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Theory Of 5

Theory Of 5

5-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Theory Of 5

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

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Earthy 5 colors Warm Mixed Complementary
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Colors 5

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #232221;
  --c-earthy-2: #CB2F2C;
  --c-earthy-3: #1B96BA;
  --c-earthy-4: #F1BE43;
  --c-earthy-5: #E2E9E9;
}

About this palette

This 5-color earthy palette runs from Evening Mist (#E2E9E9) as its lightest tone to Eye Patch (#232221) as its darkest. It blends Eye Patch, Hot Lips, Butterfly Blue, Golden Glam and Evening Mist 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 #232221 on #E2E9E9 at 12.91:1.

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

Color breakdown

Eye Patch #232221
RGB
rgb(35, 34, 33)
HSL
hsl(30, 3%, 13%)
Luminance
0.016
Hot Lips #CB2F2C
RGB
rgb(203, 47, 44)
HSL
hsl(1, 64%, 48%)
Luminance
0.149
Butterfly Blue #1B96BA
RGB
rgb(27, 150, 186)
HSL
hsl(194, 75%, 42%)
Luminance
0.256
Golden Glam #F1BE43
RGB
rgb(241, 190, 67)
HSL
hsl(42, 86%, 60%)
Luminance
0.559
Evening Mist #E2E9E9
RGB
rgb(226, 233, 233)
HSL
hsl(180, 14%, 90%)
Luminance
0.803

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #232221 on #E2E9E9 12.91:1 AAA
Aa #232221 on #F1BE43 9.22:1 AAA
Aa #232221 on #1B96BA 4.63:1 AA
Aa #CB2F2C on #E2E9E9 4.29:1 AA Large
Aa #CB2F2C on #F1BE43 3.06:1 AA Large
Aa #232221 on #CB2F2C 3.01:1 AA Large
Aa #1B96BA on #E2E9E9 2.79:1 Fail
Aa #1B96BA on #F1BE43 1.99:1 Fail
Aa #CB2F2C on #1B96BA 1.54:1 Fail
Aa #F1BE43 on #E2E9E9 1.40:1 Fail

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