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Sherbert Shark

Sherbert Shark

9-color palette · Neutral · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Sherbert Shark

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

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Earthy 9 colors Neutral Mixed Complementary retro bright sherbertshark
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Colors 9

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #DDE4E8;
  --c-earthy-2: #FFC97A;
  --c-earthy-3: #8DC196;
  --c-earthy-4: #5A6E93;
  --c-earthy-5: #301C44;
  --c-earthy-6: #CE2F7F;
  --c-earthy-7: #EF8A6E;
  --c-earthy-8: #514CAD;
  --c-earthy-9: #877AFF;
}

About this palette

This 9-color earthy palette runs from Elusive Blue (#DDE4E8) as its lightest tone to Power Outage (#301C44) as its darkest. It blends Elusive Blue, Beige Topaz, Country Weekend, Waikawa Grey, Power Outage, Fuchsia Purple, Juicy Passionfruit, Swiss Plum and Bainganī into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 36 color pairings, 7 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #DDE4E8 on #301C44 at 11.88:1.

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

Color breakdown

Elusive Blue #DDE4E8
RGB
rgb(221, 228, 232)
HSL
hsl(202, 19%, 89%)
Luminance
0.767
Beige Topaz #FFC97A
RGB
rgb(255, 201, 122)
HSL
hsl(36, 100%, 74%)
Luminance
0.644
Country Weekend #8DC196
RGB
rgb(141, 193, 150)
HSL
hsl(130, 30%, 65%)
Luminance
0.460
Waikawa Grey #5A6E93
RGB
rgb(90, 110, 147)
HSL
hsl(219, 24%, 46%)
Luminance
0.154
Power Outage #301C44
RGB
rgb(48, 28, 68)
HSL
hsl(270, 42%, 19%)
Luminance
0.019
Fuchsia Purple #CE2F7F
RGB
rgb(206, 47, 127)
HSL
hsl(330, 63%, 50%)
Luminance
0.167
Juicy Passionfruit #EF8A6E
RGB
rgb(239, 138, 110)
HSL
hsl(13, 80%, 68%)
Luminance
0.377
Swiss Plum #514CAD
RGB
rgb(81, 76, 173)
HSL
hsl(243, 39%, 49%)
Luminance
0.099
Bainganī #877AFF
RGB
rgb(135, 122, 255)
HSL
hsl(246, 100%, 74%)
Luminance
0.263

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #DDE4E8 on #301C44 11.88:1 AAA
Aa #FFC97A on #301C44 10.10:1 AAA
Aa #8DC196 on #301C44 7.42:1 AAA
Aa #301C44 on #EF8A6E 6.20:1 AA
Aa #DDE4E8 on #514CAD 5.47:1 AA
Aa #FFC97A on #514CAD 4.65:1 AA
Aa #301C44 on #877AFF 4.55:1 AA
Aa #DDE4E8 on #5A6E93 4.00:1 AA Large
Aa #DDE4E8 on #CE2F7F 3.77:1 AA Large
Aa #8DC196 on #514CAD 3.42:1 AA Large
Aa #FFC97A on #5A6E93 3.40:1 AA Large
Aa #FFC97A on #CE2F7F 3.20:1 AA Large
Aa #301C44 on #CE2F7F 3.15:1 AA Large
Aa #5A6E93 on #301C44 2.97:1 Fail
Aa #EF8A6E on #514CAD 2.86:1 Fail
Aa #DDE4E8 on #877AFF 2.61:1 Fail
Aa #8DC196 on #5A6E93 2.50:1 Fail
Aa #8DC196 on #CE2F7F 2.35:1 Fail
Aa #FFC97A on #877AFF 2.22:1 Fail
Aa #301C44 on #514CAD 2.17:1 Fail
Aa #514CAD on #877AFF 2.10:1 Fail
Aa #5A6E93 on #EF8A6E 2.09:1 Fail
Aa #CE2F7F on #EF8A6E 1.97:1 Fail
Aa #DDE4E8 on #EF8A6E 1.92:1 Fail
Aa #FFC97A on #EF8A6E 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #8DC196 on #877AFF 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #DDE4E8 on #8DC196 1.60:1 Fail
Aa #5A6E93 on #877AFF 1.53:1 Fail
Aa #CE2F7F on #514CAD 1.45:1 Fail
Aa #CE2F7F on #877AFF 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #5A6E93 on #514CAD 1.37:1 Fail
Aa #FFC97A on #8DC196 1.36:1 Fail
Aa #EF8A6E on #877AFF 1.36:1 Fail
Aa #8DC196 on #EF8A6E 1.20:1 Fail
Aa #DDE4E8 on #FFC97A 1.18:1 Fail
Aa #5A6E93 on #CE2F7F 1.06:1 Fail

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