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Light Academia 8

Light Academia 8

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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Light Academia 8

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Analogous 7 dark book aesthetic
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #291E16;
  --c-earthy-2: #403531;
  --c-earthy-3: #473C36;
  --c-earthy-4: #D9C1B4;
  --c-earthy-5: #F0E0D6;
  --c-earthy-6: #D9AC84;
  --c-earthy-7: #8C593B;
  --c-earthy-8: #702F3E;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Ginger Cream (#F0E0D6) as its lightest tone to Tetsu-Guro Black (#291E16) as its darkest. It blends Tetsu-Guro Black, Bloodstone, Delicioso, Regal, Ginger Cream, Porcini, Brushwood and Chestnut Red into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 13 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #291E16 on #F0E0D6 at 12.65:1.

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

Color breakdown

Tetsu-Guro Black #291E16
RGB
rgb(41, 30, 22)
HSL
hsl(25, 30%, 12%)
Luminance
0.015
Bloodstone #403531
RGB
rgb(64, 53, 49)
HSL
hsl(16, 13%, 22%)
Luminance
0.039
Delicioso #473C36
RGB
rgb(71, 60, 54)
HSL
hsl(21, 14%, 25%)
Luminance
0.048
Regal #D9C1B4
RGB
rgb(217, 193, 180)
HSL
hsl(21, 33%, 78%)
Luminance
0.562
Ginger Cream #F0E0D6
RGB
rgb(240, 224, 214)
HSL
hsl(23, 46%, 89%)
Luminance
0.767
Porcini #D9AC84
RGB
rgb(217, 172, 132)
HSL
hsl(28, 53%, 68%)
Luminance
0.459
Brushwood #8C593B
RGB
rgb(140, 89, 59)
HSL
hsl(22, 41%, 39%)
Luminance
0.130
Chestnut Red #702F3E
RGB
rgb(112, 47, 62)
HSL
hsl(346, 41%, 31%)
Luminance
0.058

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #291E16 on #F0E0D6 12.65:1 AAA
Aa #291E16 on #D9C1B4 9.47:1 AAA
Aa #403531 on #F0E0D6 9.22:1 AAA
Aa #473C36 on #F0E0D6 8.30:1 AAA
Aa #291E16 on #D9AC84 7.89:1 AAA
Aa #F0E0D6 on #702F3E 7.55:1 AAA
Aa #403531 on #D9C1B4 6.91:1 AA
Aa #473C36 on #D9C1B4 6.22:1 AA
Aa #403531 on #D9AC84 5.75:1 AA
Aa #D9C1B4 on #702F3E 5.65:1 AA
Aa #473C36 on #D9AC84 5.18:1 AA
Aa #D9AC84 on #702F3E 4.70:1 AA
Aa #F0E0D6 on #8C593B 4.53:1 AA
Aa #D9C1B4 on #8C593B 3.39:1 AA Large
Aa #D9AC84 on #8C593B 2.82:1 Fail
Aa #291E16 on #8C593B 2.79:1 Fail
Aa #403531 on #8C593B 2.04:1 Fail
Aa #473C36 on #8C593B 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #291E16 on #702F3E 1.68:1 Fail
Aa #8C593B on #702F3E 1.67:1 Fail
Aa #F0E0D6 on #D9AC84 1.60:1 Fail
Aa #291E16 on #473C36 1.52:1 Fail
Aa #291E16 on #403531 1.37:1 Fail
Aa #D9C1B4 on #F0E0D6 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #403531 on #702F3E 1.22:1 Fail
Aa #D9C1B4 on #D9AC84 1.20:1 Fail
Aa #403531 on #473C36 1.11:1 Fail
Aa #473C36 on #702F3E 1.10:1 Fail

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