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CA8

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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CA8

8-color palette · Warm temperature · Mixed tone · Analogous harmony

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Analogous black blue purple brown
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #1C1211;
  --c-earthy-2: #602A39;
  --c-earthy-3: #3C3530;
  --c-earthy-4: #8B5A40;
  --c-earthy-5: #B6876B;
  --c-earthy-6: #8899A5;
  --c-earthy-7: #BBC07A;
  --c-earthy-8: #F5E9D9;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Saltbox (#F5E9D9) as its lightest tone to Scandinavian Liquorice (#1C1211) as its darkest. It blends Scandinavian Liquorice, Windsor Wine, Kilimanjaro, Hope Chest, Red Gravel, Hamilton Blue, Pine Glade and Saltbox into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 9 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #1C1211 on #F5E9D9 at 15.33:1.

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

Color breakdown

Scandinavian Liquorice #1C1211
RGB
rgb(28, 18, 17)
HSL
hsl(5, 24%, 9%)
Luminance
0.007
Windsor Wine #602A39
RGB
rgb(96, 42, 57)
HSL
hsl(343, 39%, 27%)
Luminance
0.044
Kilimanjaro #3C3530
RGB
rgb(60, 53, 48)
HSL
hsl(25, 11%, 21%)
Luminance
0.037
Hope Chest #8B5A40
RGB
rgb(139, 90, 64)
HSL
hsl(21, 37%, 40%)
Luminance
0.132
Red Gravel #B6876B
RGB
rgb(182, 135, 107)
HSL
hsl(22, 34%, 57%)
Luminance
0.283
Hamilton Blue #8899A5
RGB
rgb(136, 153, 165)
HSL
hsl(205, 14%, 59%)
Luminance
0.307
Pine Glade #BBC07A
RGB
rgb(187, 192, 122)
HSL
hsl(64, 36%, 62%)
Luminance
0.497
Saltbox #F5E9D9
RGB
rgb(245, 233, 217)
HSL
hsl(34, 58%, 91%)
Luminance
0.827

Contrast & accessibility

9 of 28 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #1C1211 on #F5E9D9 15.33:1 AAA
Aa #3C3530 on #F5E9D9 10.06:1 AAA
Aa #1C1211 on #BBC07A 9.56:1 AAA
Aa #602A39 on #F5E9D9 9.29:1 AAA
Aa #3C3530 on #BBC07A 6.27:1 AA
Aa #1C1211 on #8899A5 6.25:1 AA
Aa #1C1211 on #B6876B 5.83:1 AA
Aa #602A39 on #BBC07A 5.79:1 AA
Aa #8B5A40 on #F5E9D9 4.83:1 AA
Aa #3C3530 on #8899A5 4.10:1 AA Large
Aa #3C3530 on #B6876B 3.82:1 AA Large
Aa #602A39 on #8899A5 3.79:1 AA Large
Aa #602A39 on #B6876B 3.53:1 AA Large
Aa #1C1211 on #8B5A40 3.18:1 AA Large
Aa #8B5A40 on #BBC07A 3.01:1 AA Large
Aa #B6876B on #F5E9D9 2.63:1 Fail
Aa #8899A5 on #F5E9D9 2.45:1 Fail
Aa #3C3530 on #8B5A40 2.08:1 Fail
Aa #8B5A40 on #8899A5 1.97:1 Fail
Aa #602A39 on #8B5A40 1.93:1 Fail
Aa #8B5A40 on #B6876B 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #1C1211 on #602A39 1.65:1 Fail
Aa #B6876B on #BBC07A 1.64:1 Fail
Aa #BBC07A on #F5E9D9 1.60:1 Fail
Aa #8899A5 on #BBC07A 1.53:1 Fail
Aa #1C1211 on #3C3530 1.52:1 Fail
Aa #602A39 on #3C3530 1.08:1 Fail
Aa #B6876B on #8899A5 1.07:1 Fail

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