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1985

10-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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1985

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

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Earthy 10 colors Warm Mixed Complementary desaturated archera 1985 duo
Likes 42
Colors 10

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #FFFFD9;
  --c-earthy-2: #BDB775;
  --c-earthy-3: #967D46;
  --c-earthy-4: #69533C;
  --c-earthy-5: #4D3635;
  --c-earthy-6: #2B2325;
  --c-earthy-7: #342F40;
  --c-earthy-8: #5D4769;
  --c-earthy-9: #8B6B8F;
  --c-earthy-10: #CC97BE;
}

About this palette

This 10-color earthy palette runs from Sun City (#FFFFD9) as its lightest tone to Gold Black (#2B2325) as its darkest. It blends Sun City, Liminal Yellow, Raked Leaves, Coffee Liqueur, Chocolate Red, Gold Black, Oil Rush, Velvet Beret, Mauveine and Peach Buff into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 45 color pairings, 11 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #FFFFD9 on #2B2325 at 15.01:1.

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

Color breakdown

Sun City #FFFFD9
RGB
rgb(255, 255, 217)
HSL
hsl(60, 100%, 93%)
Luminance
0.978
Liminal Yellow #BDB775
RGB
rgb(189, 183, 117)
HSL
hsl(55, 35%, 60%)
Luminance
0.460
Raked Leaves #967D46
RGB
rgb(150, 125, 70)
HSL
hsl(41, 36%, 43%)
Luminance
0.216
Coffee Liqueur #69533C
RGB
rgb(105, 83, 60)
HSL
hsl(31, 27%, 32%)
Luminance
0.095
Chocolate Red #4D3635
RGB
rgb(77, 54, 53)
HSL
hsl(2, 18%, 25%)
Luminance
0.045
Gold Black #2B2325
RGB
rgb(43, 35, 37)
HSL
hsl(345, 10%, 15%)
Luminance
0.019
Oil Rush #342F40
RGB
rgb(52, 47, 64)
HSL
hsl(258, 15%, 22%)
Luminance
0.031
Velvet Beret #5D4769
RGB
rgb(93, 71, 105)
HSL
hsl(279, 19%, 35%)
Luminance
0.079
Mauveine #8B6B8F
RGB
rgb(139, 107, 143)
HSL
hsl(293, 14%, 49%)
Luminance
0.180
Peach Buff #CC97BE
RGB
rgb(204, 151, 190)
HSL
hsl(316, 34%, 70%)
Luminance
0.387

Contrast & accessibility

11 of 45 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #FFFFD9 on #2B2325 15.01:1 AAA
Aa #FFFFD9 on #342F40 12.64:1 AAA
Aa #FFFFD9 on #4D3635 10.85:1 AAA
Aa #FFFFD9 on #5D4769 8.00:1 AAA
Aa #BDB775 on #2B2325 7.44:1 AAA
Aa #FFFFD9 on #69533C 7.08:1 AAA
Aa #2B2325 on #CC97BE 6.38:1 AA
Aa #BDB775 on #342F40 6.27:1 AA
Aa #BDB775 on #4D3635 5.38:1 AA
Aa #342F40 on #CC97BE 5.37:1 AA
Aa #4D3635 on #CC97BE 4.61:1 AA
Aa #FFFFD9 on #8B6B8F 4.47:1 AA Large
Aa #BDB775 on #5D4769 3.97:1 AA Large
Aa #967D46 on #2B2325 3.88:1 AA Large
Aa #FFFFD9 on #967D46 3.87:1 AA Large
Aa #BDB775 on #69533C 3.51:1 AA Large
Aa #5D4769 on #CC97BE 3.40:1 AA Large
Aa #2B2325 on #8B6B8F 3.36:1 AA Large
Aa #967D46 on #342F40 3.27:1 AA Large
Aa #69533C on #CC97BE 3.01:1 AA Large
Aa #342F40 on #8B6B8F 2.83:1 Fail
Aa #967D46 on #4D3635 2.81:1 Fail
Aa #4D3635 on #8B6B8F 2.43:1 Fail
Aa #FFFFD9 on #CC97BE 2.35:1 Fail
Aa #BDB775 on #8B6B8F 2.22:1 Fail
Aa #69533C on #2B2325 2.12:1 Fail
Aa #967D46 on #5D4769 2.07:1 Fail
Aa #FFFFD9 on #BDB775 2.02:1 Fail
Aa #BDB775 on #967D46 1.92:1 Fail
Aa #8B6B8F on #CC97BE 1.90:1 Fail
Aa #2B2325 on #5D4769 1.88:1 Fail
Aa #967D46 on #69533C 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #5D4769 on #8B6B8F 1.79:1 Fail
Aa #69533C on #342F40 1.78:1 Fail
Aa #967D46 on #CC97BE 1.64:1 Fail
Aa #69533C on #8B6B8F 1.58:1 Fail
Aa #342F40 on #5D4769 1.58:1 Fail
Aa #69533C on #4D3635 1.53:1 Fail
Aa #4D3635 on #2B2325 1.38:1 Fail
Aa #4D3635 on #5D4769 1.36:1 Fail
Aa #2B2325 on #342F40 1.19:1 Fail
Aa #BDB775 on #CC97BE 1.17:1 Fail
Aa #967D46 on #8B6B8F 1.16:1 Fail
Aa #4D3635 on #342F40 1.16:1 Fail
Aa #69533C on #5D4769 1.13:1 Fail

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