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Cave6

Cave6

6-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Cave6

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

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Earthy 6 colors Warm Mixed Complementary dark 6 spooky cave
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Colors 6

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #1C071A;
  --c-earthy-2: #362E38;
  --c-earthy-3: #454259;
  --c-earthy-4: #5B6975;
  --c-earthy-5: #99875F;
  --c-earthy-6: #B3CCE6;
}

About this palette

This 6-color earthy palette runs from Morality (#B3CCE6) as its lightest tone to Meški Black (#1C071A) as its darkest. It blends Meški Black, Lava Black, Club Grey, Big Daddy Blue, Twisted Tail and Morality into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 15 color pairings, 4 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #1C071A on #B3CCE6 at 11.6:1.

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

Color breakdown

Meški Black #1C071A
RGB
rgb(28, 7, 26)
HSL
hsl(306, 60%, 7%)
Luminance
0.005
Lava Black #362E38
RGB
rgb(54, 46, 56)
HSL
hsl(288, 10%, 20%)
Luminance
0.030
Club Grey #454259
RGB
rgb(69, 66, 89)
HSL
hsl(248, 15%, 30%)
Luminance
0.059
Big Daddy Blue #5B6975
RGB
rgb(91, 105, 117)
HSL
hsl(208, 13%, 41%)
Luminance
0.136
Twisted Tail #99875F
RGB
rgb(153, 135, 95)
HSL
hsl(41, 23%, 49%)
Luminance
0.249
Morality #B3CCE6
RGB
rgb(179, 204, 230)
HSL
hsl(211, 50%, 80%)
Luminance
0.585

Contrast & accessibility

4 of 15 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #1C071A on #B3CCE6 11.60:1 AAA
Aa #362E38 on #B3CCE6 7.91:1 AAA
Aa #454259 on #B3CCE6 5.83:1 AA
Aa #1C071A on #99875F 5.47:1 AA
Aa #362E38 on #99875F 3.73:1 AA Large
Aa #5B6975 on #B3CCE6 3.41:1 AA Large
Aa #1C071A on #5B6975 3.40:1 AA Large
Aa #454259 on #99875F 2.75:1 Fail
Aa #362E38 on #5B6975 2.32:1 Fail
Aa #99875F on #B3CCE6 2.12:1 Fail
Aa #1C071A on #454259 1.99:1 Fail
Aa #454259 on #5B6975 1.71:1 Fail
Aa #5B6975 on #99875F 1.61:1 Fail
Aa #1C071A on #362E38 1.47:1 Fail
Aa #362E38 on #454259 1.36:1 Fail

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