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1000° Degrees

1000° Degrees

5-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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1000° Degrees

5-color palette · Warm temperature · Mixed tone · Complementary harmony

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Earthy 5 colors Warm Mixed Complementary orange red warm hot
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Colors 5

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #E8B593;
  --c-earthy-2: #D97966;
  --c-earthy-3: #C64D50;
  --c-earthy-4: #722942;
  --c-earthy-5: #181B31;
}

About this palette

This 5-color earthy palette runs from Gentle Doe (#E8B593) as its lightest tone to Dark Knight (#181B31) as its darkest. It blends Gentle Doe, Lei Flower, Red Trillium, Palace Red and Dark Knight into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 10 color pairings, 3 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #E8B593 on #181B31 at 9.24:1.

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

Color breakdown

Gentle Doe #E8B593
RGB
rgb(232, 181, 147)
HSL
hsl(24, 65%, 74%)
Luminance
0.523
Lei Flower #D97966
RGB
rgb(217, 121, 102)
HSL
hsl(10, 60%, 63%)
Luminance
0.294
Red Trillium #C64D50
RGB
rgb(198, 77, 80)
HSL
hsl(359, 51%, 54%)
Luminance
0.179
Palace Red #722942
RGB
rgb(114, 41, 66)
HSL
hsl(339, 47%, 30%)
Luminance
0.056
Dark Knight #181B31
RGB
rgb(24, 27, 49)
HSL
hsl(233, 34%, 14%)
Luminance
0.012

Contrast & accessibility

3 of 10 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #E8B593 on #181B31 9.24:1 AAA
Aa #D97966 on #181B31 5.55:1 AA
Aa #E8B593 on #722942 5.43:1 AA
Aa #C64D50 on #181B31 3.69:1 AA Large
Aa #D97966 on #722942 3.26:1 AA Large
Aa #E8B593 on #C64D50 2.50:1 Fail
Aa #C64D50 on #722942 2.17:1 Fail
Aa #722942 on #181B31 1.70:1 Fail
Aa #E8B593 on #D97966 1.67:1 Fail
Aa #D97966 on #C64D50 1.50:1 Fail

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