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NostalgOS 12

NostalgOS 12

12-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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NostalgOS 12

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

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Earthy 12 colors Warm Mixed Complementary retro nostalgic rainbow faded
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Colors 12

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #DC6250;
  --c-earthy-2: #DEADA5;
  --c-earthy-3: #DAD4C9;
  --c-earthy-4: #FFD183;
  --c-earthy-5: #EEB24A;
  --c-earthy-6: #55927F;
  --c-earthy-7: #21525A;
  --c-earthy-8: #272A32;
  --c-earthy-9: #2152A5;
  --c-earthy-10: #5A8BDE;
  --c-earthy-11: #B89CE9;
  --c-earthy-12: #844790;
}

About this palette

This 12-color earthy palette runs from Bread and Butter (#FFD183) as its lightest tone to Night Sky (#272A32) as its darkest. It blends Daring, Pale Blush, Gilded Linen, Bread and Butter, Goldsmith, Puerto Princesa, Hidden Waters, Night Sky, Ruri Blue, Blue Jay, Dreamy Candy Forest and Voodoo Violet into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 66 color pairings, 10 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #FFD183 on #272A32 at 10.04:1.

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

Color breakdown

Daring #DC6250
RGB
rgb(220, 98, 80)
HSL
hsl(8, 67%, 59%)
Luminance
0.245
Pale Blush #DEADA5
RGB
rgb(222, 173, 165)
HSL
hsl(8, 46%, 76%)
Luminance
0.481
Gilded Linen #DAD4C9
RGB
rgb(218, 212, 201)
HSL
hsl(39, 19%, 82%)
Luminance
0.662
Bread and Butter #FFD183
RGB
rgb(255, 209, 131)
HSL
hsl(38, 100%, 76%)
Luminance
0.685
Goldsmith #EEB24A
RGB
rgb(238, 178, 74)
HSL
hsl(38, 83%, 61%)
Luminance
0.505
Puerto Princesa #55927F
RGB
rgb(85, 146, 127)
HSL
hsl(161, 26%, 45%)
Luminance
0.240
Hidden Waters #21525A
RGB
rgb(33, 82, 90)
HSL
hsl(188, 46%, 24%)
Luminance
0.071
Night Sky #272A32
RGB
rgb(39, 42, 50)
HSL
hsl(224, 12%, 17%)
Luminance
0.023
Ruri Blue #2152A5
RGB
rgb(33, 82, 165)
HSL
hsl(218, 67%, 39%)
Luminance
0.091
Blue Jay #5A8BDE
RGB
rgb(90, 139, 222)
HSL
hsl(218, 67%, 61%)
Luminance
0.259
Dreamy Candy Forest #B89CE9
RGB
rgb(184, 156, 233)
HSL
hsl(262, 64%, 76%)
Luminance
0.399
Voodoo Violet #844790
RGB
rgb(132, 71, 144)
HSL
hsl(290, 34%, 42%)
Luminance
0.114

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #FFD183 on #272A32 10.04:1 AAA
Aa #DAD4C9 on #272A32 9.73:1 AAA
Aa #EEB24A on #272A32 7.59:1 AAA
Aa #DEADA5 on #272A32 7.26:1 AAA
Aa #272A32 on #B89CE9 6.13:1 AA
Aa #FFD183 on #21525A 6.08:1 AA
Aa #DAD4C9 on #21525A 5.89:1 AA
Aa #FFD183 on #2152A5 5.22:1 AA
Aa #DAD4C9 on #2152A5 5.06:1 AA
Aa #EEB24A on #21525A 4.59:1 AA
Aa #FFD183 on #844790 4.47:1 AA Large
Aa #DEADA5 on #21525A 4.39:1 AA Large
Aa #DAD4C9 on #844790 4.34:1 AA Large
Aa #272A32 on #5A8BDE 4.22:1 AA Large
Aa #DC6250 on #272A32 4.04:1 AA Large
Aa #55927F on #272A32 3.97:1 AA Large
Aa #EEB24A on #2152A5 3.94:1 AA Large
Aa #DEADA5 on #2152A5 3.78:1 AA Large
Aa #21525A on #B89CE9 3.71:1 AA Large
Aa #EEB24A on #844790 3.38:1 AA Large
Aa #DEADA5 on #844790 3.23:1 AA Large
Aa #2152A5 on #B89CE9 3.19:1 AA Large
Aa #B89CE9 on #844790 2.73:1 Fail
Aa #21525A on #5A8BDE 2.56:1 Fail
Aa #FFD183 on #55927F 2.53:1 Fail
Aa #DC6250 on #FFD183 2.49:1 Fail
Aa #DAD4C9 on #55927F 2.45:1 Fail
Aa #DC6250 on #21525A 2.44:1 Fail
Aa #DC6250 on #DAD4C9 2.41:1 Fail
Aa #55927F on #21525A 2.40:1 Fail
Aa #FFD183 on #5A8BDE 2.38:1 Fail
Aa #DAD4C9 on #5A8BDE 2.30:1 Fail
Aa #272A32 on #844790 2.24:1 Fail
Aa #2152A5 on #5A8BDE 2.20:1 Fail
Aa #DC6250 on #2152A5 2.10:1 Fail
Aa #55927F on #2152A5 2.06:1 Fail
Aa #272A32 on #2152A5 1.92:1 Fail
Aa #EEB24A on #55927F 1.91:1 Fail
Aa #DC6250 on #EEB24A 1.88:1 Fail
Aa #5A8BDE on #844790 1.88:1 Fail
Aa #DEADA5 on #55927F 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #DC6250 on #DEADA5 1.80:1 Fail
Aa #DC6250 on #844790 1.80:1 Fail
Aa #EEB24A on #5A8BDE 1.80:1 Fail
Aa #55927F on #844790 1.77:1 Fail
Aa #DEADA5 on #5A8BDE 1.72:1 Fail
Aa #21525A on #272A32 1.65:1 Fail
Aa #FFD183 on #B89CE9 1.64:1 Fail
Aa #DAD4C9 on #B89CE9 1.59:1 Fail
Aa #55927F on #B89CE9 1.55:1 Fail
Aa #DC6250 on #B89CE9 1.52:1 Fail
Aa #5A8BDE on #B89CE9 1.45:1 Fail
Aa #DEADA5 on #FFD183 1.38:1 Fail
Aa #21525A on #844790 1.36:1 Fail
Aa #DEADA5 on #DAD4C9 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #FFD183 on #EEB24A 1.32:1 Fail
Aa #DAD4C9 on #EEB24A 1.28:1 Fail
Aa #EEB24A on #B89CE9 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #DEADA5 on #B89CE9 1.18:1 Fail
Aa #2152A5 on #844790 1.17:1 Fail
Aa #21525A on #2152A5 1.16:1 Fail
Aa #55927F on #5A8BDE 1.07:1 Fail
Aa #DC6250 on #5A8BDE 1.05:1 Fail
Aa #DEADA5 on #EEB24A 1.04:1 Fail
Aa #DAD4C9 on #FFD183 1.03:1 Fail
Aa #DC6250 on #55927F 1.02:1 Fail

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