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8-color palette · Cool · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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

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Earthy 8 colors Cool Mixed Complementary gray red blue purple
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #E6ECEF;
  --c-earthy-2: #B2B1C0;
  --c-earthy-3: #5B4F6E;
  --c-earthy-4: #280732;
  --c-earthy-5: #E15E6E;
  --c-earthy-6: #F3A8A8;
  --c-earthy-7: #7194F0;
  --c-earthy-8: #ABC9F1;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Icewind Dale (#E6ECEF) as its lightest tone to Poisonous Purple (#280732) as its darkest. It blends Icewind Dale, Nebulous December, Crowning, Poisonous Purple, Swiss Chard, Faint of Heart, Guilliman Blue and Blossom Blue into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 7 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #E6ECEF on #280732 at 15.09:1.

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

Color breakdown

Icewind Dale #E6ECEF
RGB
rgb(230, 236, 239)
HSL
hsl(200, 22%, 92%)
Luminance
0.831
Nebulous December #B2B1C0
RGB
rgb(178, 177, 192)
HSL
hsl(244, 11%, 72%)
Luminance
0.447
Crowning #5B4F6E
RGB
rgb(91, 79, 110)
HSL
hsl(263, 16%, 37%)
Luminance
0.089
Poisonous Purple #280732
RGB
rgb(40, 7, 50)
HSL
hsl(286, 75%, 11%)
Luminance
0.008
Swiss Chard #E15E6E
RGB
rgb(225, 94, 110)
HSL
hsl(353, 69%, 63%)
Luminance
0.251
Faint of Heart #F3A8A8
RGB
rgb(243, 168, 168)
HSL
hsl(0, 76%, 81%)
Luminance
0.499
Guilliman Blue #7194F0
RGB
rgb(113, 148, 240)
HSL
hsl(223, 81%, 69%)
Luminance
0.310
Blossom Blue #ABC9F1
RGB
rgb(171, 201, 241)
HSL
hsl(214, 71%, 81%)
Luminance
0.568

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #E6ECEF on #280732 15.09:1 AAA
Aa #280732 on #ABC9F1 10.59:1 AAA
Aa #280732 on #F3A8A8 9.41:1 AAA
Aa #B2B1C0 on #280732 8.52:1 AAA
Aa #E6ECEF on #5B4F6E 6.32:1 AA
Aa #280732 on #7194F0 6.17:1 AA
Aa #280732 on #E15E6E 5.17:1 AA
Aa #5B4F6E on #ABC9F1 4.43:1 AA Large
Aa #5B4F6E on #F3A8A8 3.94:1 AA Large
Aa #B2B1C0 on #5B4F6E 3.57:1 AA Large
Aa #E6ECEF on #E15E6E 2.92:1 Fail
Aa #5B4F6E on #7194F0 2.58:1 Fail
Aa #E6ECEF on #7194F0 2.45:1 Fail
Aa #5B4F6E on #280732 2.39:1 Fail
Aa #5B4F6E on #E15E6E 2.16:1 Fail
Aa #E15E6E on #ABC9F1 2.05:1 Fail
Aa #E15E6E on #F3A8A8 1.82:1 Fail
Aa #E6ECEF on #B2B1C0 1.77:1 Fail
Aa #7194F0 on #ABC9F1 1.72:1 Fail
Aa #B2B1C0 on #E15E6E 1.65:1 Fail
Aa #E6ECEF on #F3A8A8 1.60:1 Fail
Aa #F3A8A8 on #7194F0 1.53:1 Fail
Aa #E6ECEF on #ABC9F1 1.43:1 Fail
Aa #B2B1C0 on #7194F0 1.38:1 Fail
Aa #B2B1C0 on #ABC9F1 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #E15E6E on #7194F0 1.19:1 Fail
Aa #F3A8A8 on #ABC9F1 1.13:1 Fail
Aa #B2B1C0 on #F3A8A8 1.10:1 Fail

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