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WOOD N STEEL

WOOD N STEEL

6-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Monochromatic harmony

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WOOD N STEEL

6-color palette · Warm temperature · Mixed tone · Monochromatic harmony

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Earthy 6 colors Warm Mixed Monochromatic gray brown metal grey
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Colors 6

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #F6F2EC;
  --c-earthy-2: #C2A386;
  --c-earthy-3: #9C703F;
  --c-earthy-4: #1E1B15;
  --c-earthy-5: #857081;
  --c-earthy-6: #8493A0;
}

About this palette

This 6-color earthy palette runs from Bit of Sugar (#F6F2EC) as its lightest tone to Black Umber (#1E1B15) as its darkest. It blends Bit of Sugar, Light Ash Brown, Favourite Ale, Black Umber, Decorative Iris and Coastal Vista into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 15 color pairings, 3 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #F6F2EC on #1E1B15 at 15.4:1.

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

Color breakdown

Bit of Sugar #F6F2EC
RGB
rgb(246, 242, 236)
HSL
hsl(36, 36%, 95%)
Luminance
0.892
Light Ash Brown #C2A386
RGB
rgb(194, 163, 134)
HSL
hsl(29, 33%, 64%)
Luminance
0.394
Favourite Ale #9C703F
RGB
rgb(156, 112, 63)
HSL
hsl(32, 42%, 43%)
Luminance
0.190
Black Umber #1E1B15
RGB
rgb(30, 27, 21)
HSL
hsl(40, 18%, 10%)
Luminance
0.011
Decorative Iris #857081
RGB
rgb(133, 112, 129)
HSL
hsl(311, 9%, 48%)
Luminance
0.182
Coastal Vista #8493A0
RGB
rgb(132, 147, 160)
HSL
hsl(208, 13%, 57%)
Luminance
0.283

Contrast & accessibility

3 of 15 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #F6F2EC on #1E1B15 15.40:1 AAA
Aa #C2A386 on #1E1B15 7.26:1 AAA
Aa #1E1B15 on #8493A0 5.45:1 AA
Aa #F6F2EC on #857081 4.07:1 AA Large
Aa #9C703F on #1E1B15 3.93:1 AA Large
Aa #F6F2EC on #9C703F 3.92:1 AA Large
Aa #1E1B15 on #857081 3.79:1 AA Large
Aa #F6F2EC on #8493A0 2.83:1 Fail
Aa #F6F2EC on #C2A386 2.12:1 Fail
Aa #C2A386 on #857081 1.92:1 Fail
Aa #C2A386 on #9C703F 1.85:1 Fail
Aa #857081 on #8493A0 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #9C703F on #8493A0 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #C2A386 on #8493A0 1.33:1 Fail
Aa #9C703F on #857081 1.04:1 Fail

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