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Soft Rainbow

Soft Rainbow

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Soft Rainbow

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Complementary
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #A085AB;
  --c-earthy-2: #C7453E;
  --c-earthy-3: #E57445;
  --c-earthy-4: #FFEDB2;
  --c-earthy-5: #BCD65E;
  --c-earthy-6: #77BAB4;
  --c-earthy-7: #257D8F;
  --c-earthy-8: #383431;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Dear Melissa (#FFEDB2) as its lightest tone to Indigo Ink Brown (#383431) as its darkest. It blends Celeb City, Reddish, Jaffa, Dear Melissa, Frog Prince, Polished Aqua, Bermuda and Indigo Ink Brown into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 3 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #FFEDB2 on #383431 at 10.57:1.

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

Color breakdown

Celeb City #A085AB
RGB
rgb(160, 133, 171)
HSL
hsl(283, 18%, 60%)
Luminance
0.272
Reddish #C7453E
RGB
rgb(199, 69, 62)
HSL
hsl(3, 55%, 51%)
Luminance
0.168
Jaffa #E57445
RGB
rgb(229, 116, 69)
HSL
hsl(18, 75%, 58%)
Luminance
0.296
Dear Melissa #FFEDB2
RGB
rgb(255, 237, 178)
HSL
hsl(46, 100%, 85%)
Luminance
0.850
Frog Prince #BCD65E
RGB
rgb(188, 214, 94)
HSL
hsl(73, 59%, 60%)
Luminance
0.596
Polished Aqua #77BAB4
RGB
rgb(119, 186, 180)
HSL
hsl(175, 33%, 60%)
Luminance
0.423
Bermuda #257D8F
RGB
rgb(37, 125, 143)
HSL
hsl(190, 59%, 35%)
Luminance
0.170
Indigo Ink Brown #383431
RGB
rgb(56, 52, 49)
HSL
hsl(26, 7%, 21%)
Luminance
0.035

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #FFEDB2 on #383431 10.57:1 AAA
Aa #BCD65E on #383431 7.58:1 AAA
Aa #77BAB4 on #383431 5.56:1 AA
Aa #C7453E on #FFEDB2 4.14:1 AA Large
Aa #FFEDB2 on #257D8F 4.08:1 AA Large
Aa #E57445 on #383431 4.06:1 AA Large
Aa #A085AB on #383431 3.78:1 AA Large
Aa #C7453E on #BCD65E 2.97:1 Fail
Aa #BCD65E on #257D8F 2.93:1 Fail
Aa #A085AB on #FFEDB2 2.80:1 Fail
Aa #E57445 on #FFEDB2 2.60:1 Fail
Aa #257D8F on #383431 2.59:1 Fail
Aa #C7453E on #383431 2.55:1 Fail
Aa #C7453E on #77BAB4 2.18:1 Fail
Aa #77BAB4 on #257D8F 2.15:1 Fail
Aa #A085AB on #BCD65E 2.01:1 Fail
Aa #FFEDB2 on #77BAB4 1.90:1 Fail
Aa #E57445 on #BCD65E 1.87:1 Fail
Aa #C7453E on #E57445 1.59:1 Fail
Aa #E57445 on #257D8F 1.57:1 Fail
Aa #A085AB on #C7453E 1.48:1 Fail
Aa #A085AB on #77BAB4 1.47:1 Fail
Aa #A085AB on #257D8F 1.46:1 Fail
Aa #FFEDB2 on #BCD65E 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #E57445 on #77BAB4 1.37:1 Fail
Aa #BCD65E on #77BAB4 1.36:1 Fail
Aa #A085AB on #E57445 1.07:1 Fail
Aa #C7453E on #257D8F 1.01:1 Fail

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