Aa #0A151B on #565C56 2.69:1 Fail
Aa #221E15 on #565C56 2.42:1 Fail
Aa #162944 on #565C56 2.13:1 Fail
Aa #713A29 on #0A151B 2.06:1 Fail
Aa #FBE5C9 on #B7A182 2.03:1 Fail
Aa #565C56 on #293032 1.96:1 Fail
Aa #EBE3CC on #B7A182 1.94:1 Fail
Aa #713A29 on #221E15 1.85:1 Fail
Aa #96B3AE on #FBE5C9 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #582918 on #565C56 1.75:1 Fail
Aa #EBE3CC on #96B3AE 1.75:1 Fail
Aa #713A29 on #162944 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #582918 on #0A151B 1.54:1 Fail
Aa #FBAF71 on #FBE5C9 1.50:1 Fail
Aa #713A29 on #293032 1.50:1 Fail
Aa #FBAF71 on #EBE3CC 1.43:1 Fail
Aa #582918 on #221E15 1.38:1 Fail
Aa #0A151B on #293032 1.38:1 Fail
Aa #FBAF71 on #B7A182 1.36:1 Fail
Aa #713A29 on #582918 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #713A29 on #565C56 1.31:1 Fail
Aa #162944 on #0A151B 1.26:1 Fail
Aa #221E15 on #293032 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #FBAF71 on #96B3AE 1.23:1 Fail
Aa #582918 on #162944 1.22:1 Fail
Aa #221E15 on #162944 1.13:1 Fail
Aa #582918 on #293032 1.12:1 Fail
Aa #221E15 on #0A151B 1.11:1 Fail
Aa #96B3AE on #B7A182 1.11:1 Fail
Aa #162944 on #293032 1.09:1 Fail
Aa #EBE3CC on #FBE5C9 1.05:1 Fail

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