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Stale Sunset

Stale Sunset

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Stale Sunset

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Complementary warm sunset 8 gaming
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #292442;
  --c-earthy-2: #52484E;
  --c-earthy-3: #736554;
  --c-earthy-4: #8B7D62;
  --c-earthy-5: #A48D6A;
  --c-earthy-6: #BDA576;
  --c-earthy-7: #CDBA76;
  --c-earthy-8: #FFE377;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Summer Daffodil (#FFE377) as its lightest tone to Midnight Velvet (#292442) as its darkest. It blends Midnight Velvet, Smoky Quartz, Kā Fēi Sè Brown, Elmwood, Spelt Grain Brown, Dusted Olive, Green Citrine and Summer Daffodil into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 6 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #292442 on #FFE377 at 11.58:1.

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

Color breakdown

Midnight Velvet #292442
RGB
rgb(41, 36, 66)
HSL
hsl(250, 29%, 20%)
Luminance
0.021
Smoky Quartz #52484E
RGB
rgb(82, 72, 78)
HSL
hsl(324, 6%, 30%)
Luminance
0.070
Kā Fēi Sè Brown #736554
RGB
rgb(115, 101, 84)
HSL
hsl(33, 16%, 39%)
Luminance
0.136
Elmwood #8B7D62
RGB
rgb(139, 125, 98)
HSL
hsl(40, 17%, 46%)
Luminance
0.210
Spelt Grain Brown #A48D6A
RGB
rgb(164, 141, 106)
HSL
hsl(36, 24%, 53%)
Luminance
0.280
Dusted Olive #BDA576
RGB
rgb(189, 165, 118)
HSL
hsl(40, 35%, 60%)
Luminance
0.390
Green Citrine #CDBA76
RGB
rgb(205, 186, 118)
HSL
hsl(47, 47%, 63%)
Luminance
0.494
Summer Daffodil #FFE377
RGB
rgb(255, 227, 119)
HSL
hsl(48, 100%, 73%)
Luminance
0.775

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #292442 on #FFE377 11.58:1 AAA
Aa #292442 on #CDBA76 7.63:1 AAA
Aa #52484E on #FFE377 6.89:1 AA
Aa #292442 on #BDA576 6.18:1 AA
Aa #292442 on #A48D6A 4.63:1 AA
Aa #52484E on #CDBA76 4.54:1 AA
Aa #736554 on #FFE377 4.44:1 AA Large
Aa #52484E on #BDA576 3.68:1 AA Large
Aa #292442 on #8B7D62 3.65:1 AA Large
Aa #8B7D62 on #FFE377 3.17:1 AA Large
Aa #736554 on #CDBA76 2.93:1 Fail
Aa #52484E on #A48D6A 2.75:1 Fail
Aa #292442 on #736554 2.61:1 Fail
Aa #A48D6A on #FFE377 2.50:1 Fail
Aa #736554 on #BDA576 2.37:1 Fail
Aa #52484E on #8B7D62 2.17:1 Fail
Aa #8B7D62 on #CDBA76 2.09:1 Fail
Aa #BDA576 on #FFE377 1.87:1 Fail
Aa #736554 on #A48D6A 1.77:1 Fail
Aa #8B7D62 on #BDA576 1.69:1 Fail
Aa #292442 on #52484E 1.68:1 Fail
Aa #A48D6A on #CDBA76 1.65:1 Fail
Aa #52484E on #736554 1.55:1 Fail
Aa #CDBA76 on #FFE377 1.52:1 Fail
Aa #736554 on #8B7D62 1.40:1 Fail
Aa #A48D6A on #BDA576 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #8B7D62 on #A48D6A 1.27:1 Fail
Aa #BDA576 on #CDBA76 1.24:1 Fail

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