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Burton's Own

Burton's Own

12-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Burton's Own

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

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Earthy 12 colors Warm Mixed Complementary gray septemberstudypalettecontest qirlfriend
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Colors 12

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #0C0711;
  --c-earthy-2: #E5DFF0;
  --c-earthy-3: #7A675A;
  --c-earthy-4: #AB988F;
  --c-earthy-5: #645D77;
  --c-earthy-6: #928FB6;
  --c-earthy-7: #9E5E58;
  --c-earthy-8: #B0B263;
  --c-earthy-9: #4F658F;
  --c-earthy-10: #80A392;
  --c-earthy-11: #423058;
  --c-earthy-12: #6D3E5A;
}

About this palette

This 12-color earthy palette runs from Lingering Lilac (#E5DFF0) as its lightest tone to Narwhal Grey (#0C0711) as its darkest. It blends Narwhal Grey, Lingering Lilac, Braid, Putty Pearl, Purple Passage, Purple Amethyst, Rhode Island Red, Green Me, Dutch Blue, Bristol Green, Naggaroth Night and Royal Lines into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 66 color pairings, 10 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #0C0711 on #E5DFF0 at 15.32:1.

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

Color breakdown

Narwhal Grey #0C0711
RGB
rgb(12, 7, 17)
HSL
hsl(270, 42%, 5%)
Luminance
0.003
Lingering Lilac #E5DFF0
RGB
rgb(229, 223, 240)
HSL
hsl(261, 36%, 91%)
Luminance
0.757
Braid #7A675A
RGB
rgb(122, 103, 90)
HSL
hsl(24, 15%, 42%)
Luminance
0.146
Putty Pearl #AB988F
RGB
rgb(171, 152, 143)
HSL
hsl(19, 14%, 62%)
Luminance
0.331
Purple Passage #645D77
RGB
rgb(100, 93, 119)
HSL
hsl(256, 12%, 42%)
Luminance
0.119
Purple Amethyst #928FB6
RGB
rgb(146, 143, 182)
HSL
hsl(245, 21%, 64%)
Luminance
0.291
Rhode Island Red #9E5E58
RGB
rgb(158, 94, 88)
HSL
hsl(5, 28%, 48%)
Luminance
0.160
Green Me #B0B263
RGB
rgb(176, 178, 99)
HSL
hsl(62, 34%, 54%)
Luminance
0.420
Dutch Blue #4F658F
RGB
rgb(79, 101, 143)
HSL
hsl(219, 29%, 44%)
Luminance
0.130
Bristol Green #80A392
RGB
rgb(128, 163, 146)
HSL
hsl(151, 16%, 57%)
Luminance
0.329
Naggaroth Night #423058
RGB
rgb(66, 48, 88)
HSL
hsl(267, 29%, 27%)
Luminance
0.040
Royal Lines #6D3E5A
RGB
rgb(109, 62, 90)
HSL
hsl(324, 27%, 34%)
Luminance
0.074

Contrast & accessibility

10 of 66 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #0C0711 on #E5DFF0 15.32:1 AAA
Aa #E5DFF0 on #423058 8.99:1 AAA
Aa #0C0711 on #B0B263 8.91:1 AAA
Aa #0C0711 on #AB988F 7.23:1 AAA
Aa #0C0711 on #80A392 7.18:1 AAA
Aa #E5DFF0 on #6D3E5A 6.49:1 AA
Aa #0C0711 on #928FB6 6.48:1 AA
Aa #B0B263 on #423058 5.23:1 AA
Aa #E5DFF0 on #645D77 4.79:1 AA
Aa #E5DFF0 on #4F658F 4.50:1 AA
Aa #AB988F on #423058 4.24:1 AA Large
Aa #80A392 on #423058 4.22:1 AA Large
Aa #E5DFF0 on #7A675A 4.12:1 AA Large
Aa #0C0711 on #9E5E58 3.98:1 AA Large
Aa #E5DFF0 on #9E5E58 3.85:1 AA Large
Aa #928FB6 on #423058 3.80:1 AA Large
Aa #B0B263 on #6D3E5A 3.78:1 AA Large
Aa #0C0711 on #7A675A 3.71:1 AA Large
Aa #0C0711 on #4F658F 3.41:1 AA Large
Aa #0C0711 on #645D77 3.20:1 AA Large
Aa #AB988F on #6D3E5A 3.06:1 AA Large
Aa #80A392 on #6D3E5A 3.04:1 AA Large
Aa #645D77 on #B0B263 2.78:1 Fail
Aa #928FB6 on #6D3E5A 2.75:1 Fail
Aa #B0B263 on #4F658F 2.62:1 Fail
Aa #7A675A on #B0B263 2.40:1 Fail
Aa #0C0711 on #6D3E5A 2.36:1 Fail
Aa #E5DFF0 on #928FB6 2.36:1 Fail
Aa #9E5E58 on #423058 2.34:1 Fail
Aa #AB988F on #645D77 2.26:1 Fail
Aa #645D77 on #80A392 2.24:1 Fail
Aa #9E5E58 on #B0B263 2.24:1 Fail
Aa #7A675A on #423058 2.18:1 Fail
Aa #E5DFF0 on #80A392 2.13:1 Fail
Aa #E5DFF0 on #AB988F 2.12:1 Fail
Aa #AB988F on #4F658F 2.12:1 Fail
Aa #4F658F on #80A392 2.11:1 Fail
Aa #645D77 on #928FB6 2.02:1 Fail
Aa #4F658F on #423058 2.00:1 Fail
Aa #7A675A on #AB988F 1.95:1 Fail
Aa #7A675A on #80A392 1.93:1 Fail
Aa #928FB6 on #4F658F 1.90:1 Fail
Aa #645D77 on #423058 1.88:1 Fail
Aa #AB988F on #9E5E58 1.82:1 Fail
Aa #9E5E58 on #80A392 1.80:1 Fail
Aa #7A675A on #928FB6 1.74:1 Fail
Aa #E5DFF0 on #B0B263 1.72:1 Fail
Aa #0C0711 on #423058 1.70:1 Fail
Aa #9E5E58 on #6D3E5A 1.69:1 Fail
Aa #928FB6 on #9E5E58 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #7A675A on #6D3E5A 1.57:1 Fail
Aa #4F658F on #6D3E5A 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #423058 on #6D3E5A 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #928FB6 on #B0B263 1.38:1 Fail
Aa #645D77 on #6D3E5A 1.36:1 Fail
Aa #645D77 on #9E5E58 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #B0B263 on #80A392 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #AB988F on #B0B263 1.23:1 Fail
Aa #9E5E58 on #4F658F 1.17:1 Fail
Aa #7A675A on #645D77 1.16:1 Fail
Aa #AB988F on #928FB6 1.12:1 Fail
Aa #928FB6 on #80A392 1.11:1 Fail
Aa #7A675A on #4F658F 1.09:1 Fail
Aa #7A675A on #9E5E58 1.07:1 Fail
Aa #645D77 on #4F658F 1.06:1 Fail
Aa #AB988F on #80A392 1.01:1 Fail

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