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Side Forest

12-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Side Forest

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

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Earthy 12 colors Warm Mixed Complementary forest 12vember 3digithex 3hex
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Colors 12

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #221122;
  --c-earthy-2: #332233;
  --c-earthy-3: #334444;
  --c-earthy-4: #336644;
  --c-earthy-5: #668855;
  --c-earthy-6: #99AA55;
  --c-earthy-7: #CCAA88;
  --c-earthy-8: #DDCCBB;
  --c-earthy-9: #889999;
  --c-earthy-10: #776688;
  --c-earthy-11: #663355;
  --c-earthy-12: #BB7777;
}

About this palette

This 12-color earthy palette runs from Honey Lime Chicken (#DDCCBB) as its lightest tone to Inside (#221122) as its darkest. It blends Inside, Zero Gravity, Firefly, Forest Serenade, Tee Off, Springtide Melodies, African Sand, Honey Lime Chicken, Aged Pewter, Amethyst Gem, Blackberry Deep Red and Nipple into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 66 color pairings, 12 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #221122 on #DDCCBB at 11.47:1.

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

Color breakdown

Inside #221122
RGB
rgb(34, 17, 34)
HSL
hsl(300, 33%, 10%)
Luminance
0.009
Zero Gravity #332233
RGB
rgb(51, 34, 51)
HSL
hsl(300, 20%, 17%)
Luminance
0.021
Firefly #334444
RGB
rgb(51, 68, 68)
HSL
hsl(180, 14%, 23%)
Luminance
0.053
Forest Serenade #336644
RGB
rgb(51, 102, 68)
HSL
hsl(140, 33%, 30%)
Luminance
0.106
Tee Off #668855
RGB
rgb(102, 136, 85)
HSL
hsl(100, 23%, 43%)
Luminance
0.211
Springtide Melodies #99AA55
RGB
rgb(153, 170, 85)
HSL
hsl(72, 33%, 50%)
Luminance
0.362
African Sand #CCAA88
RGB
rgb(204, 170, 136)
HSL
hsl(30, 40%, 67%)
Luminance
0.434
Honey Lime Chicken #DDCCBB
RGB
rgb(221, 204, 187)
HSL
hsl(30, 33%, 80%)
Luminance
0.622
Aged Pewter #889999
RGB
rgb(136, 153, 153)
HSL
hsl(180, 8%, 57%)
Luminance
0.303
Amethyst Gem #776688
RGB
rgb(119, 102, 136)
HSL
hsl(270, 14%, 47%)
Luminance
0.152
Blackberry Deep Red #663355
RGB
rgb(102, 51, 85)
HSL
hsl(320, 33%, 30%)
Luminance
0.059
Nipple #BB7777
RGB
rgb(187, 119, 119)
HSL
hsl(0, 33%, 60%)
Luminance
0.251

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #221122 on #DDCCBB 11.47:1 AAA
Aa #332233 on #DDCCBB 9.47:1 AAA
Aa #221122 on #CCAA88 8.26:1 AAA
Aa #221122 on #99AA55 7.03:1 AAA
Aa #332233 on #CCAA88 6.82:1 AA
Aa #334444 on #DDCCBB 6.55:1 AA
Aa #DDCCBB on #663355 6.19:1 AA
Aa #221122 on #889999 6.03:1 AA
Aa #332233 on #99AA55 5.81:1 AA
Aa #221122 on #BB7777 5.14:1 AA
Aa #332233 on #889999 4.98:1 AA
Aa #334444 on #CCAA88 4.72:1 AA
Aa #CCAA88 on #663355 4.46:1 AA Large
Aa #221122 on #668855 4.45:1 AA Large
Aa #336644 on #DDCCBB 4.30:1 AA Large
Aa #332233 on #BB7777 4.25:1 AA Large
Aa #334444 on #99AA55 4.02:1 AA Large
Aa #99AA55 on #663355 3.80:1 AA Large
Aa #332233 on #668855 3.68:1 AA Large
Aa #221122 on #776688 3.45:1 AA Large
Aa #334444 on #889999 3.44:1 AA Large
Aa #DDCCBB on #776688 3.32:1 AA Large
Aa #889999 on #663355 3.26:1 AA Large
Aa #336644 on #CCAA88 3.10:1 AA Large
Aa #334444 on #BB7777 2.93:1 Fail
Aa #332233 on #776688 2.85:1 Fail
Aa #663355 on #BB7777 2.77:1 Fail
Aa #221122 on #336644 2.67:1 Fail
Aa #336644 on #99AA55 2.64:1 Fail
Aa #668855 on #DDCCBB 2.57:1 Fail
Aa #334444 on #668855 2.54:1 Fail
Aa #668855 on #663355 2.40:1 Fail
Aa #CCAA88 on #776688 2.39:1 Fail
Aa #336644 on #889999 2.26:1 Fail
Aa #DDCCBB on #BB7777 2.23:1 Fail
Aa #332233 on #336644 2.20:1 Fail
Aa #99AA55 on #776688 2.04:1 Fail
Aa #334444 on #776688 1.97:1 Fail
Aa #336644 on #BB7777 1.93:1 Fail
Aa #DDCCBB on #889999 1.90:1 Fail
Aa #776688 on #663355 1.86:1 Fail
Aa #221122 on #663355 1.85:1 Fail
Aa #668855 on #CCAA88 1.85:1 Fail
Aa #221122 on #334444 1.75:1 Fail
Aa #889999 on #776688 1.75:1 Fail
Aa #336644 on #668855 1.67:1 Fail
Aa #99AA55 on #DDCCBB 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #CCAA88 on #BB7777 1.61:1 Fail
Aa #668855 on #99AA55 1.58:1 Fail
Aa #332233 on #663355 1.53:1 Fail
Aa #334444 on #336644 1.52:1 Fail
Aa #776688 on #BB7777 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #332233 on #334444 1.45:1 Fail
Aa #336644 on #663355 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #CCAA88 on #DDCCBB 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #99AA55 on #BB7777 1.37:1 Fail
Aa #CCAA88 on #889999 1.37:1 Fail
Aa #668855 on #889999 1.35:1 Fail
Aa #336644 on #776688 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #668855 on #776688 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #221122 on #332233 1.21:1 Fail
Aa #99AA55 on #CCAA88 1.17:1 Fail
Aa #99AA55 on #889999 1.17:1 Fail
Aa #889999 on #BB7777 1.17:1 Fail
Aa #668855 on #BB7777 1.15:1 Fail
Aa #334444 on #663355 1.06:1 Fail

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