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Nostalgi8RE

Nostalgi8RE

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Nostalgi8RE

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Complementary artist 8 anubiarts desaturated
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #494252;
  --c-earthy-2: #8A7F85;
  --c-earthy-3: #C7B68D;
  --c-earthy-4: #C79275;
  --c-earthy-5: #96607F;
  --c-earthy-6: #55527A;
  --c-earthy-7: #6284A1;
  --c-earthy-8: #7C9E64;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Soybean (#C7B68D) as its lightest tone to Serendibite Black (#494252) as its darkest. It blends Serendibite Black, Ironbreaker, Soybean, African Bubinga, Immortality, Deep Orchid, Bluestone Path and Pea Aubergine into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 1 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #494252 on #C7B68D at 4.81:1.

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

Color breakdown

Serendibite Black #494252
RGB
rgb(73, 66, 82)
HSL
hsl(266, 11%, 29%)
Luminance
0.059
Ironbreaker #8A7F85
RGB
rgb(138, 127, 133)
HSL
hsl(327, 4%, 52%)
Luminance
0.223
Soybean #C7B68D
RGB
rgb(199, 182, 141)
HSL
hsl(42, 34%, 67%)
Luminance
0.475
African Bubinga #C79275
RGB
rgb(199, 146, 117)
HSL
hsl(21, 42%, 62%)
Luminance
0.340
Immortality #96607F
RGB
rgb(150, 96, 127)
HSL
hsl(326, 22%, 48%)
Luminance
0.164
Deep Orchid #55527A
RGB
rgb(85, 82, 122)
HSL
hsl(245, 20%, 40%)
Luminance
0.094
Bluestone Path #6284A1
RGB
rgb(98, 132, 161)
HSL
hsl(208, 25%, 51%)
Luminance
0.217
Pea Aubergine #7C9E64
RGB
rgb(124, 158, 100)
HSL
hsl(95, 23%, 51%)
Luminance
0.297

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #494252 on #C7B68D 4.81:1 AA
Aa #C7B68D on #55527A 3.65:1 AA Large
Aa #494252 on #C79275 3.57:1 AA Large
Aa #494252 on #7C9E64 3.17:1 AA Large
Aa #C79275 on #55527A 2.71:1 Fail
Aa #494252 on #8A7F85 2.50:1 Fail
Aa #C7B68D on #96607F 2.46:1 Fail
Aa #494252 on #6284A1 2.44:1 Fail
Aa #55527A on #7C9E64 2.41:1 Fail
Aa #C7B68D on #6284A1 1.97:1 Fail
Aa #494252 on #96607F 1.96:1 Fail
Aa #8A7F85 on #C7B68D 1.93:1 Fail
Aa #8A7F85 on #55527A 1.90:1 Fail
Aa #55527A on #6284A1 1.86:1 Fail
Aa #C79275 on #96607F 1.82:1 Fail
Aa #96607F on #7C9E64 1.62:1 Fail
Aa #C7B68D on #7C9E64 1.52:1 Fail
Aa #96607F on #55527A 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #C79275 on #6284A1 1.46:1 Fail
Aa #8A7F85 on #C79275 1.43:1 Fail
Aa #C7B68D on #C79275 1.35:1 Fail
Aa #494252 on #55527A 1.32:1 Fail
Aa #6284A1 on #7C9E64 1.30:1 Fail
Aa #8A7F85 on #96607F 1.28:1 Fail
Aa #8A7F85 on #7C9E64 1.27:1 Fail
Aa #96607F on #6284A1 1.25:1 Fail
Aa #C79275 on #7C9E64 1.12:1 Fail
Aa #8A7F85 on #6284A1 1.02:1 Fail

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