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Salad Bowl

9-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Salad Bowl

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

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Earthy 9 colors Warm Mixed Complementary green red cool jimison3
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Colors 9

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #541B3C;
  --c-earthy-2: #802040;
  --c-earthy-3: #A04040;
  --c-earthy-4: #C06040;
  --c-earthy-5: #E0E080;
  --c-earthy-6: #A0C040;
  --c-earthy-7: #60A040;
  --c-earthy-8: #206040;
  --c-earthy-9: #103040;
}

About this palette

This 9-color earthy palette runs from Crescendo (#E0E080) as its lightest tone to NATO Blue (#103040) as its darkest. It blends Tulip Poplar Purple, Beet Red, Burning Bush, Deep Fire, Crescendo, In the Tropics, Calm Balm, Greenbriar and NATO Blue into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 36 color pairings, 8 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #E0E080 on #103040 at 9.97:1.

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

Color breakdown

Tulip Poplar Purple #541B3C
RGB
rgb(84, 27, 60)
HSL
hsl(325, 51%, 22%)
Luminance
0.030
Beet Red #802040
RGB
rgb(128, 32, 64)
HSL
hsl(340, 60%, 31%)
Luminance
0.060
Burning Bush #A04040
RGB
rgb(160, 64, 64)
HSL
hsl(0, 43%, 44%)
Luminance
0.115
Deep Fire #C06040
RGB
rgb(192, 96, 64)
HSL
hsl(15, 50%, 50%)
Luminance
0.199
Crescendo #E0E080
RGB
rgb(224, 224, 128)
HSL
hsl(60, 61%, 69%)
Luminance
0.707
In the Tropics #A0C040
RGB
rgb(160, 192, 64)
HSL
hsl(75, 50%, 50%)
Luminance
0.455
Calm Balm #60A040
RGB
rgb(96, 160, 64)
HSL
hsl(100, 43%, 44%)
Luminance
0.280
Greenbriar #206040
RGB
rgb(32, 96, 64)
HSL
hsl(150, 50%, 25%)
Luminance
0.090
NATO Blue #103040
RGB
rgb(16, 48, 64)
HSL
hsl(200, 60%, 16%)
Luminance
0.026

Contrast & accessibility

8 of 36 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #E0E080 on #103040 9.97:1 AAA
Aa #541B3C on #E0E080 9.47:1 AAA
Aa #802040 on #E0E080 6.89:1 AA
Aa #A0C040 on #103040 6.66:1 AA
Aa #541B3C on #A0C040 6.32:1 AA
Aa #E0E080 on #206040 5.39:1 AA
Aa #802040 on #A0C040 4.60:1 AA
Aa #A04040 on #E0E080 4.59:1 AA
Aa #60A040 on #103040 4.35:1 AA Large
Aa #541B3C on #60A040 4.13:1 AA Large
Aa #A0C040 on #206040 3.60:1 AA Large
Aa #C06040 on #103040 3.28:1 AA Large
Aa #541B3C on #C06040 3.12:1 AA Large
Aa #A04040 on #A0C040 3.06:1 AA Large
Aa #C06040 on #E0E080 3.04:1 AA Large
Aa #802040 on #60A040 3.00:1 AA Large
Aa #60A040 on #206040 2.35:1 Fail
Aa #E0E080 on #60A040 2.29:1 Fail
Aa #802040 on #C06040 2.27:1 Fail
Aa #A04040 on #103040 2.17:1 Fail
Aa #541B3C on #A04040 2.07:1 Fail
Aa #C06040 on #A0C040 2.03:1 Fail
Aa #A04040 on #60A040 2.00:1 Fail
Aa #206040 on #103040 1.85:1 Fail
Aa #C06040 on #206040 1.78:1 Fail
Aa #541B3C on #206040 1.76:1 Fail
Aa #A0C040 on #60A040 1.53:1 Fail
Aa #A04040 on #C06040 1.51:1 Fail
Aa #802040 on #A04040 1.50:1 Fail
Aa #E0E080 on #A0C040 1.50:1 Fail
Aa #802040 on #103040 1.45:1 Fail
Aa #541B3C on #802040 1.37:1 Fail
Aa #C06040 on #60A040 1.32:1 Fail
Aa #802040 on #206040 1.28:1 Fail
Aa #A04040 on #206040 1.18:1 Fail
Aa #541B3C on #103040 1.05:1 Fail

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