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Abandon8

Abandon8

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Abandon8

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Complementary minimal black white red
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #272727;
  --c-earthy-2: #4D557B;
  --c-earthy-3: #757575;
  --c-earthy-4: #F57979;
  --c-earthy-5: #F7F4E3;
  --c-earthy-6: #5D7CD4;
  --c-earthy-7: #FFF9D5;
  --c-earthy-8: #B56666;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Reddish White (#FFF9D5) as its lightest tone to Dire Wolf (#272727) as its darkest. It blends Dire Wolf, Deep Indigo, Sonic Silver, Salmon Poké Bowl, Daisy White, Indigo Light, Reddish White and Lord Baltimore 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 #272727 on #FFF9D5 at 14.06:1.

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

Color breakdown

Dire Wolf #272727
RGB
rgb(39, 39, 39)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 15%)
Luminance
0.020
Deep Indigo #4D557B
RGB
rgb(77, 85, 123)
HSL
hsl(230, 23%, 39%)
Luminance
0.095
Sonic Silver #757575
RGB
rgb(117, 117, 117)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 46%)
Luminance
0.178
Salmon Poké Bowl #F57979
RGB
rgb(245, 121, 121)
HSL
hsl(0, 86%, 72%)
Luminance
0.345
Daisy White #F7F4E3
RGB
rgb(247, 244, 227)
HSL
hsl(51, 56%, 93%)
Luminance
0.900
Indigo Light #5D7CD4
RGB
rgb(93, 124, 212)
HSL
hsl(224, 58%, 60%)
Luminance
0.215
Reddish White #FFF9D5
RGB
rgb(255, 249, 213)
HSL
hsl(51, 100%, 92%)
Luminance
0.938
Lord Baltimore #B56666
RGB
rgb(181, 102, 102)
HSL
hsl(0, 35%, 55%)
Luminance
0.203

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #272727 on #FFF9D5 14.06:1 AAA
Aa #272727 on #F7F4E3 13.52:1 AAA
Aa #4D557B on #FFF9D5 6.81:1 AA
Aa #4D557B on #F7F4E3 6.55:1 AA
Aa #272727 on #F57979 5.62:1 AA
Aa #757575 on #FFF9D5 4.34:1 AA Large
Aa #757575 on #F7F4E3 4.17:1 AA Large
Aa #FFF9D5 on #B56666 3.91:1 AA Large
Aa #272727 on #5D7CD4 3.77:1 AA Large
Aa #F7F4E3 on #B56666 3.76:1 AA Large
Aa #5D7CD4 on #FFF9D5 3.73:1 AA Large
Aa #272727 on #B56666 3.60:1 AA Large
Aa #F7F4E3 on #5D7CD4 3.59:1 AA Large
Aa #272727 on #757575 3.24:1 AA Large
Aa #4D557B on #F57979 2.72:1 Fail
Aa #F57979 on #FFF9D5 2.50:1 Fail
Aa #F57979 on #F7F4E3 2.41:1 Fail
Aa #272727 on #4D557B 2.06:1 Fail
Aa #4D557B on #5D7CD4 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #4D557B on #B56666 1.74:1 Fail
Aa #757575 on #F57979 1.73:1 Fail
Aa #4D557B on #757575 1.57:1 Fail
Aa #F57979 on #B56666 1.56:1 Fail
Aa #F57979 on #5D7CD4 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #757575 on #5D7CD4 1.16:1 Fail
Aa #757575 on #B56666 1.11:1 Fail
Aa #5D7CD4 on #B56666 1.05:1 Fail
Aa #F7F4E3 on #FFF9D5 1.04:1 Fail

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