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Liminal Lemon

Liminal Lemon

5-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Liminal Lemon

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

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Earthy 5 colors Warm Mixed Complementary gray monochrome greyscale grayscale
Likes 53
Colors 5

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #202436;
  --c-earthy-2: #74707C;
  --c-earthy-3: #B1A7A2;
  --c-earthy-4: #D4CCB4;
  --c-earthy-5: #ECE2D8;
}

About this palette

This 5-color earthy palette runs from String of Pearls (#ECE2D8) as its lightest tone to Moonless Mystery (#202436) as its darkest. It blends Moonless Mystery, Paisley, Aura, Ecru Wealth and String of Pearls into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 10 color pairings, 3 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #202436 on #ECE2D8 at 12.02:1.

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

Color breakdown

Moonless Mystery #202436
RGB
rgb(32, 36, 54)
HSL
hsl(229, 26%, 17%)
Luminance
0.018
Paisley #74707C
RGB
rgb(116, 112, 124)
HSL
hsl(260, 5%, 46%)
Luminance
0.168
Aura #B1A7A2
RGB
rgb(177, 167, 162)
HSL
hsl(20, 9%, 66%)
Luminance
0.396
Ecru Wealth #D4CCB4
RGB
rgb(212, 204, 180)
HSL
hsl(45, 27%, 77%)
Luminance
0.605
String of Pearls #ECE2D8
RGB
rgb(236, 226, 216)
HSL
hsl(30, 34%, 89%)
Luminance
0.772

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #202436 on #ECE2D8 12.02:1 AAA
Aa #202436 on #D4CCB4 9.58:1 AAA
Aa #202436 on #B1A7A2 6.52:1 AA
Aa #74707C on #ECE2D8 3.78:1 AA Large
Aa #202436 on #74707C 3.18:1 AA Large
Aa #74707C on #D4CCB4 3.01:1 AA Large
Aa #74707C on #B1A7A2 2.05:1 Fail
Aa #B1A7A2 on #ECE2D8 1.84:1 Fail
Aa #B1A7A2 on #D4CCB4 1.47:1 Fail
Aa #D4CCB4 on #ECE2D8 1.26:1 Fail

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