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10-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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

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Earthy 10 colors Warm Mixed Complementary retro desaturated waltz
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Colors 10

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #383239;
  --c-earthy-2: #A68C79;
  --c-earthy-3: #C2DC97;
  --c-earthy-4: #72B6C7;
  --c-earthy-5: #755F79;
  --c-earthy-6: #D85252;
  --c-earthy-7: #EFB76F;
  --c-earthy-8: #F6E488;
  --c-earthy-9: #FFFCEA;
  --c-earthy-10: #718EDF;
}

About this palette

This 10-color earthy palette runs from Sparkling Cider (#FFFCEA) as its lightest tone to Deep Forest Brown (#383239) as its darkest. It blends Deep Forest Brown, Chocolate Powder, Lickety Split, Tropez Blue, Gala Ball, Capocollo, Golden Corn, East of the Sun, Sparkling Cider and Little Boy Blue into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 45 color pairings, 6 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #383239 on #FFFCEA at 12.1:1.

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

Color breakdown

Deep Forest Brown #383239
RGB
rgb(56, 50, 57)
HSL
hsl(291, 7%, 21%)
Luminance
0.034
Chocolate Powder #A68C79
RGB
rgb(166, 140, 121)
HSL
hsl(25, 20%, 56%)
Luminance
0.282
Lickety Split #C2DC97
RGB
rgb(194, 220, 151)
HSL
hsl(83, 50%, 73%)
Luminance
0.649
Tropez Blue #72B6C7
RGB
rgb(114, 182, 199)
HSL
hsl(192, 43%, 61%)
Luminance
0.412
Gala Ball #755F79
RGB
rgb(117, 95, 121)
HSL
hsl(291, 12%, 42%)
Luminance
0.134
Capocollo #D85252
RGB
rgb(216, 82, 82)
HSL
hsl(0, 63%, 58%)
Luminance
0.212
Golden Corn #EFB76F
RGB
rgb(239, 183, 111)
HSL
hsl(34, 80%, 69%)
Luminance
0.534
East of the Sun #F6E488
RGB
rgb(246, 228, 136)
HSL
hsl(50, 86%, 75%)
Luminance
0.769
Sparkling Cider #FFFCEA
RGB
rgb(255, 252, 234)
HSL
hsl(51, 100%, 96%)
Luminance
0.968
Little Boy Blue #718EDF
RGB
rgb(113, 142, 223)
HSL
hsl(224, 63%, 66%)
Luminance
0.282

Contrast & accessibility

6 of 45 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #383239 on #FFFCEA 12.10:1 AAA
Aa #383239 on #F6E488 9.72:1 AAA
Aa #383239 on #C2DC97 8.30:1 AAA
Aa #383239 on #EFB76F 6.93:1 AA
Aa #755F79 on #FFFCEA 5.55:1 AA
Aa #383239 on #72B6C7 5.48:1 AA
Aa #755F79 on #F6E488 4.46:1 AA Large
Aa #383239 on #A68C79 3.95:1 AA Large
Aa #383239 on #718EDF 3.94:1 AA Large
Aa #D85252 on #FFFCEA 3.88:1 AA Large
Aa #C2DC97 on #755F79 3.81:1 AA Large
Aa #755F79 on #EFB76F 3.18:1 AA Large
Aa #383239 on #D85252 3.12:1 AA Large
Aa #D85252 on #F6E488 3.12:1 AA Large
Aa #FFFCEA on #718EDF 3.07:1 AA Large
Aa #A68C79 on #FFFCEA 3.06:1 AA Large
Aa #C2DC97 on #D85252 2.66:1 Fail
Aa #72B6C7 on #755F79 2.52:1 Fail
Aa #F6E488 on #718EDF 2.47:1 Fail
Aa #A68C79 on #F6E488 2.46:1 Fail
Aa #D85252 on #EFB76F 2.22:1 Fail
Aa #72B6C7 on #FFFCEA 2.21:1 Fail
Aa #383239 on #755F79 2.18:1 Fail
Aa #C2DC97 on #718EDF 2.11:1 Fail
Aa #A68C79 on #C2DC97 2.10:1 Fail
Aa #A68C79 on #755F79 1.81:1 Fail
Aa #755F79 on #718EDF 1.81:1 Fail
Aa #72B6C7 on #F6E488 1.77:1 Fail
Aa #A68C79 on #EFB76F 1.76:1 Fail
Aa #72B6C7 on #D85252 1.76:1 Fail
Aa #EFB76F on #718EDF 1.76:1 Fail
Aa #EFB76F on #FFFCEA 1.74:1 Fail
Aa #C2DC97 on #72B6C7 1.51:1 Fail
Aa #C2DC97 on #FFFCEA 1.46:1 Fail
Aa #755F79 on #D85252 1.43:1 Fail
Aa #EFB76F on #F6E488 1.40:1 Fail
Aa #A68C79 on #72B6C7 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #72B6C7 on #718EDF 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #A68C79 on #D85252 1.27:1 Fail
Aa #72B6C7 on #EFB76F 1.26:1 Fail
Aa #D85252 on #718EDF 1.26:1 Fail
Aa #F6E488 on #FFFCEA 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #C2DC97 on #EFB76F 1.20:1 Fail
Aa #C2DC97 on #F6E488 1.17:1 Fail
Aa #A68C79 on #718EDF 1.00:1 Fail

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