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Waxun

Waxun

9-color palette · Cool · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Waxun

9-color palette · Cool temperature · Mixed tone · Complementary harmony

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Earthy 9 colors Cool Mixed Complementary warm summer grid heat
Likes 27
Colors 9

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #3E9870;
  --c-earthy-2: #74D3D1;
  --c-earthy-3: #CEF3A2;
  --c-earthy-4: #244297;
  --c-earthy-5: #657F8E;
  --c-earthy-6: #DA933E;
  --c-earthy-7: #2C0445;
  --c-earthy-8: #5B3232;
  --c-earthy-9: #A64438;
}

About this palette

This 9-color earthy palette runs from Reef Refractions (#CEF3A2) as its lightest tone to Edge of Space (#2C0445) as its darkest. It blends Ocean Green, Soft Turquoise, Reef Refractions, Cascade Twilight, Pier 17 Steel, Hint of Caramel, Edge of Space, Arresting Auburn and Red Revival into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 36 color pairings, 9 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #CEF3A2 on #2C0445 at 14.02:1.

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

Color breakdown

Ocean Green #3E9870
RGB
rgb(62, 152, 112)
HSL
hsl(153, 42%, 42%)
Luminance
0.247
Soft Turquoise #74D3D1
RGB
rgb(116, 211, 209)
HSL
hsl(179, 52%, 64%)
Luminance
0.549
Reef Refractions #CEF3A2
RGB
rgb(206, 243, 162)
HSL
hsl(87, 77%, 79%)
Luminance
0.798
Cascade Twilight #244297
RGB
rgb(36, 66, 151)
HSL
hsl(224, 61%, 37%)
Luminance
0.065
Pier 17 Steel #657F8E
RGB
rgb(101, 127, 142)
HSL
hsl(202, 17%, 48%)
Luminance
0.199
Hint of Caramel #DA933E
RGB
rgb(218, 147, 62)
HSL
hsl(33, 68%, 55%)
Luminance
0.361
Edge of Space #2C0445
RGB
rgb(44, 4, 69)
HSL
hsl(277, 89%, 14%)
Luminance
0.011
Arresting Auburn #5B3232
RGB
rgb(91, 50, 50)
HSL
hsl(0, 29%, 28%)
Luminance
0.047
Red Revival #A64438
RGB
rgb(166, 68, 56)
HSL
hsl(7, 50%, 44%)
Luminance
0.125

Contrast & accessibility

9 of 36 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #CEF3A2 on #2C0445 14.02:1 AAA
Aa #74D3D1 on #2C0445 9.90:1 AAA
Aa #CEF3A2 on #5B3232 8.71:1 AAA
Aa #CEF3A2 on #244297 7.37:1 AAA
Aa #DA933E on #2C0445 6.79:1 AA
Aa #74D3D1 on #5B3232 6.15:1 AA
Aa #74D3D1 on #244297 5.21:1 AA
Aa #3E9870 on #2C0445 4.90:1 AA
Aa #CEF3A2 on #A64438 4.84:1 AA
Aa #DA933E on #5B3232 4.22:1 AA Large
Aa #657F8E on #2C0445 4.11:1 AA Large
Aa #244297 on #DA933E 3.57:1 AA Large
Aa #74D3D1 on #A64438 3.42:1 AA Large
Aa #CEF3A2 on #657F8E 3.41:1 AA Large
Aa #3E9870 on #5B3232 3.05:1 AA Large
Aa #2C0445 on #A64438 2.90:1 Fail
Aa #3E9870 on #CEF3A2 2.86:1 Fail
Aa #3E9870 on #244297 2.58:1 Fail
Aa #657F8E on #5B3232 2.56:1 Fail
Aa #74D3D1 on #657F8E 2.41:1 Fail
Aa #DA933E on #A64438 2.35:1 Fail
Aa #244297 on #657F8E 2.16:1 Fail
Aa #CEF3A2 on #DA933E 2.06:1 Fail
Aa #3E9870 on #74D3D1 2.02:1 Fail
Aa #244297 on #2C0445 1.90:1 Fail
Aa #5B3232 on #A64438 1.80:1 Fail
Aa #3E9870 on #A64438 1.69:1 Fail
Aa #657F8E on #DA933E 1.65:1 Fail
Aa #2C0445 on #5B3232 1.61:1 Fail
Aa #244297 on #A64438 1.52:1 Fail
Aa #74D3D1 on #DA933E 1.46:1 Fail
Aa #74D3D1 on #CEF3A2 1.42:1 Fail
Aa #657F8E on #A64438 1.42:1 Fail
Aa #3E9870 on #DA933E 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #3E9870 on #657F8E 1.19:1 Fail
Aa #244297 on #5B3232 1.18:1 Fail

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