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Lord Of The Maps

Lord Of The Maps

8-color palette · Warm · Dark · Analogous harmony

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Lord Of The Maps

8-color palette · Warm temperature · Dark tone · Analogous harmony

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Dark Analogous map 8colors fantasy lotr
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #C0C188;
  --c-earthy-2: #A09878;
  --c-earthy-3: #526143;
  --c-earthy-4: #272910;
  --c-earthy-5: #866350;
  --c-earthy-6: #823F3A;
  --c-earthy-7: #432015;
  --c-earthy-8: #1C1009;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Kiss a Frog (#C0C188) as its lightest tone to Crowshead (#1C1009) as its darkest. It blends Kiss a Frog, A Frond in Need, Cub Scout, Black Mesa, How Now, Russet Brown, Longan’s Kernel and Crowshead into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 6 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #C0C188 on #1C1009 at 9.96:1.

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

Color breakdown

Kiss a Frog #C0C188
RGB
rgb(192, 193, 136)
HSL
hsl(61, 31%, 65%)
Luminance
0.511
A Frond in Need #A09878
RGB
rgb(160, 152, 120)
HSL
hsl(48, 17%, 55%)
Luminance
0.313
Cub Scout #526143
RGB
rgb(82, 97, 67)
HSL
hsl(90, 18%, 32%)
Luminance
0.108
Black Mesa #272910
RGB
rgb(39, 41, 16)
HSL
hsl(65, 44%, 11%)
Luminance
0.021
How Now #866350
RGB
rgb(134, 99, 80)
HSL
hsl(21, 25%, 42%)
Luminance
0.146
Russet Brown #823F3A
RGB
rgb(130, 63, 58)
HSL
hsl(4, 38%, 37%)
Luminance
0.086
Longan’s Kernel #432015
RGB
rgb(67, 32, 21)
HSL
hsl(14, 52%, 17%)
Luminance
0.023
Crowshead #1C1009
RGB
rgb(28, 16, 9)
HSL
hsl(22, 51%, 7%)
Luminance
0.006

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #C0C188 on #1C1009 9.96:1 AAA
Aa #C0C188 on #272910 7.96:1 AAA
Aa #C0C188 on #432015 7.71:1 AAA
Aa #A09878 on #1C1009 6.44:1 AA
Aa #A09878 on #272910 5.14:1 AA
Aa #A09878 on #432015 4.98:1 AA
Aa #C0C188 on #823F3A 4.12:1 AA Large
Aa #C0C188 on #526143 3.56:1 AA Large
Aa #866350 on #1C1009 3.47:1 AA Large
Aa #C0C188 on #866350 2.87:1 Fail
Aa #526143 on #1C1009 2.79:1 Fail
Aa #272910 on #866350 2.77:1 Fail
Aa #866350 on #432015 2.69:1 Fail
Aa #A09878 on #823F3A 2.67:1 Fail
Aa #823F3A on #1C1009 2.41:1 Fail
Aa #A09878 on #526143 2.30:1 Fail
Aa #526143 on #272910 2.23:1 Fail
Aa #526143 on #432015 2.16:1 Fail
Aa #272910 on #823F3A 1.93:1 Fail
Aa #823F3A on #432015 1.87:1 Fail
Aa #A09878 on #866350 1.85:1 Fail
Aa #C0C188 on #A09878 1.55:1 Fail
Aa #866350 on #823F3A 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #432015 on #1C1009 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #272910 on #1C1009 1.25:1 Fail
Aa #526143 on #866350 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #526143 on #823F3A 1.16:1 Fail
Aa #272910 on #432015 1.03:1 Fail

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