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6-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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

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Earthy 6 colors Warm Mixed Analogous old sepia photo cinema
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Colors 6

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #20220C;
  --c-earthy-2: #423E25;
  --c-earthy-3: #746754;
  --c-earthy-4: #B4A797;
  --c-earthy-5: #D3C7B9;
  --c-earthy-6: #DFD7CC;
}

About this palette

This 6-color earthy palette runs from Always Neutral (#DFD7CC) as its lightest tone to Black Mesa (#20220C) as its darkest. It blends Black Mesa, Scorched Metal, Landmark, Sediment, Gravelstone and Always Neutral 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 #20220C on #DFD7CC at 11.37:1.

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

Color breakdown

Black Mesa #20220C
RGB
rgb(32, 34, 12)
HSL
hsl(65, 48%, 9%)
Luminance
0.015
Scorched Metal #423E25
RGB
rgb(66, 62, 37)
HSL
hsl(52, 28%, 20%)
Luminance
0.047
Landmark #746754
RGB
rgb(116, 103, 84)
HSL
hsl(36, 16%, 39%)
Luminance
0.141
Sediment #B4A797
RGB
rgb(180, 167, 151)
HSL
hsl(33, 16%, 65%)
Luminance
0.396
Gravelstone #D3C7B9
RGB
rgb(211, 199, 185)
HSL
hsl(32, 23%, 78%)
Luminance
0.582
Always Neutral #DFD7CC
RGB
rgb(223, 215, 204)
HSL
hsl(35, 23%, 84%)
Luminance
0.687

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #20220C on #DFD7CC 11.37:1 AAA
Aa #20220C on #D3C7B9 9.76:1 AAA
Aa #423E25 on #DFD7CC 7.56:1 AAA
Aa #20220C on #B4A797 6.88:1 AA
Aa #423E25 on #D3C7B9 6.49:1 AA
Aa #423E25 on #B4A797 4.58:1 AA
Aa #746754 on #DFD7CC 3.87:1 AA Large
Aa #746754 on #D3C7B9 3.32:1 AA Large
Aa #20220C on #746754 2.94:1 Fail
Aa #746754 on #B4A797 2.34:1 Fail
Aa #423E25 on #746754 1.96:1 Fail
Aa #B4A797 on #DFD7CC 1.65:1 Fail
Aa #20220C on #423E25 1.50:1 Fail
Aa #B4A797 on #D3C7B9 1.42:1 Fail
Aa #D3C7B9 on #DFD7CC 1.17:1 Fail

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