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Verdigris

Verdigris

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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Verdigris

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Analogous rusty old metal copper
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #2C1F1A;
  --c-earthy-2: #7D4735;
  --c-earthy-3: #B36D41;
  --c-earthy-4: #D89840;
  --c-earthy-5: #EEE4BD;
  --c-earthy-6: #C4C499;
  --c-earthy-7: #7F9081;
  --c-earthy-8: #61806A;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Slices of Happy (#EEE4BD) as its lightest tone to Weathervane (#2C1F1A) as its darkest. It blends Weathervane, Armadillo Egg, Truepenny, Bugle Call, Slices of Happy, Green Mist, Lily Pad Pond and Jadite into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 5 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #2C1F1A on #EEE4BD at 12.49:1.

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

Color breakdown

Weathervane #2C1F1A
RGB
rgb(44, 31, 26)
HSL
hsl(17, 26%, 14%)
Luminance
0.016
Armadillo Egg #7D4735
RGB
rgb(125, 71, 53)
HSL
hsl(15, 40%, 35%)
Luminance
0.091
Truepenny #B36D41
RGB
rgb(179, 109, 65)
HSL
hsl(23, 47%, 48%)
Luminance
0.209
Bugle Call #D89840
RGB
rgb(216, 152, 64)
HSL
hsl(35, 66%, 55%)
Luminance
0.374
Slices of Happy #EEE4BD
RGB
rgb(238, 228, 189)
HSL
hsl(48, 59%, 84%)
Luminance
0.773
Green Mist #C4C499
RGB
rgb(196, 196, 153)
HSL
hsl(60, 27%, 68%)
Luminance
0.535
Lily Pad Pond #7F9081
RGB
rgb(127, 144, 129)
HSL
hsl(127, 7%, 53%)
Luminance
0.260
Jadite #61806A
RGB
rgb(97, 128, 106)
HSL
hsl(137, 14%, 44%)
Luminance
0.190

Contrast & accessibility

5 of 28 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #2C1F1A on #EEE4BD 12.49:1 AAA
Aa #2C1F1A on #C4C499 8.88:1 AAA
Aa #2C1F1A on #D89840 6.44:1 AA
Aa #7D4735 on #EEE4BD 5.83:1 AA
Aa #2C1F1A on #7F9081 4.71:1 AA
Aa #7D4735 on #C4C499 4.14:1 AA Large
Aa #2C1F1A on #B36D41 3.93:1 AA Large
Aa #2C1F1A on #61806A 3.64:1 AA Large
Aa #EEE4BD on #61806A 3.43:1 AA Large
Aa #B36D41 on #EEE4BD 3.18:1 AA Large
Aa #7D4735 on #D89840 3.00:1 AA Large
Aa #EEE4BD on #7F9081 2.65:1 Fail
Aa #C4C499 on #61806A 2.44:1 Fail
Aa #B36D41 on #C4C499 2.26:1 Fail
Aa #7D4735 on #7F9081 2.20:1 Fail
Aa #2C1F1A on #7D4735 2.14:1 Fail
Aa #D89840 on #EEE4BD 1.94:1 Fail
Aa #C4C499 on #7F9081 1.88:1 Fail
Aa #7D4735 on #B36D41 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #D89840 on #61806A 1.77:1 Fail
Aa #7D4735 on #61806A 1.70:1 Fail
Aa #B36D41 on #D89840 1.64:1 Fail
Aa #EEE4BD on #C4C499 1.41:1 Fail
Aa #D89840 on #C4C499 1.38:1 Fail
Aa #D89840 on #7F9081 1.37:1 Fail
Aa #7F9081 on #61806A 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #B36D41 on #7F9081 1.20:1 Fail
Aa #B36D41 on #61806A 1.08:1 Fail

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