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Royal Monarch VIII

Royal Monarch VIII

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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Royal Monarch VIII

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Analogous colorramp
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #D2B939;
  --c-earthy-2: #C0A13A;
  --c-earthy-3: #AF8A3C;
  --c-earthy-4: #9D723D;
  --c-earthy-5: #8C5B3E;
  --c-earthy-6: #7A433F;
  --c-earthy-7: #692C41;
  --c-earthy-8: #571442;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Yellowstone (#D2B939) as its lightest tone to Violet Carmine (#571442) as its darkest. It blends Yellowstone, Tiki Torch, Alpine, Favourite Ale, Rope, Sweet Spiceberry, Cherry Juice Red and Violet Carmine into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 3 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #D2B939 on #571442 at 6.78:1.

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

Color breakdown

Yellowstone #D2B939
RGB
rgb(210, 185, 57)
HSL
hsl(50, 63%, 52%)
Luminance
0.487
Tiki Torch #C0A13A
RGB
rgb(192, 161, 58)
HSL
hsl(46, 54%, 49%)
Luminance
0.370
Alpine #AF8A3C
RGB
rgb(175, 138, 60)
HSL
hsl(41, 49%, 46%)
Luminance
0.276
Favourite Ale #9D723D
RGB
rgb(157, 114, 61)
HSL
hsl(33, 44%, 43%)
Luminance
0.195
Rope #8C5B3E
RGB
rgb(140, 91, 62)
HSL
hsl(22, 39%, 40%)
Luminance
0.134
Sweet Spiceberry #7A433F
RGB
rgb(122, 67, 63)
HSL
hsl(4, 32%, 36%)
Luminance
0.085
Cherry Juice Red #692C41
RGB
rgb(105, 44, 65)
HSL
hsl(339, 41%, 29%)
Luminance
0.052
Violet Carmine #571442
RGB
rgb(87, 20, 66)
HSL
hsl(319, 63%, 21%)
Luminance
0.029

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #D2B939 on #571442 6.78:1 AA
Aa #C0A13A on #571442 5.30:1 AA
Aa #D2B939 on #692C41 5.27:1 AA
Aa #C0A13A on #692C41 4.12:1 AA Large
Aa #AF8A3C on #571442 4.12:1 AA Large
Aa #D2B939 on #7A433F 3.97:1 AA Large
Aa #AF8A3C on #692C41 3.20:1 AA Large
Aa #C0A13A on #7A433F 3.11:1 AA Large
Aa #9D723D on #571442 3.10:1 AA Large
Aa #D2B939 on #8C5B3E 2.92:1 Fail
Aa #AF8A3C on #7A433F 2.41:1 Fail
Aa #9D723D on #692C41 2.41:1 Fail
Aa #8C5B3E on #571442 2.32:1 Fail
Aa #C0A13A on #8C5B3E 2.28:1 Fail
Aa #D2B939 on #9D723D 2.19:1 Fail
Aa #9D723D on #7A433F 1.82:1 Fail
Aa #8C5B3E on #692C41 1.81:1 Fail
Aa #AF8A3C on #8C5B3E 1.77:1 Fail
Aa #C0A13A on #9D723D 1.71:1 Fail
Aa #7A433F on #571442 1.71:1 Fail
Aa #D2B939 on #AF8A3C 1.65:1 Fail
Aa #8C5B3E on #7A433F 1.36:1 Fail
Aa #AF8A3C on #9D723D 1.33:1 Fail
Aa #9D723D on #8C5B3E 1.33:1 Fail
Aa #7A433F on #692C41 1.33:1 Fail
Aa #C0A13A on #AF8A3C 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #692C41 on #571442 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #D2B939 on #C0A13A 1.28:1 Fail

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