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Nicely Dead

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Nicely Dead

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Complementary muted dead die marchmadnesspalettecontest
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #3B2933;
  --c-earthy-2: #56435C;
  --c-earthy-3: #4B6A63;
  --c-earthy-4: #809665;
  --c-earthy-5: #C7A8A0;
  --c-earthy-6: #B77B79;
  --c-earthy-7: #746889;
  --c-earthy-8: #9F484E;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Teatime Mauve (#C7A8A0) as its lightest tone to Late Night Out (#3B2933) as its darkest. It blends Late Night Out, Navy Cosmos, Riverbend, Pea Aubergine, Teatime Mauve, Wild Party, Beets and Regal Red into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 1 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #3B2933 on #C7A8A0 at 6.15:1.

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

Color breakdown

Late Night Out #3B2933
RGB
rgb(59, 41, 51)
HSL
hsl(327, 18%, 20%)
Luminance
0.028
Navy Cosmos #56435C
RGB
rgb(86, 67, 92)
HSL
hsl(286, 16%, 31%)
Luminance
0.068
Riverbend #4B6A63
RGB
rgb(75, 106, 99)
HSL
hsl(166, 17%, 35%)
Luminance
0.127
Pea Aubergine #809665
RGB
rgb(128, 150, 101)
HSL
hsl(87, 20%, 49%)
Luminance
0.273
Teatime Mauve #C7A8A0
RGB
rgb(199, 168, 160)
HSL
hsl(12, 26%, 70%)
Luminance
0.427
Wild Party #B77B79
RGB
rgb(183, 123, 121)
HSL
hsl(2, 30%, 60%)
Luminance
0.256
Beets #746889
RGB
rgb(116, 104, 137)
HSL
hsl(262, 14%, 47%)
Luminance
0.154
Regal Red #9F484E
RGB
rgb(159, 72, 78)
HSL
hsl(356, 38%, 45%)
Luminance
0.126

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #3B2933 on #C7A8A0 6.15:1 AA
Aa #3B2933 on #809665 4.17:1 AA Large
Aa #56435C on #C7A8A0 4.05:1 AA Large
Aa #3B2933 on #B77B79 3.95:1 AA Large
Aa #56435C on #809665 2.75:1 Fail
Aa #C7A8A0 on #9F484E 2.72:1 Fail
Aa #4B6A63 on #C7A8A0 2.69:1 Fail
Aa #3B2933 on #746889 2.63:1 Fail
Aa #56435C on #B77B79 2.60:1 Fail
Aa #C7A8A0 on #746889 2.34:1 Fail
Aa #3B2933 on #4B6A63 2.28:1 Fail
Aa #3B2933 on #9F484E 2.26:1 Fail
Aa #809665 on #9F484E 1.84:1 Fail
Aa #4B6A63 on #809665 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #56435C on #746889 1.74:1 Fail
Aa #B77B79 on #9F484E 1.74:1 Fail
Aa #4B6A63 on #B77B79 1.73:1 Fail
Aa #809665 on #746889 1.58:1 Fail
Aa #C7A8A0 on #B77B79 1.56:1 Fail
Aa #3B2933 on #56435C 1.52:1 Fail
Aa #56435C on #4B6A63 1.50:1 Fail
Aa #B77B79 on #746889 1.50:1 Fail
Aa #56435C on #9F484E 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #809665 on #C7A8A0 1.47:1 Fail
Aa #746889 on #9F484E 1.16:1 Fail
Aa #4B6A63 on #746889 1.15:1 Fail
Aa #809665 on #B77B79 1.06:1 Fail
Aa #4B6A63 on #9F484E 1.01:1 Fail

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