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Synthwave 9

Synthwave 9

9-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Synthwave 9

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

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Earthy 9 colors Warm Mixed Complementary artist starlane star
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Colors 9

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #F6EDDB;
  --c-earthy-2: #EC8D75;
  --c-earthy-3: #BD4B64;
  --c-earthy-4: #9E2281;
  --c-earthy-5: #40265C;
  --c-earthy-6: #1B1E23;
  --c-earthy-7: #244584;
  --c-earthy-8: #50A9CF;
  --c-earthy-9: #96E6C2;
}

About this palette

This 9-color earthy palette runs from White Mountain (#F6EDDB) as its lightest tone to Satin Deep Black (#1B1E23) as its darkest. It blends White Mountain, Warm Welcome, Pink Dahlia, Magneto’s Magenta, Queen’s Domain, Satin Deep Black, Maritime Outpost, Estero Sky and Green Gum into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 36 color pairings, 12 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #F6EDDB on #1B1E23 at 14.37:1.

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

Color breakdown

White Mountain #F6EDDB
RGB
rgb(246, 237, 219)
HSL
hsl(40, 60%, 91%)
Luminance
0.853
Warm Welcome #EC8D75
RGB
rgb(236, 141, 117)
HSL
hsl(12, 76%, 69%)
Luminance
0.382
Pink Dahlia #BD4B64
RGB
rgb(189, 75, 100)
HSL
hsl(347, 46%, 52%)
Luminance
0.168
Magneto’s Magenta #9E2281
RGB
rgb(158, 34, 129)
HSL
hsl(314, 65%, 38%)
Luminance
0.100
Queen’s Domain #40265C
RGB
rgb(64, 38, 92)
HSL
hsl(269, 42%, 25%)
Luminance
0.033
Satin Deep Black #1B1E23
RGB
rgb(27, 30, 35)
HSL
hsl(218, 13%, 12%)
Luminance
0.013
Maritime Outpost #244584
RGB
rgb(36, 69, 132)
HSL
hsl(219, 57%, 33%)
Luminance
0.063
Estero Sky #50A9CF
RGB
rgb(80, 169, 207)
HSL
hsl(198, 57%, 56%)
Luminance
0.346
Green Gum #96E6C2
RGB
rgb(150, 230, 194)
HSL
hsl(153, 62%, 75%)
Luminance
0.670

Contrast & accessibility

12 of 36 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #F6EDDB on #1B1E23 14.37:1 AAA
Aa #1B1E23 on #96E6C2 11.46:1 AAA
Aa #F6EDDB on #40265C 10.94:1 AAA
Aa #40265C on #96E6C2 8.73:1 AAA
Aa #F6EDDB on #244584 7.99:1 AAA
Aa #EC8D75 on #1B1E23 6.87:1 AA
Aa #244584 on #96E6C2 6.37:1 AA
Aa #1B1E23 on #50A9CF 6.30:1 AA
Aa #F6EDDB on #9E2281 6.02:1 AA
Aa #EC8D75 on #40265C 5.23:1 AA
Aa #9E2281 on #96E6C2 4.80:1 AA
Aa #40265C on #50A9CF 4.80:1 AA
Aa #F6EDDB on #BD4B64 4.15:1 AA Large
Aa #EC8D75 on #244584 3.82:1 AA Large
Aa #244584 on #50A9CF 3.50:1 AA Large
Aa #BD4B64 on #1B1E23 3.47:1 AA Large
Aa #BD4B64 on #96E6C2 3.31:1 AA Large
Aa #EC8D75 on #9E2281 2.88:1 Fail
Aa #BD4B64 on #40265C 2.64:1 Fail
Aa #9E2281 on #50A9CF 2.64:1 Fail
Aa #9E2281 on #1B1E23 2.39:1 Fail
Aa #F6EDDB on #50A9CF 2.28:1 Fail
Aa #F6EDDB on #EC8D75 2.09:1 Fail
Aa #EC8D75 on #BD4B64 1.98:1 Fail
Aa #BD4B64 on #244584 1.93:1 Fail
Aa #BD4B64 on #50A9CF 1.82:1 Fail
Aa #9E2281 on #40265C 1.82:1 Fail
Aa #50A9CF on #96E6C2 1.82:1 Fail
Aa #1B1E23 on #244584 1.80:1 Fail
Aa #EC8D75 on #96E6C2 1.67:1 Fail
Aa #BD4B64 on #9E2281 1.45:1 Fail
Aa #40265C on #244584 1.37:1 Fail
Aa #9E2281 on #244584 1.33:1 Fail
Aa #40265C on #1B1E23 1.31:1 Fail
Aa #F6EDDB on #96E6C2 1.25:1 Fail
Aa #EC8D75 on #50A9CF 1.09:1 Fail

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