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JOURNEY 6

JOURNEY 6

6-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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JOURNEY 6

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

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Earthy 6 colors Warm Mixed Complementary limited retro bright nes
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Colors 6

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #261F1F;
  --c-earthy-2: #C0AA74;
  --c-earthy-3: #F1F1D1;
  --c-earthy-4: #319835;
  --c-earthy-5: #0F4D32;
  --c-earthy-6: #FF2D2D;
}

About this palette

This 6-color earthy palette runs from Screaming Skull (#F1F1D1) as its lightest tone to Velvet Black (#261F1F) as its darkest. It blends Velvet Black, Dusted Olive, Screaming Skull, Putting Green, Order Green and Pelati into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 15 color pairings, 3 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #261F1F on #F1F1D1 at 14.05:1.

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

Color breakdown

Velvet Black #261F1F
RGB
rgb(38, 31, 31)
HSL
hsl(0, 10%, 14%)
Luminance
0.015
Dusted Olive #C0AA74
RGB
rgb(192, 170, 116)
HSL
hsl(43, 38%, 60%)
Luminance
0.412
Screaming Skull #F1F1D1
RGB
rgb(241, 241, 209)
HSL
hsl(60, 53%, 88%)
Luminance
0.862
Putting Green #319835
RGB
rgb(49, 152, 53)
HSL
hsl(122, 51%, 39%)
Luminance
0.234
Order Green #0F4D32
RGB
rgb(15, 77, 50)
HSL
hsl(154, 67%, 18%)
Luminance
0.056
Pelati #FF2D2D
RGB
rgb(255, 45, 45)
HSL
hsl(0, 100%, 59%)
Luminance
0.233

Contrast & accessibility

3 of 15 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #261F1F on #F1F1D1 14.05:1 AAA
Aa #F1F1D1 on #0F4D32 8.57:1 AAA
Aa #261F1F on #C0AA74 7.12:1 AAA
Aa #261F1F on #319835 4.37:1 AA Large
Aa #261F1F on #FF2D2D 4.36:1 AA Large
Aa #C0AA74 on #0F4D32 4.34:1 AA Large
Aa #F1F1D1 on #319835 3.22:1 AA Large
Aa #F1F1D1 on #FF2D2D 3.22:1 AA Large
Aa #319835 on #0F4D32 2.67:1 Fail
Aa #0F4D32 on #FF2D2D 2.66:1 Fail
Aa #C0AA74 on #F1F1D1 1.97:1 Fail
Aa #261F1F on #0F4D32 1.64:1 Fail
Aa #C0AA74 on #319835 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #C0AA74 on #FF2D2D 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #319835 on #FF2D2D 1.00:1 Fail

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