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Usefle 8

Usefle 8

8-color palette · Cool · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Usefle 8

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

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Earthy 8 colors Cool Mixed Complementary isasstudio
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #272237;
  --c-earthy-2: #4E3D6F;
  --c-earthy-3: #A9597A;
  --c-earthy-4: #6876A0;
  --c-earthy-5: #68C5B5;
  --c-earthy-6: #FF9E95;
  --c-earthy-7: #B8B6A4;
  --c-earthy-8: #F7F9E8;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Soft Silver (#F7F9E8) as its lightest tone to Cold Steel (#272237) as its darkest. It blends Cold Steel, Succinct Violet, Indian Pink, Blue Batik, Miami Teal, Peach Amber, Afternoon Nap and Soft Silver into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 8 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #272237 on #F7F9E8 at 14.36:1.

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

Color breakdown

Cold Steel #272237
RGB
rgb(39, 34, 55)
HSL
hsl(254, 24%, 17%)
Luminance
0.019
Succinct Violet #4E3D6F
RGB
rgb(78, 61, 111)
HSL
hsl(260, 29%, 34%)
Luminance
0.061
Indian Pink #A9597A
RGB
rgb(169, 89, 122)
HSL
hsl(335, 32%, 51%)
Luminance
0.170
Blue Batik #6876A0
RGB
rgb(104, 118, 160)
HSL
hsl(225, 23%, 52%)
Luminance
0.184
Miami Teal #68C5B5
RGB
rgb(104, 197, 181)
HSL
hsl(170, 44%, 59%)
Luminance
0.462
Peach Amber #FF9E95
RGB
rgb(255, 158, 149)
HSL
hsl(5, 100%, 79%)
Luminance
0.479
Afternoon Nap #B8B6A4
RGB
rgb(184, 182, 164)
HSL
hsl(54, 12%, 68%)
Luminance
0.463
Soft Silver #F7F9E8
RGB
rgb(247, 249, 232)
HSL
hsl(67, 59%, 94%)
Luminance
0.934

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #272237 on #F7F9E8 14.36:1 AAA
Aa #4E3D6F on #F7F9E8 8.86:1 AAA
Aa #272237 on #FF9E95 7.72:1 AAA
Aa #272237 on #B8B6A4 7.49:1 AAA
Aa #272237 on #68C5B5 7.47:1 AAA
Aa #4E3D6F on #FF9E95 4.76:1 AA
Aa #4E3D6F on #B8B6A4 4.62:1 AA
Aa #4E3D6F on #68C5B5 4.61:1 AA
Aa #A9597A on #F7F9E8 4.47:1 AA Large
Aa #6876A0 on #F7F9E8 4.20:1 AA Large
Aa #272237 on #6876A0 3.42:1 AA Large
Aa #272237 on #A9597A 3.21:1 AA Large
Aa #A9597A on #FF9E95 2.41:1 Fail
Aa #A9597A on #68C5B5 2.33:1 Fail
Aa #A9597A on #B8B6A4 2.33:1 Fail
Aa #6876A0 on #FF9E95 2.26:1 Fail
Aa #6876A0 on #B8B6A4 2.19:1 Fail
Aa #6876A0 on #68C5B5 2.18:1 Fail
Aa #4E3D6F on #6876A0 2.11:1 Fail
Aa #4E3D6F on #A9597A 1.98:1 Fail
Aa #68C5B5 on #F7F9E8 1.92:1 Fail
Aa #B8B6A4 on #F7F9E8 1.92:1 Fail
Aa #FF9E95 on #F7F9E8 1.86:1 Fail
Aa #272237 on #4E3D6F 1.62:1 Fail
Aa #A9597A on #6876A0 1.07:1 Fail
Aa #68C5B5 on #FF9E95 1.03:1 Fail
Aa #FF9E95 on #B8B6A4 1.03:1 Fail
Aa #68C5B5 on #B8B6A4 1.00:1 Fail

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