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Nostalgi8

Nostalgi8

8-color palette · Neutral · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Nostalgi8

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

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Earthy 8 colors Neutral Mixed Complementary pixelart artist 8 anubiarts
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #BFBFBF;
  --c-earthy-2: #71A668;
  --c-earthy-3: #6A86B0;
  --c-earthy-4: #76568F;
  --c-earthy-5: #AB5C74;
  --c-earthy-6: #B89D6E;
  --c-earthy-7: #4C5B6B;
  --c-earthy-8: #2E253D;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Silver (#BFBFBF) as its lightest tone to Telopea (#2E253D) as its darkest. It blends Silver, Happy Cricket, Cowgirl Blue, Classic Waltz, Topinambur Root, Eastern Gold, Yankee Doodle and Telopea into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 3 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #BFBFBF on #2E253D at 7.89:1.

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

Color breakdown

Silver #BFBFBF
RGB
rgb(191, 191, 191)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 75%)
Luminance
0.521
Happy Cricket #71A668
RGB
rgb(113, 166, 104)
HSL
hsl(111, 26%, 53%)
Luminance
0.318
Cowgirl Blue #6A86B0
RGB
rgb(106, 134, 176)
HSL
hsl(216, 31%, 55%)
Luminance
0.233
Classic Waltz #76568F
RGB
rgb(118, 86, 143)
HSL
hsl(274, 25%, 45%)
Luminance
0.125
Topinambur Root #AB5C74
RGB
rgb(171, 92, 116)
HSL
hsl(342, 32%, 52%)
Luminance
0.176
Eastern Gold #B89D6E
RGB
rgb(184, 157, 110)
HSL
hsl(38, 34%, 58%)
Luminance
0.354
Yankee Doodle #4C5B6B
RGB
rgb(76, 91, 107)
HSL
hsl(211, 17%, 36%)
Luminance
0.101
Telopea #2E253D
RGB
rgb(46, 37, 61)
HSL
hsl(263, 24%, 19%)
Luminance
0.022

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #BFBFBF on #2E253D 7.89:1 AAA
Aa #B89D6E on #2E253D 5.58:1 AA
Aa #71A668 on #2E253D 5.08:1 AA
Aa #6A86B0 on #2E253D 3.90:1 AA Large
Aa #BFBFBF on #4C5B6B 3.79:1 AA Large
Aa #BFBFBF on #76568F 3.26:1 AA Large
Aa #AB5C74 on #2E253D 3.12:1 AA Large
Aa #B89D6E on #4C5B6B 2.68:1 Fail
Aa #BFBFBF on #AB5C74 2.53:1 Fail
Aa #71A668 on #4C5B6B 2.44:1 Fail
Aa #76568F on #2E253D 2.42:1 Fail
Aa #76568F on #B89D6E 2.31:1 Fail
Aa #71A668 on #76568F 2.10:1 Fail
Aa #4C5B6B on #2E253D 2.08:1 Fail
Aa #BFBFBF on #6A86B0 2.02:1 Fail
Aa #6A86B0 on #4C5B6B 1.87:1 Fail
Aa #AB5C74 on #B89D6E 1.79:1 Fail
Aa #71A668 on #AB5C74 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #6A86B0 on #76568F 1.62:1 Fail
Aa #BFBFBF on #71A668 1.55:1 Fail
Aa #AB5C74 on #4C5B6B 1.50:1 Fail
Aa #6A86B0 on #B89D6E 1.43:1 Fail
Aa #BFBFBF on #B89D6E 1.41:1 Fail
Aa #71A668 on #6A86B0 1.30:1 Fail
Aa #76568F on #AB5C74 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #6A86B0 on #AB5C74 1.25:1 Fail
Aa #76568F on #4C5B6B 1.16:1 Fail
Aa #71A668 on #B89D6E 1.10:1 Fail

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