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Islandshore

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Islandshore

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Complementary polyphrog beach sand island
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #2C2111;
  --c-earthy-2: #584E44;
  --c-earthy-3: #2B5E91;
  --c-earthy-4: #647631;
  --c-earthy-5: #A17B5B;
  --c-earthy-6: #5BA1A7;
  --c-earthy-7: #CBB234;
  --c-earthy-8: #DED598;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Liminality (#DED598) as its lightest tone to Coffee Grounds (#2C2111) as its darkest. It blends Coffee Grounds, Dark Truffle, Outer Reef, Muddy Green, Agrellan Earth, Atlas Cedar, Yellowstone and Liminality into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 5 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #2C2111 on #DED598 at 10.56:1.

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

Color breakdown

Coffee Grounds #2C2111
RGB
rgb(44, 33, 17)
HSL
hsl(36, 44%, 12%)
Luminance
0.017
Dark Truffle #584E44
RGB
rgb(88, 78, 68)
HSL
hsl(30, 13%, 31%)
Luminance
0.079
Outer Reef #2B5E91
RGB
rgb(43, 94, 145)
HSL
hsl(210, 54%, 37%)
Luminance
0.106
Muddy Green #647631
RGB
rgb(100, 118, 49)
HSL
hsl(76, 41%, 33%)
Luminance
0.159
Agrellan Earth #A17B5B
RGB
rgb(161, 123, 91)
HSL
hsl(27, 28%, 49%)
Luminance
0.225
Atlas Cedar #5BA1A7
RGB
rgb(91, 161, 167)
HSL
hsl(185, 30%, 51%)
Luminance
0.305
Yellowstone #CBB234
RGB
rgb(203, 178, 52)
HSL
hsl(50, 59%, 50%)
Luminance
0.448
Liminality #DED598
RGB
rgb(222, 213, 152)
HSL
hsl(52, 51%, 73%)
Luminance
0.654

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #2C2111 on #DED598 10.56:1 AAA
Aa #2C2111 on #CBB234 7.47:1 AAA
Aa #584E44 on #DED598 5.44:1 AA
Aa #2C2111 on #5BA1A7 5.33:1 AA
Aa #2B5E91 on #DED598 4.52:1 AA
Aa #2C2111 on #A17B5B 4.13:1 AA Large
Aa #584E44 on #CBB234 3.85:1 AA Large
Aa #647631 on #DED598 3.37:1 AA Large
Aa #2B5E91 on #CBB234 3.20:1 AA Large
Aa #2C2111 on #647631 3.13:1 AA Large
Aa #584E44 on #5BA1A7 2.74:1 Fail
Aa #A17B5B on #DED598 2.56:1 Fail
Aa #647631 on #CBB234 2.38:1 Fail
Aa #2C2111 on #2B5E91 2.34:1 Fail
Aa #2B5E91 on #5BA1A7 2.28:1 Fail
Aa #584E44 on #A17B5B 2.12:1 Fail
Aa #5BA1A7 on #DED598 1.98:1 Fail
Aa #2C2111 on #584E44 1.94:1 Fail
Aa #A17B5B on #CBB234 1.81:1 Fail
Aa #2B5E91 on #A17B5B 1.77:1 Fail
Aa #647631 on #5BA1A7 1.70:1 Fail
Aa #584E44 on #647631 1.61:1 Fail
Aa #CBB234 on #DED598 1.41:1 Fail
Aa #5BA1A7 on #CBB234 1.40:1 Fail
Aa #2B5E91 on #647631 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #647631 on #A17B5B 1.32:1 Fail
Aa #A17B5B on #5BA1A7 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #584E44 on #2B5E91 1.20:1 Fail

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