Sign Up Sign Up
Oktober

Oktober

9-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

Back to Library

Oktober

9-color palette · Warm temperature · Mixed tone · Complementary harmony

Modify
Earthy 9 colors Warm Mixed Complementary orange fall red soft
Likes 43
Colors 9

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #1A1416;
  --c-earthy-2: #000000;
  --c-earthy-3: #3A4B5D;
  --c-earthy-4: #6C7977;
  --c-earthy-5: #A63E3C;
  --c-earthy-6: #D3892C;
  --c-earthy-7: #EEBB43;
  --c-earthy-8: #B4B0A7;
  --c-earthy-9: #E9E8E2;
}

About this palette

This 9-color earthy palette runs from Thousand Shells (#E9E8E2) as its lightest tone to Black (#000000) as its darkest. It blends Pot Black, Black, Man Friday, Rolling Stone, Bijou Red, Opulent, Golden Glam, Laid Back Grey and Thousand Shells into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 36 color pairings, 12 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #000000 on #E9E8E2 at 17.11:1.

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

Color breakdown

Pot Black #1A1416
RGB
rgb(26, 20, 22)
HSL
hsl(340, 13%, 9%)
Luminance
0.008
Black #000000
RGB
rgb(0, 0, 0)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 0%)
Luminance
0.000
Man Friday #3A4B5D
RGB
rgb(58, 75, 93)
HSL
hsl(211, 23%, 30%)
Luminance
0.067
Rolling Stone #6C7977
RGB
rgb(108, 121, 119)
HSL
hsl(171, 6%, 45%)
Luminance
0.182
Bijou Red #A63E3C
RGB
rgb(166, 62, 60)
HSL
hsl(1, 47%, 44%)
Luminance
0.119
Opulent #D3892C
RGB
rgb(211, 137, 44)
HSL
hsl(33, 65%, 50%)
Luminance
0.319
Golden Glam #EEBB43
RGB
rgb(238, 187, 67)
HSL
hsl(42, 83%, 60%)
Luminance
0.541
Laid Back Grey #B4B0A7
RGB
rgb(180, 176, 167)
HSL
hsl(42, 8%, 68%)
Luminance
0.435
Thousand Shells #E9E8E2
RGB
rgb(233, 232, 226)
HSL
hsl(51, 14%, 90%)
Luminance
0.805

Contrast & accessibility

12 of 36 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #000000 on #E9E8E2 17.11:1 AAA
Aa #1A1416 on #E9E8E2 14.80:1 AAA
Aa #000000 on #EEBB43 11.82:1 AAA
Aa #1A1416 on #EEBB43 10.23:1 AAA
Aa #000000 on #B4B0A7 9.71:1 AAA
Aa #1A1416 on #B4B0A7 8.40:1 AAA
Aa #000000 on #D3892C 7.38:1 AAA
Aa #3A4B5D on #E9E8E2 7.30:1 AAA
Aa #1A1416 on #D3892C 6.39:1 AA
Aa #A63E3C on #E9E8E2 5.07:1 AA
Aa #3A4B5D on #EEBB43 5.04:1 AA
Aa #000000 on #6C7977 4.64:1 AA
Aa #3A4B5D on #B4B0A7 4.14:1 AA Large
Aa #1A1416 on #6C7977 4.01:1 AA Large
Aa #6C7977 on #E9E8E2 3.69:1 AA Large
Aa #A63E3C on #EEBB43 3.50:1 AA Large
Aa #000000 on #A63E3C 3.38:1 AA Large
Aa #3A4B5D on #D3892C 3.15:1 AA Large
Aa #1A1416 on #A63E3C 2.92:1 Fail
Aa #A63E3C on #B4B0A7 2.88:1 Fail
Aa #6C7977 on #EEBB43 2.55:1 Fail
Aa #000000 on #3A4B5D 2.34:1 Fail
Aa #D3892C on #E9E8E2 2.32:1 Fail
Aa #A63E3C on #D3892C 2.19:1 Fail
Aa #6C7977 on #B4B0A7 2.09:1 Fail
Aa #1A1416 on #3A4B5D 2.03:1 Fail
Aa #3A4B5D on #6C7977 1.98:1 Fail
Aa #B4B0A7 on #E9E8E2 1.76:1 Fail
Aa #D3892C on #EEBB43 1.60:1 Fail
Aa #6C7977 on #D3892C 1.59:1 Fail
Aa #EEBB43 on #E9E8E2 1.45:1 Fail
Aa #3A4B5D on #A63E3C 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #6C7977 on #A63E3C 1.37:1 Fail
Aa #D3892C on #B4B0A7 1.31:1 Fail
Aa #EEBB43 on #B4B0A7 1.22:1 Fail
Aa #1A1416 on #000000 1.16:1 Fail

Similar palettes

#F9ED69 #F08A5D #B83B5E #6A2C70
4 colors
#7D5A50 #B4846C #E5B299 #FCDEC0
4 colors
#FFF8EA #9E7676 #815B5B #594545
4 colors
#2C3639 #3F4E4F #A27B5C #DCD7C9
4 colors
#F67280 #C06C84 #6C5B7B #355C7D
4 colors
#2B2E4A #E84545 #903749 #53354A
4 colors
#E5D9B6 #A4BE7B #5F8D4E #285430
4 colors
#A9907E #F3DEBA #ABC4AA #675D50
4 colors