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Samey 12

Samey 12

12-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Triadic harmony

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Samey 12

12-color palette · Warm temperature · Mixed tone · Triadic harmony

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Earthy 12 colors Warm Mixed Triadic fall red warm brown
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Colors 12

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #F0E7B1;
  --c-earthy-2: #DCB18C;
  --c-earthy-3: #A35F52;
  --c-earthy-4: #5B222B;
  --c-earthy-5: #F5F1F1;
  --c-earthy-6: #88975F;
  --c-earthy-7: #4A4D33;
  --c-earthy-8: #12070F;
  --c-earthy-9: #BBA5B2;
  --c-earthy-10: #694F7E;
  --c-earthy-11: #3C0B2F;
  --c-earthy-12: #AB4646;
}

About this palette

This 12-color earthy palette runs from Plastic Clouds (#F5F1F1) as its lightest tone to Noir Fiction (#12070F) as its darkest. It blends Oyster Bisque, Boot Hill Ghost, Foxy, Drops of God, Plastic Clouds, Vesuvian Green, Waiouru, Noir Fiction, Buckwheat Mauve, Virtual Violet, Greek Aubergine and Redtail into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 66 color pairings, 20 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #F5F1F1 on #12070F at 17.62:1.

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

Color breakdown

Oyster Bisque #F0E7B1
RGB
rgb(240, 231, 177)
HSL
hsl(51, 68%, 82%)
Luminance
0.789
Boot Hill Ghost #DCB18C
RGB
rgb(220, 177, 140)
HSL
hsl(28, 53%, 71%)
Luminance
0.486
Foxy #A35F52
RGB
rgb(163, 95, 82)
HSL
hsl(10, 33%, 48%)
Luminance
0.166
Drops of God #5B222B
RGB
rgb(91, 34, 43)
HSL
hsl(351, 46%, 25%)
Luminance
0.035
Plastic Clouds #F5F1F1
RGB
rgb(245, 241, 241)
HSL
hsl(0, 17%, 95%)
Luminance
0.887
Vesuvian Green #88975F
RGB
rgb(136, 151, 95)
HSL
hsl(76, 23%, 48%)
Luminance
0.282
Waiouru #4A4D33
RGB
rgb(74, 77, 51)
HSL
hsl(67, 20%, 25%)
Luminance
0.070
Noir Fiction #12070F
RGB
rgb(18, 7, 15)
HSL
hsl(316, 44%, 5%)
Luminance
0.003
Buckwheat Mauve #BBA5B2
RGB
rgb(187, 165, 178)
HSL
hsl(325, 14%, 69%)
Luminance
0.407
Virtual Violet #694F7E
RGB
rgb(105, 79, 126)
HSL
hsl(273, 23%, 40%)
Luminance
0.101
Greek Aubergine #3C0B2F
RGB
rgb(60, 11, 47)
HSL
hsl(316, 69%, 14%)
Luminance
0.014
Redtail #AB4646
RGB
rgb(171, 70, 70)
HSL
hsl(0, 42%, 47%)
Luminance
0.135

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #F5F1F1 on #12070F 17.62:1 AAA
Aa #F0E7B1 on #12070F 15.78:1 AAA
Aa #F5F1F1 on #3C0B2F 14.62:1 AAA
Aa #F0E7B1 on #3C0B2F 13.09:1 AAA
Aa #5B222B on #F5F1F1 10.97:1 AAA
Aa #DCB18C on #12070F 10.08:1 AAA
Aa #F0E7B1 on #5B222B 9.82:1 AAA
Aa #12070F on #BBA5B2 8.60:1 AAA
Aa #DCB18C on #3C0B2F 8.36:1 AAA
Aa #F5F1F1 on #4A4D33 7.80:1 AAA
Aa #BBA5B2 on #3C0B2F 7.13:1 AAA
Aa #F0E7B1 on #4A4D33 6.99:1 AA
Aa #DCB18C on #5B222B 6.27:1 AA
Aa #88975F on #12070F 6.25:1 AA
Aa #F5F1F1 on #694F7E 6.20:1 AA
Aa #F0E7B1 on #694F7E 5.55:1 AA
Aa #5B222B on #BBA5B2 5.35:1 AA
Aa #88975F on #3C0B2F 5.18:1 AA
Aa #F5F1F1 on #AB4646 5.07:1 AA
Aa #F0E7B1 on #AB4646 4.54:1 AA
Aa #DCB18C on #4A4D33 4.46:1 AA Large
Aa #A35F52 on #F5F1F1 4.34:1 AA Large
Aa #A35F52 on #12070F 4.06:1 AA Large
Aa #F0E7B1 on #A35F52 3.89:1 AA Large
Aa #5B222B on #88975F 3.89:1 AA Large
Aa #4A4D33 on #BBA5B2 3.81:1 AA Large
Aa #DCB18C on #694F7E 3.55:1 AA Large
Aa #12070F on #AB4646 3.48:1 AA Large
Aa #A35F52 on #3C0B2F 3.37:1 AA Large
Aa #BBA5B2 on #694F7E 3.03:1 AA Large
Aa #DCB18C on #AB4646 2.90:1 Fail
Aa #3C0B2F on #AB4646 2.89:1 Fail
Aa #12070F on #694F7E 2.84:1 Fail
Aa #F5F1F1 on #88975F 2.82:1 Fail
Aa #88975F on #4A4D33 2.77:1 Fail
Aa #F0E7B1 on #88975F 2.53:1 Fail
Aa #A35F52 on #5B222B 2.53:1 Fail
Aa #DCB18C on #A35F52 2.48:1 Fail
Aa #BBA5B2 on #AB4646 2.47:1 Fail
Aa #694F7E on #3C0B2F 2.36:1 Fail
Aa #4A4D33 on #12070F 2.26:1 Fail
Aa #88975F on #694F7E 2.20:1 Fail
Aa #5B222B on #AB4646 2.16:1 Fail
Aa #A35F52 on #BBA5B2 2.12:1 Fail
Aa #F5F1F1 on #BBA5B2 2.05:1 Fail
Aa #4A4D33 on #3C0B2F 1.87:1 Fail
Aa #F0E7B1 on #BBA5B2 1.84:1 Fail
Aa #A35F52 on #4A4D33 1.80:1 Fail
Aa #88975F on #AB4646 1.80:1 Fail
Aa #5B222B on #694F7E 1.77:1 Fail
Aa #DCB18C on #F5F1F1 1.75:1 Fail
Aa #DCB18C on #88975F 1.61:1 Fail
Aa #5B222B on #12070F 1.61:1 Fail
Aa #F0E7B1 on #DCB18C 1.57:1 Fail
Aa #A35F52 on #88975F 1.54:1 Fail
Aa #4A4D33 on #AB4646 1.54:1 Fail
Aa #A35F52 on #694F7E 1.43:1 Fail
Aa #5B222B on #4A4D33 1.41:1 Fail
Aa #88975F on #BBA5B2 1.38:1 Fail
Aa #5B222B on #3C0B2F 1.33:1 Fail
Aa #4A4D33 on #694F7E 1.26:1 Fail
Aa #694F7E on #AB4646 1.22:1 Fail
Aa #12070F on #3C0B2F 1.21:1 Fail
Aa #DCB18C on #BBA5B2 1.17:1 Fail
Aa #A35F52 on #AB4646 1.17:1 Fail
Aa #F0E7B1 on #F5F1F1 1.12:1 Fail

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