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Cryptidcore 6

Cryptidcore 6

6-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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Cryptidcore 6

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

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Earthy 6 colors Warm Mixed Analogous gray green red 6
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Colors 6

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #744E44;
  --c-earthy-2: #4C4437;
  --c-earthy-3: #898278;
  --c-earthy-4: #C7C5BC;
  --c-earthy-5: #91AE86;
  --c-earthy-6: #E7EBC5;
}

About this palette

This 6-color earthy palette runs from Green Essence (#E7EBC5) as its lightest tone to Peppercorn Rent (#4C4437) as its darkest. It blends Leather Clutch, Peppercorn Rent, Elephant Skin, Notre Dame, Pear Cactus and Green Essence into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 15 color pairings, 3 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #4C4437 on #E7EBC5 at 7.8:1.

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

Color breakdown

Leather Clutch #744E44
RGB
rgb(116, 78, 68)
HSL
hsl(13, 26%, 36%)
Luminance
0.096
Peppercorn Rent #4C4437
RGB
rgb(76, 68, 55)
HSL
hsl(37, 16%, 26%)
Luminance
0.060
Elephant Skin #898278
RGB
rgb(137, 130, 120)
HSL
hsl(35, 7%, 50%)
Luminance
0.226
Notre Dame #C7C5BC
RGB
rgb(199, 197, 188)
HSL
hsl(49, 9%, 76%)
Luminance
0.557
Pear Cactus #91AE86
RGB
rgb(145, 174, 134)
HSL
hsl(104, 20%, 60%)
Luminance
0.380
Green Essence #E7EBC5
RGB
rgb(231, 235, 197)
HSL
hsl(66, 49%, 85%)
Luminance
0.804

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #4C4437 on #E7EBC5 7.80:1 AAA
Aa #744E44 on #E7EBC5 5.86:1 AA
Aa #4C4437 on #C7C5BC 5.55:1 AA
Aa #744E44 on #C7C5BC 4.16:1 AA Large
Aa #4C4437 on #91AE86 3.93:1 AA Large
Aa #898278 on #E7EBC5 3.09:1 AA Large
Aa #744E44 on #91AE86 2.95:1 Fail
Aa #4C4437 on #898278 2.52:1 Fail
Aa #898278 on #C7C5BC 2.20:1 Fail
Aa #91AE86 on #E7EBC5 1.99:1 Fail
Aa #744E44 on #898278 1.90:1 Fail
Aa #898278 on #91AE86 1.56:1 Fail
Aa #C7C5BC on #91AE86 1.41:1 Fail
Aa #C7C5BC on #E7EBC5 1.41:1 Fail
Aa #744E44 on #4C4437 1.33:1 Fail

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