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Afternoon Haze

Afternoon Haze

8-color palette · Neutral · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Afternoon Haze

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

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Earthy 8 colors Neutral Mixed Complementary
Likes 31
Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #0D1221;
  --c-earthy-2: #243A56;
  --c-earthy-3: #2F6F87;
  --c-earthy-4: #3CA0AF;
  --c-earthy-5: #CBBFB2;
  --c-earthy-6: #CF9D36;
  --c-earthy-7: #B0523F;
  --c-earthy-8: #A00F0E;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Finishing Touch (#CBBFB2) as its lightest tone to Corbeau (#0D1221) as its darkest. It blends Corbeau, Integrity, Tlāloc Blue, Teal Essence, Finishing Touch, Tiger Cat, Burnt Brick and Heavy Red 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 #0D1221 on #CBBFB2 at 10.34:1.

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

Color breakdown

Corbeau #0D1221
RGB
rgb(13, 18, 33)
HSL
hsl(225, 43%, 9%)
Luminance
0.006
Integrity #243A56
RGB
rgb(36, 58, 86)
HSL
hsl(214, 41%, 24%)
Luminance
0.041
Tlāloc Blue #2F6F87
RGB
rgb(47, 111, 135)
HSL
hsl(196, 48%, 36%)
Luminance
0.137
Teal Essence #3CA0AF
RGB
rgb(60, 160, 175)
HSL
hsl(188, 49%, 46%)
Luminance
0.292
Finishing Touch #CBBFB2
RGB
rgb(203, 191, 178)
HSL
hsl(31, 19%, 75%)
Luminance
0.532
Tiger Cat #CF9D36
RGB
rgb(207, 157, 54)
HSL
hsl(40, 61%, 51%)
Luminance
0.377
Burnt Brick #B0523F
RGB
rgb(176, 82, 63)
HSL
hsl(10, 47%, 47%)
Luminance
0.156
Heavy Red #A00F0E
RGB
rgb(160, 15, 14)
HSL
hsl(0, 84%, 34%)
Luminance
0.079

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #0D1221 on #CBBFB2 10.34:1 AAA
Aa #0D1221 on #CF9D36 7.58:1 AAA
Aa #243A56 on #CBBFB2 6.41:1 AA
Aa #0D1221 on #3CA0AF 6.08:1 AA
Aa #243A56 on #CF9D36 4.70:1 AA
Aa #CBBFB2 on #A00F0E 4.53:1 AA
Aa #243A56 on #3CA0AF 3.77:1 AA Large
Aa #0D1221 on #B0523F 3.66:1 AA Large
Aa #0D1221 on #2F6F87 3.33:1 AA Large
Aa #CF9D36 on #A00F0E 3.32:1 AA Large
Aa #2F6F87 on #CBBFB2 3.11:1 AA Large
Aa #CBBFB2 on #B0523F 2.82:1 Fail
Aa #3CA0AF on #A00F0E 2.66:1 Fail
Aa #0D1221 on #A00F0E 2.28:1 Fail
Aa #2F6F87 on #CF9D36 2.28:1 Fail
Aa #243A56 on #B0523F 2.27:1 Fail
Aa #CF9D36 on #B0523F 2.07:1 Fail
Aa #243A56 on #2F6F87 2.06:1 Fail
Aa #2F6F87 on #3CA0AF 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #3CA0AF on #CBBFB2 1.70:1 Fail
Aa #3CA0AF on #B0523F 1.66:1 Fail
Aa #0D1221 on #243A56 1.61:1 Fail
Aa #B0523F on #A00F0E 1.61:1 Fail
Aa #2F6F87 on #A00F0E 1.46:1 Fail
Aa #243A56 on #A00F0E 1.42:1 Fail
Aa #CBBFB2 on #CF9D36 1.36:1 Fail
Aa #3CA0AF on #CF9D36 1.25:1 Fail
Aa #2F6F87 on #B0523F 1.10:1 Fail

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