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Exquisite Corpse

Exquisite Corpse

12-color palette · Cool · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Exquisite Corpse

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

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Earthy 12 colors Cool Mixed Complementary pixelart dark warm blue
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Colors 12

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #A38152;
  --c-earthy-2: #D2C19C;
  --c-earthy-3: #E8DBCB;
  --c-earthy-4: #74A5BC;
  --c-earthy-5: #5273A3;
  --c-earthy-6: #354A8A;
  --c-earthy-7: #232A73;
  --c-earthy-8: #1C155F;
  --c-earthy-9: #2A0033;
  --c-earthy-10: #000000;
  --c-earthy-11: #56320E;
  --c-earthy-12: #8A4235;
}

About this palette

This 12-color earthy palette runs from Cascade Beige (#E8DBCB) as its lightest tone to Black (#000000) as its darkest. It blends Forbidden Peanut, Dakota Trail, Cascade Beige, Blue Ridge Mist, Chesty Bond, Truth, Blue Rose, Ocean Abyss, Porphyrophobia, Black, Moelleux au Chocolat and Mattar Paneer into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 66 color pairings, 19 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #E8DBCB on #000000 at 15.43:1.

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

Color breakdown

Forbidden Peanut #A38152
RGB
rgb(163, 129, 82)
HSL
hsl(35, 33%, 48%)
Luminance
0.241
Dakota Trail #D2C19C
RGB
rgb(210, 193, 156)
HSL
hsl(41, 38%, 72%)
Luminance
0.542
Cascade Beige #E8DBCB
RGB
rgb(232, 219, 203)
HSL
hsl(33, 39%, 85%)
Luminance
0.721
Blue Ridge Mist #74A5BC
RGB
rgb(116, 165, 188)
HSL
hsl(199, 35%, 60%)
Luminance
0.343
Chesty Bond #5273A3
RGB
rgb(82, 115, 163)
HSL
hsl(216, 33%, 48%)
Luminance
0.167
Truth #354A8A
RGB
rgb(53, 74, 138)
HSL
hsl(225, 45%, 37%)
Luminance
0.075
Blue Rose #232A73
RGB
rgb(35, 42, 115)
HSL
hsl(235, 53%, 29%)
Luminance
0.033
Ocean Abyss #1C155F
RGB
rgb(28, 21, 95)
HSL
hsl(246, 64%, 23%)
Luminance
0.016
Porphyrophobia #2A0033
RGB
rgb(42, 0, 51)
HSL
hsl(289, 100%, 10%)
Luminance
0.007
Black #000000
RGB
rgb(0, 0, 0)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 0%)
Luminance
0.000
Moelleux au Chocolat #56320E
RGB
rgb(86, 50, 14)
HSL
hsl(30, 72%, 20%)
Luminance
0.043
Mattar Paneer #8A4235
RGB
rgb(138, 66, 53)
HSL
hsl(9, 45%, 37%)
Luminance
0.096

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #E8DBCB on #000000 15.43:1 AAA
Aa #E8DBCB on #2A0033 13.46:1 AAA
Aa #D2C19C on #000000 11.85:1 AAA
Aa #E8DBCB on #1C155F 11.67:1 AAA
Aa #D2C19C on #2A0033 10.34:1 AAA
Aa #E8DBCB on #232A73 9.35:1 AAA
Aa #D2C19C on #1C155F 8.96:1 AAA
Aa #E8DBCB on #56320E 8.30:1 AAA
Aa #74A5BC on #000000 7.85:1 AAA
Aa #D2C19C on #232A73 7.18:1 AAA
Aa #74A5BC on #2A0033 6.85:1 AA
Aa #D2C19C on #56320E 6.38:1 AA
Aa #E8DBCB on #354A8A 6.18:1 AA
Aa #74A5BC on #1C155F 5.94:1 AA
Aa #A38152 on #000000 5.82:1 AA
Aa #E8DBCB on #8A4235 5.30:1 AA
Aa #A38152 on #2A0033 5.08:1 AA
Aa #74A5BC on #232A73 4.76:1 AA
Aa #D2C19C on #354A8A 4.74:1 AA
Aa #A38152 on #1C155F 4.40:1 AA Large
Aa #5273A3 on #000000 4.34:1 AA Large
Aa #74A5BC on #56320E 4.22:1 AA Large
Aa #D2C19C on #8A4235 4.07:1 AA Large
Aa #5273A3 on #2A0033 3.79:1 AA Large
Aa #E8DBCB on #5273A3 3.55:1 AA Large
Aa #A38152 on #232A73 3.53:1 AA Large
Aa #5273A3 on #1C155F 3.28:1 AA Large
Aa #74A5BC on #354A8A 3.14:1 AA Large
Aa #A38152 on #56320E 3.13:1 AA Large
Aa #000000 on #8A4235 2.91:1 Fail
Aa #D2C19C on #5273A3 2.73:1 Fail
Aa #74A5BC on #8A4235 2.70:1 Fail
Aa #A38152 on #E8DBCB 2.65:1 Fail
Aa #5273A3 on #232A73 2.63:1 Fail
Aa #2A0033 on #8A4235 2.54:1 Fail
Aa #354A8A on #000000 2.50:1 Fail
Aa #5273A3 on #56320E 2.34:1 Fail
Aa #A38152 on #354A8A 2.33:1 Fail
Aa #1C155F on #8A4235 2.20:1 Fail
Aa #354A8A on #2A0033 2.18:1 Fail
Aa #A38152 on #D2C19C 2.04:1 Fail
Aa #A38152 on #8A4235 2.00:1 Fail
Aa #E8DBCB on #74A5BC 1.96:1 Fail
Aa #354A8A on #1C155F 1.89:1 Fail
Aa #000000 on #56320E 1.86:1 Fail
Aa #74A5BC on #5273A3 1.81:1 Fail
Aa #232A73 on #8A4235 1.76:1 Fail
Aa #5273A3 on #354A8A 1.74:1 Fail
Aa #232A73 on #000000 1.65:1 Fail
Aa #2A0033 on #56320E 1.62:1 Fail
Aa #56320E on #8A4235 1.57:1 Fail
Aa #D2C19C on #74A5BC 1.51:1 Fail
Aa #354A8A on #232A73 1.51:1 Fail
Aa #5273A3 on #8A4235 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #232A73 on #2A0033 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #1C155F on #56320E 1.41:1 Fail
Aa #A38152 on #74A5BC 1.35:1 Fail
Aa #A38152 on #5273A3 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #354A8A on #56320E 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #1C155F on #000000 1.32:1 Fail
Aa #D2C19C on #E8DBCB 1.30:1 Fail
Aa #232A73 on #1C155F 1.25:1 Fail
Aa #354A8A on #8A4235 1.17:1 Fail
Aa #1C155F on #2A0033 1.15:1 Fail
Aa #2A0033 on #000000 1.15:1 Fail
Aa #232A73 on #56320E 1.13:1 Fail

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