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12-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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Paper Garden

12-color palette · Warm temperature · Mixed tone · Analogous harmony

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Muted 12 colors Warm Mixed Analogous muted novemberneutralpalettecontest garden
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Colors 12

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-muted-1: #392B35;
  --c-muted-2: #4A3345;
  --c-muted-3: #404F56;
  --c-muted-4: #566E5B;
  --c-muted-5: #788868;
  --c-muted-6: #B29585;
  --c-muted-7: #BDADAF;
  --c-muted-8: #838A9F;
  --c-muted-9: #6A6381;
  --c-muted-10: #61445E;
  --c-muted-11: #8F626F;
  --c-muted-12: #72424F;
}

About this palette

This 12-color muted palette runs from Moire (#BDADAF) as its lightest tone to Valentino Nero (#392B35) as its darkest. It blends Valentino Nero, Loulou, Lunar Eclipse, Green Bayou, Swedish Clover, Mexican Sand, Moire, Prophetic Sea, Purple Gumball, Grape Fizz, Mauve Taupe and Blood Rose into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 66 color pairings, 3 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #392B35 on #BDADAF at 6.21:1.

A versatile palette suitable for marketing pages, product hero blocks, illustrations, and accent UI states.

Color breakdown

Valentino Nero #392B35
RGB
rgb(57, 43, 53)
HSL
hsl(317, 14%, 20%)
Luminance
0.029
Loulou #4A3345
RGB
rgb(74, 51, 69)
HSL
hsl(313, 18%, 25%)
Luminance
0.043
Lunar Eclipse #404F56
RGB
rgb(64, 79, 86)
HSL
hsl(199, 15%, 29%)
Luminance
0.074
Green Bayou #566E5B
RGB
rgb(86, 110, 91)
HSL
hsl(133, 12%, 38%)
Luminance
0.139
Swedish Clover #788868
RGB
rgb(120, 136, 104)
HSL
hsl(90, 13%, 47%)
Luminance
0.226
Mexican Sand #B29585
RGB
rgb(178, 149, 133)
HSL
hsl(21, 23%, 61%)
Luminance
0.327
Moire #BDADAF
RGB
rgb(189, 173, 175)
HSL
hsl(353, 11%, 71%)
Luminance
0.438
Prophetic Sea #838A9F
RGB
rgb(131, 138, 159)
HSL
hsl(225, 13%, 57%)
Luminance
0.255
Purple Gumball #6A6381
RGB
rgb(106, 99, 129)
HSL
hsl(254, 13%, 45%)
Luminance
0.136
Grape Fizz #61445E
RGB
rgb(97, 68, 94)
HSL
hsl(306, 18%, 32%)
Luminance
0.075
Mauve Taupe #8F626F
RGB
rgb(143, 98, 111)
HSL
hsl(343, 19%, 47%)
Luminance
0.157
Blood Rose #72424F
RGB
rgb(114, 66, 79)
HSL
hsl(344, 27%, 35%)
Luminance
0.080

Contrast & accessibility

3 of 66 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #392B35 on #BDADAF 6.21:1 AA
Aa #4A3345 on #BDADAF 5.27:1 AA
Aa #392B35 on #B29585 4.79:1 AA
Aa #4A3345 on #B29585 4.07:1 AA Large
Aa #404F56 on #BDADAF 3.95:1 AA Large
Aa #BDADAF on #61445E 3.91:1 AA Large
Aa #392B35 on #838A9F 3.88:1 AA Large
Aa #BDADAF on #72424F 3.74:1 AA Large
Aa #392B35 on #788868 3.51:1 AA Large
Aa #4A3345 on #838A9F 3.30:1 AA Large
Aa #404F56 on #B29585 3.05:1 AA Large
Aa #B29585 on #61445E 3.02:1 AA Large
Aa #4A3345 on #788868 2.98:1 Fail
Aa #B29585 on #72424F 2.89:1 Fail
Aa #392B35 on #8F626F 2.64:1 Fail
Aa #BDADAF on #6A6381 2.63:1 Fail
Aa #566E5B on #BDADAF 2.58:1 Fail
Aa #404F56 on #838A9F 2.47:1 Fail
Aa #838A9F on #61445E 2.44:1 Fail
Aa #392B35 on #566E5B 2.40:1 Fail
Aa #392B35 on #6A6381 2.36:1 Fail
Aa #BDADAF on #8F626F 2.35:1 Fail
Aa #838A9F on #72424F 2.34:1 Fail
Aa #4A3345 on #8F626F 2.24:1 Fail
Aa #404F56 on #788868 2.23:1 Fail
Aa #788868 on #61445E 2.21:1 Fail
Aa #788868 on #72424F 2.12:1 Fail
Aa #4A3345 on #566E5B 2.04:1 Fail
Aa #B29585 on #6A6381 2.03:1 Fail
Aa #4A3345 on #6A6381 2.01:1 Fail
Aa #566E5B on #B29585 1.99:1 Fail
Aa #B29585 on #8F626F 1.82:1 Fail
Aa #788868 on #BDADAF 1.77:1 Fail
Aa #404F56 on #8F626F 1.68:1 Fail
Aa #392B35 on #72424F 1.66:1 Fail
Aa #61445E on #8F626F 1.66:1 Fail
Aa #838A9F on #6A6381 1.64:1 Fail
Aa #566E5B on #838A9F 1.62:1 Fail
Aa #BDADAF on #838A9F 1.60:1 Fail
Aa #392B35 on #61445E 1.59:1 Fail
Aa #8F626F on #72424F 1.59:1 Fail
Aa #392B35 on #404F56 1.57:1 Fail
Aa #404F56 on #566E5B 1.53:1 Fail
Aa #566E5B on #61445E 1.51:1 Fail
Aa #404F56 on #6A6381 1.50:1 Fail
Aa #788868 on #6A6381 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #6A6381 on #61445E 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #838A9F on #8F626F 1.47:1 Fail
Aa #566E5B on #788868 1.46:1 Fail
Aa #566E5B on #72424F 1.45:1 Fail
Aa #6A6381 on #72424F 1.42:1 Fail
Aa #4A3345 on #72424F 1.41:1 Fail
Aa #788868 on #B29585 1.36:1 Fail
Aa #4A3345 on #61445E 1.35:1 Fail
Aa #4A3345 on #404F56 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #788868 on #8F626F 1.33:1 Fail
Aa #B29585 on #BDADAF 1.30:1 Fail
Aa #B29585 on #838A9F 1.23:1 Fail
Aa #392B35 on #4A3345 1.18:1 Fail
Aa #6A6381 on #8F626F 1.12:1 Fail
Aa #788868 on #838A9F 1.11:1 Fail
Aa #566E5B on #8F626F 1.10:1 Fail
Aa #404F56 on #72424F 1.06:1 Fail
Aa #61445E on #72424F 1.04:1 Fail
Aa #566E5B on #6A6381 1.02:1 Fail
Aa #404F56 on #61445E 1.01:1 Fail

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