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PRIMAL8

PRIMAL8

8-color palette · Neutral · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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PRIMAL8

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

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Earthy 8 colors Neutral Mixed Complementary soft 3bit generic
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #1A1828;
  --c-earthy-2: #4D5A6C;
  --c-earthy-3: #6DA9E3;
  --c-earthy-4: #FFFFFF;
  --c-earthy-5: #EEB333;
  --c-earthy-6: #259322;
  --c-earthy-7: #B04848;
  --c-earthy-8: #5B2E33;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from White (#FFFFFF) as its lightest tone to Sambucus (#1A1828) as its darkest. It blends Sambucus, Yankee Doodle, Greek Sea, White, Baklava, Yushan Green, Intrigue Red and Dubonnet into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 7 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #1A1828 on #FFFFFF at 17.42:1.

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

Color breakdown

Sambucus #1A1828
RGB
rgb(26, 24, 40)
HSL
hsl(248, 25%, 13%)
Luminance
0.010
Yankee Doodle #4D5A6C
RGB
rgb(77, 90, 108)
HSL
hsl(215, 17%, 36%)
Luminance
0.100
Greek Sea #6DA9E3
RGB
rgb(109, 169, 227)
HSL
hsl(209, 68%, 66%)
Luminance
0.372
White #FFFFFF
RGB
rgb(255, 255, 255)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 100%)
Luminance
1.000
Baklava #EEB333
RGB
rgb(238, 179, 51)
HSL
hsl(41, 85%, 57%)
Luminance
0.507
Yushan Green #259322
RGB
rgb(37, 147, 34)
HSL
hsl(118, 62%, 35%)
Luminance
0.214
Intrigue Red #B04848
RGB
rgb(176, 72, 72)
HSL
hsl(0, 42%, 49%)
Luminance
0.143
Dubonnet #5B2E33
RGB
rgb(91, 46, 51)
HSL
hsl(353, 33%, 27%)
Luminance
0.044

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #1A1828 on #FFFFFF 17.42:1 AAA
Aa #FFFFFF on #5B2E33 11.15:1 AAA
Aa #1A1828 on #EEB333 9.24:1 AAA
Aa #4D5A6C on #FFFFFF 7.01:1 AAA
Aa #1A1828 on #6DA9E3 7.00:1 AAA
Aa #EEB333 on #5B2E33 5.91:1 AA
Aa #FFFFFF on #B04848 5.43:1 AA
Aa #6DA9E3 on #5B2E33 4.48:1 AA Large
Aa #1A1828 on #259322 4.38:1 AA Large
Aa #FFFFFF on #259322 3.98:1 AA Large
Aa #4D5A6C on #EEB333 3.72:1 AA Large
Aa #1A1828 on #B04848 3.21:1 AA Large
Aa #EEB333 on #B04848 2.88:1 Fail
Aa #4D5A6C on #6DA9E3 2.82:1 Fail
Aa #259322 on #5B2E33 2.80:1 Fail
Aa #6DA9E3 on #FFFFFF 2.49:1 Fail
Aa #1A1828 on #4D5A6C 2.48:1 Fail
Aa #6DA9E3 on #B04848 2.18:1 Fail
Aa #EEB333 on #259322 2.11:1 Fail
Aa #B04848 on #5B2E33 2.05:1 Fail
Aa #FFFFFF on #EEB333 1.89:1 Fail
Aa #4D5A6C on #259322 1.76:1 Fail
Aa #6DA9E3 on #259322 1.60:1 Fail
Aa #4D5A6C on #5B2E33 1.59:1 Fail
Aa #1A1828 on #5B2E33 1.56:1 Fail
Aa #259322 on #B04848 1.36:1 Fail
Aa #6DA9E3 on #EEB333 1.32:1 Fail
Aa #4D5A6C on #B04848 1.29:1 Fail

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