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War Is Hell

War Is Hell

6-color palette · Warm · Dark · Complementary harmony

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War Is Hell

6-color palette · Warm temperature · Dark tone · Complementary harmony

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Earthy 6 colors Warm Dark Complementary dust war grime
Likes 54
Colors 6

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #262638;
  --c-earthy-2: #3A4931;
  --c-earthy-3: #5F322B;
  --c-earthy-4: #A4998E;
  --c-earthy-5: #5B4E41;
  --c-earthy-6: #38291F;
}

About this palette

This 6-color earthy palette runs from Grey Flanks (#A4998E) as its lightest tone to Mangu Black (#262638) as its darkest. It blends Mangu Black, Palm Leaf, Rookwood Red, Grey Flanks, Brown Suede and Cocoa Brown into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 15 color pairings, 2 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #262638 on #A4998E at 5.31:1.

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

Color breakdown

Mangu Black #262638
RGB
rgb(38, 38, 56)
HSL
hsl(240, 19%, 18%)
Luminance
0.021
Palm Leaf #3A4931
RGB
rgb(58, 73, 49)
HSL
hsl(98, 20%, 24%)
Luminance
0.059
Rookwood Red #5F322B
RGB
rgb(95, 50, 43)
HSL
hsl(8, 38%, 27%)
Luminance
0.049
Grey Flanks #A4998E
RGB
rgb(164, 153, 142)
HSL
hsl(30, 11%, 60%)
Luminance
0.326
Brown Suede #5B4E41
RGB
rgb(91, 78, 65)
HSL
hsl(30, 17%, 31%)
Luminance
0.081
Cocoa Brown #38291F
RGB
rgb(56, 41, 31)
HSL
hsl(24, 29%, 17%)
Luminance
0.025

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #262638 on #A4998E 5.31:1 AA
Aa #A4998E on #38291F 5.00:1 AA
Aa #5F322B on #A4998E 3.81:1 AA Large
Aa #3A4931 on #A4998E 3.46:1 AA Large
Aa #A4998E on #5B4E41 2.88:1 Fail
Aa #262638 on #5B4E41 1.84:1 Fail
Aa #5B4E41 on #38291F 1.73:1 Fail
Aa #262638 on #3A4931 1.54:1 Fail
Aa #3A4931 on #38291F 1.45:1 Fail
Aa #262638 on #5F322B 1.40:1 Fail
Aa #5F322B on #5B4E41 1.32:1 Fail
Aa #5F322B on #38291F 1.31:1 Fail
Aa #3A4931 on #5B4E41 1.20:1 Fail
Aa #3A4931 on #5F322B 1.10:1 Fail
Aa #262638 on #38291F 1.06:1 Fail

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