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Golden 6

Golden 6

6-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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Golden 6

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

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Earthy 6 colors Warm Mixed Analogous monoramp warm yellow gold
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Colors 6

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #FAFEE7;
  --c-earthy-2: #F2F09D;
  --c-earthy-3: #DBC064;
  --c-earthy-4: #AD8041;
  --c-earthy-5: #674936;
  --c-earthy-6: #2C2321;
}

About this palette

This 6-color earthy palette runs from Herbal Tea (#FAFEE7) as its lightest tone to Gold Black (#2C2321) as its darkest. It blends Herbal Tea, Portofino, Crusade King, Rare Find, Buckeye and Gold Black 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 #FAFEE7 on #2C2321 at 14.89:1.

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

Color breakdown

Herbal Tea #FAFEE7
RGB
rgb(250, 254, 231)
HSL
hsl(70, 92%, 95%)
Luminance
0.970
Portofino #F2F09D
RGB
rgb(242, 240, 157)
HSL
hsl(59, 77%, 78%)
Luminance
0.836
Crusade King #DBC064
RGB
rgb(219, 192, 100)
HSL
hsl(46, 62%, 63%)
Luminance
0.537
Rare Find #AD8041
RGB
rgb(173, 128, 65)
HSL
hsl(35, 45%, 47%)
Luminance
0.247
Buckeye #674936
RGB
rgb(103, 73, 54)
HSL
hsl(23, 31%, 31%)
Luminance
0.079
Gold Black #2C2321
RGB
rgb(44, 35, 33)
HSL
hsl(11, 14%, 15%)
Luminance
0.019

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #FAFEE7 on #2C2321 14.89:1 AAA
Aa #F2F09D on #2C2321 12.94:1 AAA
Aa #DBC064 on #2C2321 8.57:1 AAA
Aa #FAFEE7 on #674936 7.90:1 AAA
Aa #F2F09D on #674936 6.86:1 AA
Aa #DBC064 on #674936 4.54:1 AA
Aa #AD8041 on #2C2321 4.34:1 AA Large
Aa #FAFEE7 on #AD8041 3.43:1 AA Large
Aa #F2F09D on #AD8041 2.98:1 Fail
Aa #AD8041 on #674936 2.30:1 Fail
Aa #DBC064 on #AD8041 1.98:1 Fail
Aa #674936 on #2C2321 1.89:1 Fail
Aa #FAFEE7 on #DBC064 1.74:1 Fail
Aa #F2F09D on #DBC064 1.51:1 Fail
Aa #FAFEE7 on #F2F09D 1.15:1 Fail

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