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Nightfall In The City

Nightfall In The City

8-color palette · Warm · Dark · Complementary harmony

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Nightfall In The City

8-color palette · Warm temperature · Dark tone · Complementary harmony

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Dark Complementary night sky nightsky sunset
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #0C2B25;
  --c-earthy-2: #183530;
  --c-earthy-3: #425F59;
  --c-earthy-4: #5C7A74;
  --c-earthy-5: #571010;
  --c-earthy-6: #7D1616;
  --c-earthy-7: #EC5028;
  --c-earthy-8: #FABC2A;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Sunflower Valley (#FABC2A) as its lightest tone to Guerrilla Forest (#0C2B25) as its darkest. It blends Guerrilla Forest, Dark Pine Green, Rosemary, Refreshing Green, Mama Africa, Falu Red, Hot Shot and Sunflower Valley into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 4 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #0C2B25 on #FABC2A at 8.86:1.

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

Color breakdown

Guerrilla Forest #0C2B25
RGB
rgb(12, 43, 37)
HSL
hsl(168, 56%, 11%)
Luminance
0.019
Dark Pine Green #183530
RGB
rgb(24, 53, 48)
HSL
hsl(170, 38%, 15%)
Luminance
0.030
Rosemary #425F59
RGB
rgb(66, 95, 89)
HSL
hsl(168, 18%, 32%)
Luminance
0.101
Refreshing Green #5C7A74
RGB
rgb(92, 122, 116)
HSL
hsl(168, 14%, 42%)
Luminance
0.175
Mama Africa #571010
RGB
rgb(87, 16, 16)
HSL
hsl(0, 69%, 20%)
Luminance
0.024
Falu Red #7D1616
RGB
rgb(125, 22, 22)
HSL
hsl(0, 70%, 29%)
Luminance
0.050
Hot Shot #EC5028
RGB
rgb(236, 80, 40)
HSL
hsl(12, 84%, 54%)
Luminance
0.237
Sunflower Valley #FABC2A
RGB
rgb(250, 188, 42)
HSL
hsl(42, 95%, 57%)
Luminance
0.565

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #0C2B25 on #FABC2A 8.86:1 AAA
Aa #571010 on #FABC2A 8.27:1 AAA
Aa #183530 on #FABC2A 7.73:1 AAA
Aa #7D1616 on #FABC2A 6.15:1 AA
Aa #0C2B25 on #EC5028 4.14:1 AA Large
Aa #425F59 on #FABC2A 4.08:1 AA Large
Aa #571010 on #EC5028 3.86:1 AA Large
Aa #183530 on #EC5028 3.61:1 AA Large
Aa #0C2B25 on #5C7A74 3.24:1 AA Large
Aa #5C7A74 on #571010 3.02:1 AA Large
Aa #7D1616 on #EC5028 2.87:1 Fail
Aa #183530 on #5C7A74 2.82:1 Fail
Aa #5C7A74 on #FABC2A 2.74:1 Fail
Aa #5C7A74 on #7D1616 2.25:1 Fail
Aa #0C2B25 on #425F59 2.17:1 Fail
Aa #EC5028 on #FABC2A 2.14:1 Fail
Aa #425F59 on #571010 2.03:1 Fail
Aa #425F59 on #EC5028 1.91:1 Fail
Aa #183530 on #425F59 1.89:1 Fail
Aa #425F59 on #7D1616 1.51:1 Fail
Aa #425F59 on #5C7A74 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #0C2B25 on #7D1616 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #571010 on #7D1616 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #5C7A74 on #EC5028 1.28:1 Fail
Aa #183530 on #7D1616 1.26:1 Fail
Aa #0C2B25 on #183530 1.15:1 Fail
Aa #0C2B25 on #571010 1.07:1 Fail
Aa #183530 on #571010 1.07:1 Fail

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