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Cave

Cave

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Cave

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Complementary artist pinetreepizza
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #000000;
  --c-earthy-2: #100029;
  --c-earthy-3: #361D23;
  --c-earthy-4: #443F4F;
  --c-earthy-5: #8F56B3;
  --c-earthy-6: #C79065;
  --c-earthy-7: #9CE4C7;
  --c-earthy-8: #F5F5F5;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from White Smoke (#F5F5F5) as its lightest tone to Black (#000000) as its darkest. It blends Black, Space Grey, Warm Balaclavas Are Forever, Loom of Fate, Lusty Lavender, Butterum, Bright Sea Green and White Smoke into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 12 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #000000 on #F5F5F5 at 19.26:1.

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

Color breakdown

Black #000000
RGB
rgb(0, 0, 0)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 0%)
Luminance
0.000
Space Grey #100029
RGB
rgb(16, 0, 41)
HSL
hsl(263, 100%, 8%)
Luminance
0.003
Warm Balaclavas Are Forever #361D23
RGB
rgb(54, 29, 35)
HSL
hsl(346, 30%, 16%)
Luminance
0.018
Loom of Fate #443F4F
RGB
rgb(68, 63, 79)
HSL
hsl(259, 11%, 28%)
Luminance
0.054
Lusty Lavender #8F56B3
RGB
rgb(143, 86, 179)
HSL
hsl(277, 38%, 52%)
Luminance
0.158
Butterum #C79065
RGB
rgb(199, 144, 101)
HSL
hsl(26, 47%, 59%)
Luminance
0.330
Bright Sea Green #9CE4C7
RGB
rgb(156, 228, 199)
HSL
hsl(156, 57%, 75%)
Luminance
0.667
White Smoke #F5F5F5
RGB
rgb(245, 245, 245)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 96%)
Luminance
0.913

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #000000 on #F5F5F5 19.26:1 AAA
Aa #100029 on #F5F5F5 18.27:1 AAA
Aa #000000 on #9CE4C7 14.34:1 AAA
Aa #361D23 on #F5F5F5 14.20:1 AAA
Aa #100029 on #9CE4C7 13.60:1 AAA
Aa #361D23 on #9CE4C7 10.57:1 AAA
Aa #443F4F on #F5F5F5 9.31:1 AAA
Aa #000000 on #C79065 7.61:1 AAA
Aa #100029 on #C79065 7.22:1 AAA
Aa #443F4F on #9CE4C7 6.93:1 AA
Aa #361D23 on #C79065 5.61:1 AA
Aa #8F56B3 on #F5F5F5 4.64:1 AA
Aa #000000 on #8F56B3 4.15:1 AA Large
Aa #100029 on #8F56B3 3.94:1 AA Large
Aa #443F4F on #C79065 3.67:1 AA Large
Aa #8F56B3 on #9CE4C7 3.45:1 AA Large
Aa #361D23 on #8F56B3 3.06:1 AA Large
Aa #C79065 on #F5F5F5 2.53:1 Fail
Aa #000000 on #443F4F 2.07:1 Fail
Aa #443F4F on #8F56B3 2.01:1 Fail
Aa #100029 on #443F4F 1.96:1 Fail
Aa #C79065 on #9CE4C7 1.88:1 Fail
Aa #8F56B3 on #C79065 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #361D23 on #443F4F 1.53:1 Fail
Aa #000000 on #361D23 1.36:1 Fail
Aa #9CE4C7 on #F5F5F5 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #100029 on #361D23 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #000000 on #100029 1.05:1 Fail

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