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Sparkling 09

Sparkling 09

9-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Sparkling 09

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

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Earthy 9 colors Warm Mixed Complementary golden yellow brown gold
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Colors 9

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #2D2232;
  --c-earthy-2: #64464B;
  --c-earthy-3: #926142;
  --c-earthy-4: #D2A15A;
  --c-earthy-5: #EDC05D;
  --c-earthy-6: #E7E2B8;
  --c-earthy-7: #B9E0D1;
  --c-earthy-8: #A6B99E;
  --c-earthy-9: #99927C;
}

About this palette

This 9-color earthy palette runs from Swan Dance (#E7E2B8) as its lightest tone to Bleached Cedar (#2D2232) as its darkest. It blends Bleached Cedar, Estate Vineyard, Cinnamon Spice, Honey Beehive, I’m a Local, Swan Dance, Jade Sea, Laurel Green and Stonegate into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 36 color pairings, 9 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #2D2232 on #E7E2B8 at 11.52:1.

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

Color breakdown

Bleached Cedar #2D2232
RGB
rgb(45, 34, 50)
HSL
hsl(281, 19%, 16%)
Luminance
0.019
Estate Vineyard #64464B
RGB
rgb(100, 70, 75)
HSL
hsl(350, 18%, 33%)
Luminance
0.076
Cinnamon Spice #926142
RGB
rgb(146, 97, 66)
HSL
hsl(23, 38%, 42%)
Luminance
0.151
Honey Beehive #D2A15A
RGB
rgb(210, 161, 90)
HSL
hsl(36, 57%, 59%)
Luminance
0.399
I’m a Local #EDC05D
RGB
rgb(237, 192, 93)
HSL
hsl(41, 80%, 65%)
Luminance
0.565
Swan Dance #E7E2B8
RGB
rgb(231, 226, 184)
HSL
hsl(54, 49%, 81%)
Luminance
0.748
Jade Sea #B9E0D1
RGB
rgb(185, 224, 209)
HSL
hsl(157, 39%, 80%)
Luminance
0.682
Laurel Green #A6B99E
RGB
rgb(166, 185, 158)
HSL
hsl(102, 16%, 67%)
Luminance
0.453
Stonegate #99927C
RGB
rgb(153, 146, 124)
HSL
hsl(46, 12%, 54%)
Luminance
0.288

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #2D2232 on #E7E2B8 11.52:1 AAA
Aa #2D2232 on #B9E0D1 10.56:1 AAA
Aa #2D2232 on #EDC05D 8.87:1 AAA
Aa #2D2232 on #A6B99E 7.25:1 AAA
Aa #2D2232 on #D2A15A 6.48:1 AA
Aa #64464B on #E7E2B8 6.34:1 AA
Aa #64464B on #B9E0D1 5.81:1 AA
Aa #64464B on #EDC05D 4.88:1 AA
Aa #2D2232 on #99927C 4.87:1 AA
Aa #64464B on #A6B99E 3.99:1 AA Large
Aa #926142 on #E7E2B8 3.98:1 AA Large
Aa #926142 on #B9E0D1 3.65:1 AA Large
Aa #64464B on #D2A15A 3.57:1 AA Large
Aa #926142 on #EDC05D 3.07:1 AA Large
Aa #2D2232 on #926142 2.89:1 Fail
Aa #64464B on #99927C 2.68:1 Fail
Aa #926142 on #A6B99E 2.51:1 Fail
Aa #E7E2B8 on #99927C 2.36:1 Fail
Aa #926142 on #D2A15A 2.24:1 Fail
Aa #B9E0D1 on #99927C 2.17:1 Fail
Aa #2D2232 on #64464B 1.82:1 Fail
Aa #EDC05D on #99927C 1.82:1 Fail
Aa #D2A15A on #E7E2B8 1.78:1 Fail
Aa #926142 on #99927C 1.68:1 Fail
Aa #D2A15A on #B9E0D1 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #64464B on #926142 1.59:1 Fail
Aa #E7E2B8 on #A6B99E 1.59:1 Fail
Aa #A6B99E on #99927C 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #B9E0D1 on #A6B99E 1.46:1 Fail
Aa #D2A15A on #EDC05D 1.37:1 Fail
Aa #D2A15A on #99927C 1.33:1 Fail
Aa #EDC05D on #E7E2B8 1.30:1 Fail
Aa #EDC05D on #A6B99E 1.22:1 Fail
Aa #EDC05D on #B9E0D1 1.19:1 Fail
Aa #D2A15A on #A6B99E 1.12:1 Fail
Aa #E7E2B8 on #B9E0D1 1.09:1 Fail

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