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5-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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

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Earthy 5 colors Warm Mixed Analogous orange monoramp dark brown
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Colors 5

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #291D22;
  --c-earthy-2: #4E313A;
  --c-earthy-3: #9D5550;
  --c-earthy-4: #F9B18E;
  --c-earthy-5: #FAE8BC;
}

About this palette

This 5-color earthy palette runs from Sand Diamond (#FAE8BC) as its lightest tone to Velvet Black (#291D22) as its darkest. It blends Velvet Black, Joyful Ruby, Bravado Red, Orange Grove and Sand Diamond into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 10 color pairings, 5 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #291D22 on #FAE8BC at 13.4:1.

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

Color breakdown

Velvet Black #291D22
RGB
rgb(41, 29, 34)
HSL
hsl(335, 17%, 14%)
Luminance
0.015
Joyful Ruby #4E313A
RGB
rgb(78, 49, 58)
HSL
hsl(341, 23%, 25%)
Luminance
0.041
Bravado Red #9D5550
RGB
rgb(157, 85, 80)
HSL
hsl(4, 32%, 46%)
Luminance
0.142
Orange Grove #F9B18E
RGB
rgb(249, 177, 142)
HSL
hsl(20, 90%, 77%)
Luminance
0.535
Sand Diamond #FAE8BC
RGB
rgb(250, 232, 188)
HSL
hsl(43, 86%, 86%)
Luminance
0.817

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #291D22 on #FAE8BC 13.40:1 AAA
Aa #4E313A on #FAE8BC 9.50:1 AAA
Aa #291D22 on #F9B18E 9.05:1 AAA
Aa #4E313A on #F9B18E 6.42:1 AA
Aa #9D5550 on #FAE8BC 4.50:1 AA
Aa #9D5550 on #F9B18E 3.04:1 AA Large
Aa #291D22 on #9D5550 2.98:1 Fail
Aa #4E313A on #9D5550 2.11:1 Fail
Aa #F9B18E on #FAE8BC 1.48:1 Fail
Aa #291D22 on #4E313A 1.41:1 Fail

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