Sign Up Sign Up
Extinction

Extinction

6-color palette · Neutral · Mixed · Complementary harmony

Back to Library

Extinction

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

Modify
Earthy 6 colors Neutral Mixed Complementary pixelart gray fire lava
Likes 36
Colors 6

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #0D1A2B;
  --c-earthy-2: #2F4055;
  --c-earthy-3: #6F9388;
  --c-earthy-4: #A9C2A8;
  --c-earthy-5: #742727;
  --c-earthy-6: #F58E4A;
}

About this palette

This 6-color earthy palette runs from Spring Leaves (#A9C2A8) as its lightest tone to Trapped Darkness (#0D1A2B) as its darkest. It blends Trapped Darkness, Waterhen Back, Nephrite, Spring Leaves, Spanish Tile and Poppy Glow into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 15 color pairings, 5 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #0D1A2B on #A9C2A8 at 9.14:1.

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

Color breakdown

Trapped Darkness #0D1A2B
RGB
rgb(13, 26, 43)
HSL
hsl(214, 54%, 11%)
Luminance
0.010
Waterhen Back #2F4055
RGB
rgb(47, 64, 85)
HSL
hsl(213, 29%, 26%)
Luminance
0.049
Nephrite #6F9388
RGB
rgb(111, 147, 136)
HSL
hsl(162, 14%, 51%)
Luminance
0.260
Spring Leaves #A9C2A8
RGB
rgb(169, 194, 168)
HSL
hsl(118, 18%, 71%)
Luminance
0.499
Spanish Tile #742727
RGB
rgb(116, 39, 39)
HSL
hsl(0, 50%, 30%)
Luminance
0.053
Poppy Glow #F58E4A
RGB
rgb(245, 142, 74)
HSL
hsl(24, 90%, 63%)
Luminance
0.393

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #0D1A2B on #A9C2A8 9.14:1 AAA
Aa #0D1A2B on #F58E4A 7.38:1 AAA
Aa #2F4055 on #A9C2A8 5.52:1 AA
Aa #A9C2A8 on #742727 5.32:1 AA
Aa #0D1A2B on #6F9388 5.17:1 AA
Aa #2F4055 on #F58E4A 4.46:1 AA Large
Aa #742727 on #F58E4A 4.29:1 AA Large
Aa #2F4055 on #6F9388 3.13:1 AA Large
Aa #6F9388 on #742727 3.01:1 AA Large
Aa #6F9388 on #A9C2A8 1.77:1 Fail
Aa #0D1A2B on #742727 1.72:1 Fail
Aa #0D1A2B on #2F4055 1.65:1 Fail
Aa #6F9388 on #F58E4A 1.43:1 Fail
Aa #A9C2A8 on #F58E4A 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #2F4055 on #742727 1.04:1 Fail

Similar palettes

#EDF1D6 #9DC08B #609966 #40513B
4 colors
#F5F7F8 #F4CE14 #495E57 #45474B
4 colors
#222831 #393E46 #FFD369 #EEEEEE
4 colors
#000000 #52057B #892CDC #BC6FF1
4 colors
#213555 #3E5879 #D8C4B6 #F5EFE7
4 colors
#F5EFE7 #D8C4B6 #4F709C #213555
4 colors
#191A19 #1E5128 #4E9F3D #D8E9A8
4 colors
#352F44 #5C5470 #B9B4C7 #FAF0E6
4 colors