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Red Horns

Red Horns

5-color palette · Warm · Dark · Monochromatic harmony

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Red Horns

5-color palette · Warm temperature · Dark tone · Monochromatic harmony

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Earthy 5 colors Warm Dark Monochromatic red polyphrog blood grey
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Colors 5

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #0E0707;
  --c-earthy-2: #4D1313;
  --c-earthy-3: #633838;
  --c-earthy-4: #7E6A6A;
  --c-earthy-5: #C1B5B5;
}

About this palette

This 5-color earthy palette runs from Queen Anne Lilac (#C1B5B5) as its lightest tone to Knight Rider (#0E0707) as its darkest. It blends Knight Rider, Minotaur Hide, Andorra, Patchwork Plum and Queen Anne Lilac into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 10 color pairings, 3 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #0E0707 on #C1B5B5 at 10.02:1.

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

Color breakdown

Knight Rider #0E0707
RGB
rgb(14, 7, 7)
HSL
hsl(0, 33%, 4%)
Luminance
0.003
Minotaur Hide #4D1313
RGB
rgb(77, 19, 19)
HSL
hsl(0, 60%, 19%)
Luminance
0.021
Andorra #633838
RGB
rgb(99, 56, 56)
HSL
hsl(0, 28%, 30%)
Luminance
0.058
Patchwork Plum #7E6A6A
RGB
rgb(126, 106, 106)
HSL
hsl(0, 9%, 45%)
Luminance
0.158
Queen Anne Lilac #C1B5B5
RGB
rgb(193, 181, 181)
HSL
hsl(0, 9%, 73%)
Luminance
0.477

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #0E0707 on #C1B5B5 10.02:1 AAA
Aa #4D1313 on #C1B5B5 7.44:1 AAA
Aa #633838 on #C1B5B5 4.90:1 AA
Aa #0E0707 on #7E6A6A 3.95:1 AA Large
Aa #4D1313 on #7E6A6A 2.93:1 Fail
Aa #7E6A6A on #C1B5B5 2.54:1 Fail
Aa #0E0707 on #633838 2.05:1 Fail
Aa #633838 on #7E6A6A 1.93:1 Fail
Aa #4D1313 on #633838 1.52:1 Fail
Aa #0E0707 on #4D1313 1.35:1 Fail

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