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Shimmering Sunset

Shimmering Sunset

12-color palette · Warm · Light · Triadic harmony

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Shimmering Sunset

12-color palette · Warm temperature · Light tone · Triadic harmony

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Earthy 12 colors Warm Light Triadic sunset desaturated cozy 12
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Colors 12

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #FACFCF;
  --c-earthy-2: #F2ADC9;
  --c-earthy-3: #C795C1;
  --c-earthy-4: #9A7AA1;
  --c-earthy-5: #6F6682;
  --c-earthy-6: #4D5363;
  --c-earthy-7: #FFE58F;
  --c-earthy-8: #FAB47E;
  --c-earthy-9: #EE9292;
  --c-earthy-10: #BD84A5;
  --c-earthy-11: #BCB7F4;
  --c-earthy-12: #9D90DA;
}

About this palette

This 12-color earthy palette runs from Swallowtail (#FFE58F) as its lightest tone to Mystical Shade (#4D5363) as its darkest. It blends Fading Rose, Rose Mallow, Pomtini, Divine, Hyacinth Arbour, Mystical Shade, Swallowtail, Baltic Amber, Dishy Coral, Opera Mauve, Purple Illusion and Middy’s Purple into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 66 color pairings, 2 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #4D5363 on #FFE58F at 6.17:1.

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

Color breakdown

Fading Rose #FACFCF
RGB
rgb(250, 207, 207)
HSL
hsl(0, 81%, 90%)
Luminance
0.695
Rose Mallow #F2ADC9
RGB
rgb(242, 173, 201)
HSL
hsl(336, 73%, 81%)
Luminance
0.530
Pomtini #C795C1
RGB
rgb(199, 149, 193)
HSL
hsl(307, 31%, 68%)
Luminance
0.375
Divine #9A7AA1
RGB
rgb(154, 122, 161)
HSL
hsl(289, 17%, 55%)
Luminance
0.234
Hyacinth Arbour #6F6682
RGB
rgb(111, 102, 130)
HSL
hsl(259, 12%, 45%)
Luminance
0.145
Mystical Shade #4D5363
RGB
rgb(77, 83, 99)
HSL
hsl(224, 13%, 35%)
Luminance
0.087
Swallowtail #FFE58F
RGB
rgb(255, 229, 143)
HSL
hsl(46, 100%, 78%)
Luminance
0.793
Baltic Amber #FAB47E
RGB
rgb(250, 180, 126)
HSL
hsl(26, 93%, 74%)
Luminance
0.545
Dishy Coral #EE9292
RGB
rgb(238, 146, 146)
HSL
hsl(0, 73%, 75%)
Luminance
0.408
Opera Mauve #BD84A5
RGB
rgb(189, 132, 165)
HSL
hsl(325, 30%, 63%)
Luminance
0.300
Purple Illusion #BCB7F4
RGB
rgb(188, 183, 244)
HSL
hsl(245, 73%, 84%)
Luminance
0.511
Middy’s Purple #9D90DA
RGB
rgb(157, 144, 218)
HSL
hsl(251, 50%, 71%)
Luminance
0.322

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #4D5363 on #FFE58F 6.17:1 AA
Aa #FACFCF on #4D5363 5.45:1 AA
Aa #4D5363 on #FAB47E 4.35:1 AA Large
Aa #6F6682 on #FFE58F 4.32:1 AA Large
Aa #F2ADC9 on #4D5363 4.24:1 AA Large
Aa #4D5363 on #BCB7F4 4.10:1 AA Large
Aa #FACFCF on #6F6682 3.82:1 AA Large
Aa #4D5363 on #EE9292 3.35:1 AA Large
Aa #C795C1 on #4D5363 3.11:1 AA Large
Aa #6F6682 on #FAB47E 3.05:1 AA Large
Aa #F2ADC9 on #6F6682 2.97:1 Fail
Aa #9A7AA1 on #FFE58F 2.97:1 Fail
Aa #6F6682 on #BCB7F4 2.88:1 Fail
Aa #4D5363 on #9D90DA 2.72:1 Fail
Aa #FACFCF on #9A7AA1 2.63:1 Fail
Aa #4D5363 on #BD84A5 2.56:1 Fail
Aa #FFE58F on #BD84A5 2.41:1 Fail
Aa #6F6682 on #EE9292 2.35:1 Fail
Aa #FFE58F on #9D90DA 2.27:1 Fail
Aa #C795C1 on #6F6682 2.18:1 Fail
Aa #FACFCF on #BD84A5 2.12:1 Fail
Aa #9A7AA1 on #FAB47E 2.10:1 Fail
Aa #9A7AA1 on #4D5363 2.08:1 Fail
Aa #F2ADC9 on #9A7AA1 2.04:1 Fail
Aa #FACFCF on #9D90DA 2.00:1 Fail
Aa #C795C1 on #FFE58F 1.98:1 Fail
Aa #9A7AA1 on #BCB7F4 1.98:1 Fail
Aa #6F6682 on #9D90DA 1.91:1 Fail
Aa #FFE58F on #EE9292 1.84:1 Fail
Aa #6F6682 on #BD84A5 1.80:1 Fail
Aa #FACFCF on #C795C1 1.75:1 Fail
Aa #FAB47E on #BD84A5 1.70:1 Fail
Aa #F2ADC9 on #BD84A5 1.65:1 Fail
Aa #FACFCF on #EE9292 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #9A7AA1 on #EE9292 1.62:1 Fail
Aa #FAB47E on #9D90DA 1.60:1 Fail
Aa #BD84A5 on #BCB7F4 1.60:1 Fail
Aa #F2ADC9 on #9D90DA 1.56:1 Fail
Aa #BCB7F4 on #9D90DA 1.51:1 Fail
Aa #C795C1 on #9A7AA1 1.50:1 Fail
Aa #FFE58F on #BCB7F4 1.50:1 Fail
Aa #F2ADC9 on #FFE58F 1.45:1 Fail
Aa #9A7AA1 on #6F6682 1.45:1 Fail
Aa #6F6682 on #4D5363 1.43:1 Fail
Aa #FFE58F on #FAB47E 1.42:1 Fail
Aa #C795C1 on #FAB47E 1.40:1 Fail
Aa #F2ADC9 on #C795C1 1.36:1 Fail
Aa #FACFCF on #BCB7F4 1.33:1 Fail
Aa #C795C1 on #BCB7F4 1.32:1 Fail
Aa #9A7AA1 on #9D90DA 1.31:1 Fail
Aa #EE9292 on #BD84A5 1.31:1 Fail
Aa #FAB47E on #EE9292 1.30:1 Fail
Aa #FACFCF on #F2ADC9 1.28:1 Fail
Aa #F2ADC9 on #EE9292 1.27:1 Fail
Aa #FACFCF on #FAB47E 1.25:1 Fail
Aa #9A7AA1 on #BD84A5 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #EE9292 on #9D90DA 1.23:1 Fail
Aa #EE9292 on #BCB7F4 1.22:1 Fail
Aa #C795C1 on #BD84A5 1.21:1 Fail
Aa #C795C1 on #9D90DA 1.14:1 Fail
Aa #FACFCF on #FFE58F 1.13:1 Fail
Aa #C795C1 on #EE9292 1.08:1 Fail
Aa #FAB47E on #BCB7F4 1.06:1 Fail
Aa #BD84A5 on #9D90DA 1.06:1 Fail
Aa #F2ADC9 on #FAB47E 1.03:1 Fail
Aa #F2ADC9 on #BCB7F4 1.03:1 Fail

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