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Black Cherry

Black Cherry

5-color palette · Warm · Dark · Analogous harmony

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Black Cherry

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

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Earthy 5 colors Warm Dark Analogous
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Colors 5

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #D95D45;
  --c-earthy-2: #B12F3A;
  --c-earthy-3: #7A1F3A;
  --c-earthy-4: #521935;
  --c-earthy-5: #2B1225;
}

About this palette

This 5-color earthy palette runs from Flame Stitch (#D95D45) as its lightest tone to Black Cherry (#2B1225) as its darkest. It blends Flame Stitch, Planet Fever, Brown Magenta, Tulip Poplar Purple and Black Cherry into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 10 color pairings, 1 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #D95D45 on #2B1225 at 4.61:1.

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

Color breakdown

Flame Stitch #D95D45
RGB
rgb(217, 93, 69)
HSL
hsl(10, 66%, 56%)
Luminance
0.230
Planet Fever #B12F3A
RGB
rgb(177, 47, 58)
HSL
hsl(355, 58%, 44%)
Luminance
0.117
Brown Magenta #7A1F3A
RGB
rgb(122, 31, 58)
HSL
hsl(342, 59%, 30%)
Luminance
0.054
Tulip Poplar Purple #521935
RGB
rgb(82, 25, 53)
HSL
hsl(331, 53%, 21%)
Luminance
0.028
Black Cherry #2B1225
RGB
rgb(43, 18, 37)
HSL
hsl(314, 41%, 12%)
Luminance
0.011

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #D95D45 on #2B1225 4.61:1 AA
Aa #D95D45 on #521935 3.62:1 AA Large
Aa #B12F3A on #2B1225 2.74:1 Fail
Aa #D95D45 on #7A1F3A 2.69:1 Fail
Aa #B12F3A on #521935 2.15:1 Fail
Aa #7A1F3A on #2B1225 1.71:1 Fail
Aa #D95D45 on #B12F3A 1.68:1 Fail
Aa #B12F3A on #7A1F3A 1.60:1 Fail
Aa #7A1F3A on #521935 1.35:1 Fail
Aa #521935 on #2B1225 1.27:1 Fail

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