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August 8

August 8

8-color palette · Neutral · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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August 8

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

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Earthy 8 colors Neutral Mixed Complementary fall spooky autumn halloween
Likes 28
Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #E6EFFF;
  --c-earthy-2: #E1CC8B;
  --c-earthy-3: #E28B30;
  --c-earthy-4: #AE6559;
  --c-earthy-5: #634F7F;
  --c-earthy-6: #18202D;
  --c-earthy-7: #708803;
  --c-earthy-8: #54B5BF;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Brilliant White (#E6EFFF) as its lightest tone to Hēi Sè Black (#18202D) as its darkest. It blends Brilliant White, Master Key, Status Bronze, Preserved Petals, Sumptuous Purple, Hēi Sè Black, Swamp Green and Aqua Verde into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 5 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #E6EFFF on #18202D at 14.15:1.

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

Color breakdown

Brilliant White #E6EFFF
RGB
rgb(230, 239, 255)
HSL
hsl(218, 100%, 95%)
Luminance
0.858
Master Key #E1CC8B
RGB
rgb(225, 204, 139)
HSL
hsl(45, 59%, 71%)
Luminance
0.611
Status Bronze #E28B30
RGB
rgb(226, 139, 48)
HSL
hsl(31, 75%, 54%)
Luminance
0.349
Preserved Petals #AE6559
RGB
rgb(174, 101, 89)
HSL
hsl(8, 34%, 52%)
Luminance
0.190
Sumptuous Purple #634F7F
RGB
rgb(99, 79, 127)
HSL
hsl(265, 23%, 40%)
Luminance
0.098
Hēi Sè Black #18202D
RGB
rgb(24, 32, 45)
HSL
hsl(217, 30%, 14%)
Luminance
0.014
Swamp Green #708803
RGB
rgb(112, 136, 3)
HSL
hsl(71, 96%, 27%)
Luminance
0.211
Aqua Verde #54B5BF
RGB
rgb(84, 181, 191)
HSL
hsl(186, 46%, 54%)
Luminance
0.387

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #E6EFFF on #18202D 14.15:1 AAA
Aa #E1CC8B on #18202D 10.29:1 AAA
Aa #18202D on #54B5BF 6.81:1 AA
Aa #E28B30 on #18202D 6.21:1 AA
Aa #E6EFFF on #634F7F 6.14:1 AA
Aa #E1CC8B on #634F7F 4.47:1 AA Large
Aa #18202D on #708803 4.06:1 AA Large
Aa #E6EFFF on #AE6559 3.78:1 AA Large
Aa #AE6559 on #18202D 3.74:1 AA Large
Aa #E6EFFF on #708803 3.48:1 AA Large
Aa #634F7F on #54B5BF 2.96:1 Fail
Aa #E1CC8B on #AE6559 2.75:1 Fail
Aa #E28B30 on #634F7F 2.70:1 Fail
Aa #E1CC8B on #708803 2.53:1 Fail
Aa #634F7F on #18202D 2.30:1 Fail
Aa #E6EFFF on #E28B30 2.28:1 Fail
Aa #E6EFFF on #54B5BF 2.08:1 Fail
Aa #AE6559 on #54B5BF 1.82:1 Fail
Aa #634F7F on #708803 1.76:1 Fail
Aa #708803 on #54B5BF 1.68:1 Fail
Aa #E1CC8B on #E28B30 1.66:1 Fail
Aa #E28B30 on #AE6559 1.66:1 Fail
Aa #AE6559 on #634F7F 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #E28B30 on #708803 1.53:1 Fail
Aa #E1CC8B on #54B5BF 1.51:1 Fail
Aa #E6EFFF on #E1CC8B 1.37:1 Fail
Aa #E28B30 on #54B5BF 1.10:1 Fail
Aa #AE6559 on #708803 1.08:1 Fail

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