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Gender Queer 6

Gender Queer 6

6-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Gender Queer 6

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

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Earthy 6 colors Warm Mixed Complementary green purple flag lgbt
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Colors 6

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #714675;
  --c-earthy-2: #A37ACC;
  --c-earthy-3: #FCF5EB;
  --c-earthy-4: #214D27;
  --c-earthy-5: #48821E;
  --c-earthy-6: #E8D5BA;
}

About this palette

This 6-color earthy palette runs from Placebo Orange (#FCF5EB) as its lightest tone to Cal Poly Pomona Green (#214D27) as its darkest. It blends Sunset Purple, Wisteria, Placebo Orange, Cal Poly Pomona Green, Fruitless Fig Tree and Cake Crumbs 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 #FCF5EB on #214D27 at 9:1.

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

Color breakdown

Sunset Purple #714675
RGB
rgb(113, 70, 117)
HSL
hsl(295, 25%, 37%)
Luminance
0.092
Wisteria #A37ACC
RGB
rgb(163, 122, 204)
HSL
hsl(270, 45%, 64%)
Luminance
0.261
Placebo Orange #FCF5EB
RGB
rgb(252, 245, 235)
HSL
hsl(35, 74%, 95%)
Luminance
0.920
Cal Poly Pomona Green #214D27
RGB
rgb(33, 77, 39)
HSL
hsl(128, 40%, 22%)
Luminance
0.058
Fruitless Fig Tree #48821E
RGB
rgb(72, 130, 30)
HSL
hsl(95, 63%, 31%)
Luminance
0.174
Cake Crumbs #E8D5BA
RGB
rgb(232, 213, 186)
HSL
hsl(35, 50%, 82%)
Luminance
0.683

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #FCF5EB on #214D27 9.00:1 AAA
Aa #714675 on #FCF5EB 6.84:1 AA
Aa #214D27 on #E8D5BA 6.80:1 AA
Aa #714675 on #E8D5BA 5.17:1 AA
Aa #FCF5EB on #48821E 4.32:1 AA Large
Aa #48821E on #E8D5BA 3.27:1 AA Large
Aa #A37ACC on #FCF5EB 3.12:1 AA Large
Aa #A37ACC on #214D27 2.88:1 Fail
Aa #A37ACC on #E8D5BA 2.36:1 Fail
Aa #714675 on #A37ACC 2.19:1 Fail
Aa #214D27 on #48821E 2.08:1 Fail
Aa #714675 on #48821E 1.58:1 Fail
Aa #A37ACC on #48821E 1.38:1 Fail
Aa #714675 on #214D27 1.32:1 Fail
Aa #FCF5EB on #E8D5BA 1.32:1 Fail

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