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Stormy Beach

Stormy Beach

9-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Monochromatic harmony

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Stormy Beach

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

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Earthy 9 colors Warm Mixed Monochromatic blue brown jimison3 beach
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Colors 9

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #423734;
  --c-earthy-2: #6E5852;
  --c-earthy-3: #93695D;
  --c-earthy-4: #C48A74;
  --c-earthy-5: #DCC5A5;
  --c-earthy-6: #F9E8CA;
  --c-earthy-7: #8F9E99;
  --c-earthy-8: #707D80;
  --c-earthy-9: #535D69;
}

About this palette

This 9-color earthy palette runs from Light Curd (#F9E8CA) as its lightest tone to Reddish Black (#423734) as its darkest. It blends Reddish Black, Somali Brown, Badlands Sunset, Yum Raw Spam, Toasted Pine Nut, Light Curd, Marble Green, Hidden Peak and Blue Planet into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 36 color pairings, 4 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #423734 on #F9E8CA at 9.53:1.

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

Color breakdown

Reddish Black #423734
RGB
rgb(66, 55, 52)
HSL
hsl(13, 12%, 23%)
Luminance
0.041
Somali Brown #6E5852
RGB
rgb(110, 88, 82)
HSL
hsl(13, 15%, 38%)
Luminance
0.109
Badlands Sunset #93695D
RGB
rgb(147, 105, 93)
HSL
hsl(13, 23%, 47%)
Luminance
0.171
Yum Raw Spam #C48A74
RGB
rgb(196, 138, 116)
HSL
hsl(17, 40%, 61%)
Luminance
0.312
Toasted Pine Nut #DCC5A5
RGB
rgb(220, 197, 165)
HSL
hsl(35, 44%, 75%)
Luminance
0.579
Light Curd #F9E8CA
RGB
rgb(249, 232, 202)
HSL
hsl(38, 80%, 88%)
Luminance
0.821
Marble Green #8F9E99
RGB
rgb(143, 158, 153)
HSL
hsl(160, 7%, 59%)
Luminance
0.326
Hidden Peak #707D80
RGB
rgb(112, 125, 128)
HSL
hsl(191, 7%, 47%)
Luminance
0.197
Blue Planet #535D69
RGB
rgb(83, 93, 105)
HSL
hsl(213, 12%, 37%)
Luminance
0.107

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #423734 on #F9E8CA 9.53:1 AAA
Aa #423734 on #DCC5A5 6.88:1 AA
Aa #F9E8CA on #535D69 5.55:1 AA
Aa #6E5852 on #F9E8CA 5.48:1 AA
Aa #423734 on #8F9E99 4.11:1 AA Large
Aa #DCC5A5 on #535D69 4.01:1 AA Large
Aa #423734 on #C48A74 3.96:1 AA Large
Aa #6E5852 on #DCC5A5 3.95:1 AA Large
Aa #93695D on #F9E8CA 3.94:1 AA Large
Aa #F9E8CA on #707D80 3.53:1 AA Large
Aa #93695D on #DCC5A5 2.85:1 Fail
Aa #423734 on #707D80 2.70:1 Fail
Aa #DCC5A5 on #707D80 2.55:1 Fail
Aa #423734 on #93695D 2.42:1 Fail
Aa #C48A74 on #F9E8CA 2.41:1 Fail
Aa #8F9E99 on #535D69 2.40:1 Fail
Aa #6E5852 on #8F9E99 2.36:1 Fail
Aa #F9E8CA on #8F9E99 2.32:1 Fail
Aa #C48A74 on #535D69 2.31:1 Fail
Aa #6E5852 on #C48A74 2.27:1 Fail
Aa #423734 on #6E5852 1.74:1 Fail
Aa #C48A74 on #DCC5A5 1.74:1 Fail
Aa #423734 on #535D69 1.72:1 Fail
Aa #93695D on #8F9E99 1.70:1 Fail
Aa #DCC5A5 on #8F9E99 1.67:1 Fail
Aa #93695D on #C48A74 1.64:1 Fail
Aa #707D80 on #535D69 1.57:1 Fail
Aa #6E5852 on #707D80 1.55:1 Fail
Aa #8F9E99 on #707D80 1.52:1 Fail
Aa #C48A74 on #707D80 1.47:1 Fail
Aa #93695D on #535D69 1.41:1 Fail
Aa #6E5852 on #93695D 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #DCC5A5 on #F9E8CA 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #93695D on #707D80 1.12:1 Fail
Aa #C48A74 on #8F9E99 1.04:1 Fail
Aa #6E5852 on #535D69 1.01:1 Fail

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