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DEAD ANGEL

DEAD ANGEL

12-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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DEAD ANGEL

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

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Earthy 12 colors Warm Mixed Complementary contrast 12 dead modern
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Colors 12

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #050505;
  --c-earthy-2: #271B30;
  --c-earthy-3: #3E1A49;
  --c-earthy-4: #5124C4;
  --c-earthy-5: #646D93;
  --c-earthy-6: #FFA266;
  --c-earthy-7: #DC612F;
  --c-earthy-8: #C84249;
  --c-earthy-9: #8B2459;
  --c-earthy-10: #FFFFFF;
  --c-earthy-11: #81A194;
  --c-earthy-12: #527259;
}

About this palette

This 12-color earthy palette runs from White (#FFFFFF) as its lightest tone to Black Metal (#050505) as its darkest. It blends Black Metal, Black Howl, Obsidian Orchid, Blue Purple, Wild Wisteria, Peach Cobbler, Full of Life, Whiplash, Dark Raspberry, White, Australian Jade and Green Valley into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 66 color pairings, 16 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #050505 on #FFFFFF at 20.38:1.

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

Color breakdown

Black Metal #050505
RGB
rgb(5, 5, 5)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 2%)
Luminance
0.002
Black Howl #271B30
RGB
rgb(39, 27, 48)
HSL
hsl(274, 28%, 15%)
Luminance
0.014
Obsidian Orchid #3E1A49
RGB
rgb(62, 26, 73)
HSL
hsl(286, 47%, 19%)
Luminance
0.022
Blue Purple #5124C4
RGB
rgb(81, 36, 196)
HSL
hsl(257, 69%, 45%)
Luminance
0.070
Wild Wisteria #646D93
RGB
rgb(100, 109, 147)
HSL
hsl(229, 19%, 48%)
Luminance
0.158
Peach Cobbler #FFA266
RGB
rgb(255, 162, 102)
HSL
hsl(24, 100%, 70%)
Luminance
0.481
Full of Life #DC612F
RGB
rgb(220, 97, 47)
HSL
hsl(17, 71%, 52%)
Luminance
0.240
Whiplash #C84249
RGB
rgb(200, 66, 73)
HSL
hsl(357, 55%, 52%)
Luminance
0.167
Dark Raspberry #8B2459
RGB
rgb(139, 36, 89)
HSL
hsl(329, 59%, 34%)
Luminance
0.075
White #FFFFFF
RGB
rgb(255, 255, 255)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 100%)
Luminance
1.000
Australian Jade #81A194
RGB
rgb(129, 161, 148)
HSL
hsl(156, 15%, 57%)
Luminance
0.323
Green Valley #527259
RGB
rgb(82, 114, 89)
HSL
hsl(133, 16%, 38%)
Luminance
0.146

Contrast & accessibility

16 of 66 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #050505 on #FFFFFF 20.38:1 AAA
Aa #271B30 on #FFFFFF 16.33:1 AAA
Aa #3E1A49 on #FFFFFF 14.49:1 AAA
Aa #050505 on #FFA266 10.30:1 AAA
Aa #5124C4 on #FFFFFF 8.75:1 AAA
Aa #8B2459 on #FFFFFF 8.42:1 AAA
Aa #271B30 on #FFA266 8.25:1 AAA
Aa #3E1A49 on #FFA266 7.32:1 AAA
Aa #050505 on #81A194 7.24:1 AAA
Aa #271B30 on #81A194 5.80:1 AA
Aa #050505 on #DC612F 5.62:1 AA
Aa #FFFFFF on #527259 5.37:1 AA
Aa #3E1A49 on #81A194 5.15:1 AA
Aa #646D93 on #FFFFFF 5.06:1 AA
Aa #C84249 on #FFFFFF 4.85:1 AA
Aa #271B30 on #DC612F 4.51:1 AA
Aa #5124C4 on #FFA266 4.42:1 AA Large
Aa #FFA266 on #8B2459 4.25:1 AA Large
Aa #050505 on #C84249 4.20:1 AA Large
Aa #050505 on #646D93 4.03:1 AA Large
Aa #3E1A49 on #DC612F 4.00:1 AA Large
Aa #050505 on #527259 3.79:1 AA Large
Aa #DC612F on #FFFFFF 3.62:1 AA Large
Aa #271B30 on #C84249 3.37:1 AA Large
Aa #271B30 on #646D93 3.23:1 AA Large
Aa #5124C4 on #81A194 3.11:1 AA Large
Aa #271B30 on #527259 3.04:1 AA Large
Aa #3E1A49 on #C84249 2.99:1 Fail
Aa #8B2459 on #81A194 2.99:1 Fail
Aa #3E1A49 on #646D93 2.86:1 Fail
Aa #FFFFFF on #81A194 2.82:1 Fail
Aa #FFA266 on #527259 2.71:1 Fail
Aa #3E1A49 on #527259 2.70:1 Fail
Aa #646D93 on #FFA266 2.56:1 Fail
Aa #FFA266 on #C84249 2.45:1 Fail
Aa #050505 on #8B2459 2.42:1 Fail
Aa #5124C4 on #DC612F 2.41:1 Fail
Aa #050505 on #5124C4 2.33:1 Fail
Aa #DC612F on #8B2459 2.32:1 Fail
Aa #FFA266 on #FFFFFF 1.98:1 Fail
Aa #271B30 on #8B2459 1.94:1 Fail
Aa #81A194 on #527259 1.91:1 Fail
Aa #271B30 on #5124C4 1.87:1 Fail
Aa #FFA266 on #DC612F 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #5124C4 on #C84249 1.81:1 Fail
Aa #646D93 on #81A194 1.80:1 Fail
Aa #C84249 on #8B2459 1.74:1 Fail
Aa #5124C4 on #646D93 1.73:1 Fail
Aa #3E1A49 on #8B2459 1.72:1 Fail
Aa #C84249 on #81A194 1.72:1 Fail
Aa #3E1A49 on #5124C4 1.66:1 Fail
Aa #646D93 on #8B2459 1.66:1 Fail
Aa #5124C4 on #527259 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #8B2459 on #527259 1.57:1 Fail
Aa #DC612F on #527259 1.48:1 Fail
Aa #FFA266 on #81A194 1.42:1 Fail
Aa #050505 on #3E1A49 1.41:1 Fail
Aa #646D93 on #DC612F 1.40:1 Fail
Aa #DC612F on #C84249 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #DC612F on #81A194 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #050505 on #271B30 1.25:1 Fail
Aa #271B30 on #3E1A49 1.13:1 Fail
Aa #C84249 on #527259 1.11:1 Fail
Aa #646D93 on #527259 1.06:1 Fail
Aa #5124C4 on #8B2459 1.04:1 Fail
Aa #646D93 on #C84249 1.04:1 Fail

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