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Retro Perfect

Retro Perfect

6-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Retro Perfect

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

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Earthy 6 colors Warm Mixed Complementary polyphrog retro monster
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Colors 6

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #000000;
  --c-earthy-2: #2A161C;
  --c-earthy-3: #7D2819;
  --c-earthy-4: #C67839;
  --c-earthy-5: #FDE194;
  --c-earthy-6: #528363;
}

About this palette

This 6-color earthy palette runs from Lemon Cream (#FDE194) as its lightest tone to Black (#000000) as its darkest. It blends Black, Black Cherry, Posh Red, Summerset, Lemon Cream and Soylent Green into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 15 color pairings, 6 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #000000 on #FDE194 at 16.37:1.

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

Color breakdown

Black #000000
RGB
rgb(0, 0, 0)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 0%)
Luminance
0.000
Black Cherry #2A161C
RGB
rgb(42, 22, 28)
HSL
hsl(342, 31%, 13%)
Luminance
0.012
Posh Red #7D2819
RGB
rgb(125, 40, 25)
HSL
hsl(9, 67%, 29%)
Luminance
0.060
Summerset #C67839
RGB
rgb(198, 120, 57)
HSL
hsl(27, 55%, 50%)
Luminance
0.257
Lemon Cream #FDE194
RGB
rgb(253, 225, 148)
HSL
hsl(44, 96%, 79%)
Luminance
0.769
Soylent Green #528363
RGB
rgb(82, 131, 99)
HSL
hsl(141, 23%, 42%)
Luminance
0.189

Contrast & accessibility

6 of 15 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #000000 on #FDE194 16.37:1 AAA
Aa #2A161C on #FDE194 13.31:1 AAA
Aa #7D2819 on #FDE194 7.48:1 AAA
Aa #000000 on #C67839 6.15:1 AA
Aa #2A161C on #C67839 5.00:1 AA
Aa #000000 on #528363 4.79:1 AA
Aa #2A161C on #528363 3.89:1 AA Large
Aa #FDE194 on #528363 3.42:1 AA Large
Aa #7D2819 on #C67839 2.81:1 Fail
Aa #C67839 on #FDE194 2.66:1 Fail
Aa #000000 on #7D2819 2.19:1 Fail
Aa #7D2819 on #528363 2.19:1 Fail
Aa #2A161C on #7D2819 1.78:1 Fail
Aa #C67839 on #528363 1.28:1 Fail
Aa #000000 on #2A161C 1.23:1 Fail

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