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Anthill

Anthill

12-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Anthill

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

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Earthy 12 colors Warm Mixed Complementary pixelart green pink warm
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Colors 12

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #292449;
  --c-earthy-2: #6E3850;
  --c-earthy-3: #8D4E59;
  --c-earthy-4: #805978;
  --c-earthy-5: #6C848D;
  --c-earthy-6: #C2707D;
  --c-earthy-7: #9FA05E;
  --c-earthy-8: #B49D61;
  --c-earthy-9: #D99770;
  --c-earthy-10: #E0AE92;
  --c-earthy-11: #EABC74;
  --c-earthy-12: #FFE6C6;
}

About this palette

This 12-color earthy palette runs from Flower Centre (#FFE6C6) as its lightest tone to Elderberry (#292449) as its darkest. It blends Elderberry, Ruby Nights, Rialto, Dull Purple, Indigo Mouse, Briar Rose, Gothic Revival Green, Antique Gold, Laredo, Bedtime Story, Natrolite and Flower Centre into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 66 color pairings, 11 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #292449 on #FFE6C6 at 12.05:1.

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

Color breakdown

Elderberry #292449
RGB
rgb(41, 36, 73)
HSL
hsl(248, 34%, 21%)
Luminance
0.022
Ruby Nights #6E3850
RGB
rgb(110, 56, 80)
HSL
hsl(333, 33%, 33%)
Luminance
0.067
Rialto #8D4E59
RGB
rgb(141, 78, 89)
HSL
hsl(350, 29%, 43%)
Luminance
0.118
Dull Purple #805978
RGB
rgb(128, 89, 120)
HSL
hsl(312, 18%, 43%)
Luminance
0.131
Indigo Mouse #6C848D
RGB
rgb(108, 132, 141)
HSL
hsl(196, 13%, 49%)
Luminance
0.216
Briar Rose #C2707D
RGB
rgb(194, 112, 125)
HSL
hsl(350, 40%, 60%)
Luminance
0.245
Gothic Revival Green #9FA05E
RGB
rgb(159, 160, 94)
HSL
hsl(61, 26%, 50%)
Luminance
0.333
Antique Gold #B49D61
RGB
rgb(180, 157, 97)
HSL
hsl(43, 36%, 54%)
Luminance
0.347
Laredo #D99770
RGB
rgb(217, 151, 112)
HSL
hsl(22, 58%, 65%)
Luminance
0.381
Bedtime Story #E0AE92
RGB
rgb(224, 174, 146)
HSL
hsl(22, 56%, 73%)
Luminance
0.482
Natrolite #EABC74
RGB
rgb(234, 188, 116)
HSL
hsl(37, 74%, 69%)
Luminance
0.547
Flower Centre #FFE6C6
RGB
rgb(255, 230, 198)
HSL
hsl(34, 100%, 89%)
Luminance
0.819

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #292449 on #FFE6C6 12.05:1 AAA
Aa #292449 on #EABC74 8.28:1 AAA
Aa #6E3850 on #FFE6C6 7.42:1 AAA
Aa #292449 on #E0AE92 7.37:1 AAA
Aa #292449 on #D99770 5.97:1 AA
Aa #292449 on #B49D61 5.50:1 AA
Aa #292449 on #9FA05E 5.31:1 AA
Aa #8D4E59 on #FFE6C6 5.16:1 AA
Aa #6E3850 on #EABC74 5.09:1 AA
Aa #805978 on #FFE6C6 4.81:1 AA
Aa #6E3850 on #E0AE92 4.54:1 AA
Aa #292449 on #C2707D 4.09:1 AA Large
Aa #292449 on #6C848D 3.69:1 AA Large
Aa #6E3850 on #D99770 3.67:1 AA Large
Aa #8D4E59 on #EABC74 3.55:1 AA Large
Aa #6E3850 on #B49D61 3.38:1 AA Large
Aa #805978 on #EABC74 3.30:1 AA Large
Aa #6E3850 on #9FA05E 3.27:1 AA Large
Aa #6C848D on #FFE6C6 3.27:1 AA Large
Aa #8D4E59 on #E0AE92 3.16:1 AA Large
Aa #805978 on #E0AE92 2.94:1 Fail
Aa #C2707D on #FFE6C6 2.94:1 Fail
Aa #8D4E59 on #D99770 2.56:1 Fail
Aa #6E3850 on #C2707D 2.52:1 Fail
Aa #292449 on #805978 2.51:1 Fail
Aa #805978 on #D99770 2.38:1 Fail
Aa #8D4E59 on #B49D61 2.36:1 Fail
Aa #292449 on #8D4E59 2.33:1 Fail
Aa #8D4E59 on #9FA05E 2.28:1 Fail
Aa #6E3850 on #6C848D 2.27:1 Fail
Aa #9FA05E on #FFE6C6 2.27:1 Fail
Aa #6C848D on #EABC74 2.24:1 Fail
Aa #805978 on #B49D61 2.19:1 Fail
Aa #B49D61 on #FFE6C6 2.19:1 Fail
Aa #805978 on #9FA05E 2.12:1 Fail
Aa #C2707D on #EABC74 2.02:1 Fail
Aa #D99770 on #FFE6C6 2.02:1 Fail
Aa #6C848D on #E0AE92 2.00:1 Fail
Aa #C2707D on #E0AE92 1.80:1 Fail
Aa #8D4E59 on #C2707D 1.75:1 Fail
Aa #805978 on #C2707D 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #E0AE92 on #FFE6C6 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #292449 on #6E3850 1.62:1 Fail
Aa #6C848D on #D99770 1.62:1 Fail
Aa #8D4E59 on #6C848D 1.58:1 Fail
Aa #9FA05E on #EABC74 1.56:1 Fail
Aa #6E3850 on #805978 1.54:1 Fail
Aa #B49D61 on #EABC74 1.51:1 Fail
Aa #6C848D on #B49D61 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #805978 on #6C848D 1.47:1 Fail
Aa #C2707D on #D99770 1.46:1 Fail
Aa #EABC74 on #FFE6C6 1.46:1 Fail
Aa #6E3850 on #8D4E59 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #6C848D on #9FA05E 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #9FA05E on #E0AE92 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #D99770 on #EABC74 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #C2707D on #B49D61 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #B49D61 on #E0AE92 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #C2707D on #9FA05E 1.30:1 Fail
Aa #D99770 on #E0AE92 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #9FA05E on #D99770 1.12:1 Fail
Aa #E0AE92 on #EABC74 1.12:1 Fail
Aa #6C848D on #C2707D 1.11:1 Fail
Aa #B49D61 on #D99770 1.09:1 Fail
Aa #8D4E59 on #805978 1.07:1 Fail
Aa #9FA05E on #B49D61 1.04:1 Fail

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