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Reteocal 9

Reteocal 9

9-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Reteocal 9

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

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Earthy 9 colors Warm Mixed Complementary retro polyphorge cartoony
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Colors 9

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #7AADB4;
  --c-earthy-2: #364E57;
  --c-earthy-3: #3AA64F;
  --c-earthy-4: #FFF1B2;
  --c-earthy-5: #D78D5B;
  --c-earthy-6: #77433E;
  --c-earthy-7: #3E1D3D;
  --c-earthy-8: #A2304D;
  --c-earthy-9: #748E86;
}

About this palette

This 9-color earthy palette runs from Creamy Lemon (#FFF1B2) as its lightest tone to Profound Mauve (#3E1D3D) as its darkest. It blends Buoyancy, Aircraft Blue, Leapfrog, Creamy Lemon, Longhorn, Rocky Mountain Red, Profound Mauve, Scarlet Ribbons and Gumbo 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 #FFF1B2 on #3E1D3D at 12.76:1.

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

Color breakdown

Buoyancy #7AADB4
RGB
rgb(122, 173, 180)
HSL
hsl(187, 28%, 59%)
Luminance
0.373
Aircraft Blue #364E57
RGB
rgb(54, 78, 87)
HSL
hsl(196, 23%, 28%)
Luminance
0.069
Leapfrog #3AA64F
RGB
rgb(58, 166, 79)
HSL
hsl(132, 48%, 44%)
Luminance
0.287
Creamy Lemon #FFF1B2
RGB
rgb(255, 241, 178)
HSL
hsl(49, 100%, 85%)
Luminance
0.874
Longhorn #D78D5B
RGB
rgb(215, 141, 91)
HSL
hsl(24, 61%, 60%)
Luminance
0.343
Rocky Mountain Red #77433E
RGB
rgb(119, 67, 62)
HSL
hsl(5, 31%, 35%)
Luminance
0.083
Profound Mauve #3E1D3D
RGB
rgb(62, 29, 61)
HSL
hsl(302, 36%, 18%)
Luminance
0.022
Scarlet Ribbons #A2304D
RGB
rgb(162, 48, 77)
HSL
hsl(345, 54%, 41%)
Luminance
0.103
Gumbo #748E86
RGB
rgb(116, 142, 134)
HSL
hsl(162, 10%, 51%)
Luminance
0.248

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #FFF1B2 on #3E1D3D 12.76:1 AAA
Aa #364E57 on #FFF1B2 7.75:1 AAA
Aa #FFF1B2 on #77433E 6.95:1 AA
Aa #FFF1B2 on #A2304D 6.03:1 AA
Aa #7AADB4 on #3E1D3D 5.85:1 AA
Aa #D78D5B on #3E1D3D 5.42:1 AA
Aa #3AA64F on #3E1D3D 4.66:1 AA
Aa #3E1D3D on #748E86 4.11:1 AA Large
Aa #7AADB4 on #364E57 3.55:1 AA Large
Aa #364E57 on #D78D5B 3.29:1 AA Large
Aa #7AADB4 on #77433E 3.19:1 AA Large
Aa #FFF1B2 on #748E86 3.10:1 AA Large
Aa #D78D5B on #77433E 2.95:1 Fail
Aa #364E57 on #3AA64F 2.83:1 Fail
Aa #7AADB4 on #A2304D 2.76:1 Fail
Aa #3AA64F on #FFF1B2 2.74:1 Fail
Aa #D78D5B on #A2304D 2.56:1 Fail
Aa #3AA64F on #77433E 2.54:1 Fail
Aa #364E57 on #748E86 2.50:1 Fail
Aa #FFF1B2 on #D78D5B 2.35:1 Fail
Aa #77433E on #748E86 2.24:1 Fail
Aa #3AA64F on #A2304D 2.20:1 Fail
Aa #7AADB4 on #FFF1B2 2.18:1 Fail
Aa #3E1D3D on #A2304D 2.12:1 Fail
Aa #A2304D on #748E86 1.94:1 Fail
Aa #77433E on #3E1D3D 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #364E57 on #3E1D3D 1.65:1 Fail
Aa #7AADB4 on #748E86 1.42:1 Fail
Aa #D78D5B on #748E86 1.32:1 Fail
Aa #364E57 on #A2304D 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #7AADB4 on #3AA64F 1.25:1 Fail
Aa #3AA64F on #D78D5B 1.16:1 Fail
Aa #77433E on #A2304D 1.15:1 Fail
Aa #3AA64F on #748E86 1.13:1 Fail
Aa #364E57 on #77433E 1.11:1 Fail
Aa #7AADB4 on #D78D5B 1.08:1 Fail

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