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Barren Equinox

Barren Equinox

12-color palette · Warm · Dark · Monochromatic harmony

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Barren Equinox

12-color palette · Warm temperature · Dark tone · Monochromatic harmony

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Earthy 12 colors Warm Dark Monochromatic fall fire autumn nature
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Colors 12

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #5E0909;
  --c-earthy-2: #852311;
  --c-earthy-3: #BB260B;
  --c-earthy-4: #C9683D;
  --c-earthy-5: #814322;
  --c-earthy-6: #46201A;
  --c-earthy-7: #46392D;
  --c-earthy-8: #8E614D;
  --c-earthy-9: #B59F7F;
  --c-earthy-10: #7B6E4B;
  --c-earthy-11: #625C28;
  --c-earthy-12: #483B19;
}

About this palette

This 12-color earthy palette runs from Montecito (#B59F7F) as its lightest tone to Marmite (#46201A) as its darkest. It blends Vampiric Council, Minotaurus Brown, Lobster, Apricot Orange, Honey Garlic Beef, Marmite, Batch Brew, Tamarind Tart, Montecito, Go Ben, Costa Del Sol and Avocado Stone into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 66 color pairings, 2 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #46201A on #B59F7F at 5.55:1.

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

Color breakdown

Vampiric Council #5E0909
RGB
rgb(94, 9, 9)
HSL
hsl(0, 83%, 20%)
Luminance
0.026
Minotaurus Brown #852311
RGB
rgb(133, 35, 17)
HSL
hsl(9, 77%, 29%)
Luminance
0.062
Lobster #BB260B
RGB
rgb(187, 38, 11)
HSL
hsl(9, 89%, 39%)
Luminance
0.120
Apricot Orange #C9683D
RGB
rgb(201, 104, 61)
HSL
hsl(18, 56%, 51%)
Luminance
0.227
Honey Garlic Beef #814322
RGB
rgb(129, 67, 34)
HSL
hsl(21, 58%, 32%)
Luminance
0.088
Marmite #46201A
RGB
rgb(70, 32, 26)
HSL
hsl(8, 46%, 19%)
Luminance
0.024
Batch Brew #46392D
RGB
rgb(70, 57, 45)
HSL
hsl(29, 22%, 23%)
Luminance
0.044
Tamarind Tart #8E614D
RGB
rgb(142, 97, 77)
HSL
hsl(18, 30%, 43%)
Luminance
0.148
Montecito #B59F7F
RGB
rgb(181, 159, 127)
HSL
hsl(36, 27%, 60%)
Luminance
0.362
Go Ben #7B6E4B
RGB
rgb(123, 110, 75)
HSL
hsl(44, 24%, 39%)
Luminance
0.159
Costa Del Sol #625C28
RGB
rgb(98, 92, 40)
HSL
hsl(54, 42%, 27%)
Luminance
0.104
Avocado Stone #483B19
RGB
rgb(72, 59, 25)
HSL
hsl(43, 48%, 19%)
Luminance
0.046

Contrast & accessibility

2 of 66 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #46201A on #B59F7F 5.55:1 AA
Aa #5E0909 on #B59F7F 5.42:1 AA
Aa #46392D on #B59F7F 4.37:1 AA Large
Aa #B59F7F on #483B19 4.30:1 AA Large
Aa #C9683D on #46201A 3.73:1 AA Large
Aa #852311 on #B59F7F 3.66:1 AA Large
Aa #5E0909 on #C9683D 3.64:1 AA Large
Aa #814322 on #B59F7F 2.98:1 Fail
Aa #C9683D on #46392D 2.94:1 Fail
Aa #C9683D on #483B19 2.89:1 Fail
Aa #46201A on #7B6E4B 2.82:1 Fail
Aa #5E0909 on #7B6E4B 2.75:1 Fail
Aa #46201A on #8E614D 2.68:1 Fail
Aa #B59F7F on #625C28 2.67:1 Fail
Aa #5E0909 on #8E614D 2.61:1 Fail
Aa #852311 on #C9683D 2.46:1 Fail
Aa #BB260B on #B59F7F 2.42:1 Fail
Aa #BB260B on #46201A 2.29:1 Fail
Aa #5E0909 on #BB260B 2.24:1 Fail
Aa #46392D on #7B6E4B 2.22:1 Fail
Aa #7B6E4B on #483B19 2.18:1 Fail
Aa #46392D on #8E614D 2.11:1 Fail
Aa #46201A on #625C28 2.08:1 Fail
Aa #8E614D on #B59F7F 2.07:1 Fail
Aa #8E614D on #483B19 2.07:1 Fail
Aa #5E0909 on #625C28 2.03:1 Fail
Aa #C9683D on #814322 2.00:1 Fail
Aa #B59F7F on #7B6E4B 1.97:1 Fail
Aa #852311 on #7B6E4B 1.86:1 Fail
Aa #814322 on #46201A 1.86:1 Fail
Aa #5E0909 on #814322 1.82:1 Fail
Aa #BB260B on #46392D 1.80:1 Fail
Aa #C9683D on #625C28 1.80:1 Fail
Aa #852311 on #8E614D 1.77:1 Fail
Aa #BB260B on #483B19 1.77:1 Fail
Aa #46392D on #625C28 1.64:1 Fail
Aa #BB260B on #C9683D 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #625C28 on #483B19 1.61:1 Fail
Aa #852311 on #46201A 1.52:1 Fail
Aa #852311 on #BB260B 1.51:1 Fail
Aa #814322 on #7B6E4B 1.51:1 Fail
Aa #C9683D on #B59F7F 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #5E0909 on #852311 1.48:1 Fail
Aa #814322 on #46392D 1.46:1 Fail
Aa #814322 on #8E614D 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #814322 on #483B19 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #C9683D on #8E614D 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #852311 on #625C28 1.37:1 Fail
Aa #7B6E4B on #625C28 1.35:1 Fail
Aa #C9683D on #7B6E4B 1.33:1 Fail
Aa #46201A on #483B19 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #8E614D on #625C28 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #46201A on #46392D 1.27:1 Fail
Aa #5E0909 on #483B19 1.26:1 Fail
Aa #5E0909 on #46392D 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #852311 on #814322 1.23:1 Fail
Aa #BB260B on #814322 1.23:1 Fail
Aa #BB260B on #7B6E4B 1.23:1 Fail
Aa #852311 on #46392D 1.19:1 Fail
Aa #852311 on #483B19 1.17:1 Fail
Aa #BB260B on #8E614D 1.17:1 Fail
Aa #814322 on #625C28 1.12:1 Fail
Aa #BB260B on #625C28 1.10:1 Fail
Aa #8E614D on #7B6E4B 1.05:1 Fail
Aa #5E0909 on #46201A 1.02:1 Fail
Aa #46392D on #483B19 1.02:1 Fail

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