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Soviet X12

Soviet X12

12-color palette · Warm · Dark · Analogous harmony

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Soviet X12

12-color palette · Warm temperature · Dark tone · Analogous harmony

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Earthy 12 colors Warm Dark Analogous old aesthetic retro soviet
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Colors 12

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #090706;
  --c-earthy-2: #1D1613;
  --c-earthy-3: #332923;
  --c-earthy-4: #521818;
  --c-earthy-5: #732820;
  --c-earthy-6: #A73E2C;
  --c-earthy-7: #C58129;
  --c-earthy-8: #DEAA31;
  --c-earthy-9: #FFD64A;
  --c-earthy-10: #E69552;
  --c-earthy-11: #EEBA73;
  --c-earthy-12: #FFDA94;
}

About this palette

This 12-color earthy palette runs from Cha-Cha-Cha (#FFDA94) as its lightest tone to Accursed Black (#090706) as its darkest. It blends Accursed Black, Nightshade Berries, Betel Nut Dye, Spinel Red, Hazelnut Kisses, Edocha, Geebung, Currywurst, Tuscan Sun, Butternut Pizazz, Kernel and Cha-Cha-Cha into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 66 color pairings, 27 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #090706 on #FFDA94 at 15.04:1.

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

Color breakdown

Accursed Black #090706
RGB
rgb(9, 7, 6)
HSL
hsl(20, 20%, 3%)
Luminance
0.002
Nightshade Berries #1D1613
RGB
rgb(29, 22, 19)
HSL
hsl(18, 21%, 9%)
Luminance
0.009
Betel Nut Dye #332923
RGB
rgb(51, 41, 35)
HSL
hsl(23, 19%, 17%)
Luminance
0.024
Spinel Red #521818
RGB
rgb(82, 24, 24)
HSL
hsl(0, 55%, 21%)
Luminance
0.025
Hazelnut Kisses #732820
RGB
rgb(115, 40, 32)
HSL
hsl(6, 56%, 29%)
Luminance
0.053
Edocha #A73E2C
RGB
rgb(167, 62, 44)
HSL
hsl(9, 58%, 41%)
Luminance
0.118
Geebung #C58129
RGB
rgb(197, 129, 41)
HSL
hsl(34, 66%, 47%)
Luminance
0.277
Currywurst #DEAA31
RGB
rgb(222, 170, 49)
HSL
hsl(42, 72%, 53%)
Luminance
0.445
Tuscan Sun #FFD64A
RGB
rgb(255, 214, 74)
HSL
hsl(46, 100%, 65%)
Luminance
0.699
Butternut Pizazz #E69552
RGB
rgb(230, 149, 82)
HSL
hsl(27, 75%, 61%)
Luminance
0.389
Kernel #EEBA73
RGB
rgb(238, 186, 115)
HSL
hsl(35, 78%, 69%)
Luminance
0.545
Cha-Cha-Cha #FFDA94
RGB
rgb(255, 218, 148)
HSL
hsl(39, 100%, 79%)
Luminance
0.735

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #090706 on #FFDA94 15.04:1 AAA
Aa #090706 on #FFD64A 14.33:1 AAA
Aa #1D1613 on #FFDA94 13.35:1 AAA
Aa #1D1613 on #FFD64A 12.72:1 AAA
Aa #090706 on #EEBA73 11.40:1 AAA
Aa #332923 on #FFDA94 10.60:1 AAA
Aa #521818 on #FFDA94 10.45:1 AAA
Aa #1D1613 on #EEBA73 10.12:1 AAA
Aa #332923 on #FFD64A 10.10:1 AAA
Aa #521818 on #FFD64A 9.96:1 AAA
Aa #090706 on #DEAA31 9.48:1 AAA
Aa #1D1613 on #DEAA31 8.42:1 AAA
Aa #090706 on #E69552 8.41:1 AAA
Aa #332923 on #EEBA73 8.03:1 AAA
Aa #521818 on #EEBA73 7.92:1 AAA
Aa #732820 on #FFDA94 7.65:1 AAA
Aa #1D1613 on #E69552 7.47:1 AAA
Aa #732820 on #FFD64A 7.29:1 AAA
Aa #332923 on #DEAA31 6.68:1 AA
Aa #521818 on #DEAA31 6.59:1 AA
Aa #090706 on #C58129 6.27:1 AA
Aa #332923 on #E69552 5.93:1 AA
Aa #521818 on #E69552 5.85:1 AA
Aa #732820 on #EEBA73 5.80:1 AA
Aa #1D1613 on #C58129 5.56:1 AA
Aa #732820 on #DEAA31 4.82:1 AA
Aa #A73E2C on #FFDA94 4.66:1 AA
Aa #A73E2C on #FFD64A 4.44:1 AA Large
Aa #332923 on #C58129 4.42:1 AA Large
Aa #521818 on #C58129 4.36:1 AA Large
Aa #732820 on #E69552 4.28:1 AA Large
Aa #A73E2C on #EEBA73 3.53:1 AA Large
Aa #090706 on #A73E2C 3.22:1 AA Large
Aa #732820 on #C58129 3.19:1 AA Large
Aa #A73E2C on #DEAA31 2.94:1 Fail
Aa #1D1613 on #A73E2C 2.86:1 Fail
Aa #A73E2C on #E69552 2.61:1 Fail
Aa #C58129 on #FFDA94 2.40:1 Fail
Aa #C58129 on #FFD64A 2.29:1 Fail
Aa #332923 on #A73E2C 2.27:1 Fail
Aa #521818 on #A73E2C 2.24:1 Fail
Aa #090706 on #732820 1.97:1 Fail
Aa #A73E2C on #C58129 1.94:1 Fail
Aa #C58129 on #EEBA73 1.82:1 Fail
Aa #E69552 on #FFDA94 1.79:1 Fail
Aa #1D1613 on #732820 1.75:1 Fail
Aa #FFD64A on #E69552 1.70:1 Fail
Aa #732820 on #A73E2C 1.64:1 Fail
Aa #DEAA31 on #FFDA94 1.59:1 Fail
Aa #C58129 on #DEAA31 1.51:1 Fail
Aa #DEAA31 on #FFD64A 1.51:1 Fail
Aa #090706 on #521818 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #090706 on #332923 1.42:1 Fail
Aa #332923 on #732820 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #521818 on #732820 1.37:1 Fail
Aa #E69552 on #EEBA73 1.36:1 Fail
Aa #C58129 on #E69552 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #EEBA73 on #FFDA94 1.32:1 Fail
Aa #1D1613 on #521818 1.28:1 Fail
Aa #1D1613 on #332923 1.26:1 Fail
Aa #FFD64A on #EEBA73 1.26:1 Fail
Aa #DEAA31 on #EEBA73 1.20:1 Fail
Aa #090706 on #1D1613 1.13:1 Fail
Aa #DEAA31 on #E69552 1.13:1 Fail
Aa #FFD64A on #FFDA94 1.05:1 Fail
Aa #332923 on #521818 1.01:1 Fail

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