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Commodore 8

Commodore 8

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Commodore 8

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Complementary computer commodore
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #000000;
  --c-earthy-2: #683F11;
  --c-earthy-3: #B76954;
  --c-earthy-4: #FFFFFF;
  --c-earthy-5: #BBDD86;
  --c-earthy-6: #869D8D;
  --c-earthy-7: #736788;
  --c-earthy-8: #4E318D;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from White (#FFFFFF) as its lightest tone to Black (#000000) as its darkest. It blends Black, Very Coffee, Clay, White, Green Chalk, Mother Earth, Beets and Sick Blue into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 9 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #000000 on #FFFFFF at 21:1.

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

Color breakdown

Black #000000
RGB
rgb(0, 0, 0)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 0%)
Luminance
0.000
Very Coffee #683F11
RGB
rgb(104, 63, 17)
HSL
hsl(32, 72%, 24%)
Luminance
0.065
Clay #B76954
RGB
rgb(183, 105, 84)
HSL
hsl(13, 41%, 52%)
Luminance
0.208
White #FFFFFF
RGB
rgb(255, 255, 255)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 100%)
Luminance
1.000
Green Chalk #BBDD86
RGB
rgb(187, 221, 134)
HSL
hsl(83, 56%, 70%)
Luminance
0.640
Mother Earth #869D8D
RGB
rgb(134, 157, 141)
HSL
hsl(138, 11%, 57%)
Luminance
0.311
Beets #736788
RGB
rgb(115, 103, 136)
HSL
hsl(262, 14%, 47%)
Luminance
0.151
Sick Blue #4E318D
RGB
rgb(78, 49, 141)
HSL
hsl(259, 48%, 37%)
Luminance
0.057

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #000000 on #FFFFFF 21.00:1 AAA
Aa #000000 on #BBDD86 13.80:1 AAA
Aa #FFFFFF on #4E318D 9.78:1 AAA
Aa #683F11 on #FFFFFF 9.10:1 AAA
Aa #000000 on #869D8D 7.22:1 AAA
Aa #BBDD86 on #4E318D 6.42:1 AA
Aa #683F11 on #BBDD86 5.98:1 AA
Aa #FFFFFF on #736788 5.22:1 AA
Aa #000000 on #B76954 5.16:1 AA
Aa #B76954 on #FFFFFF 4.07:1 AA Large
Aa #000000 on #736788 4.02:1 AA Large
Aa #BBDD86 on #736788 3.43:1 AA Large
Aa #869D8D on #4E318D 3.36:1 AA Large
Aa #683F11 on #869D8D 3.13:1 AA Large
Aa #FFFFFF on #869D8D 2.91:1 Fail
Aa #B76954 on #BBDD86 2.67:1 Fail
Aa #B76954 on #4E318D 2.40:1 Fail
Aa #000000 on #683F11 2.31:1 Fail
Aa #683F11 on #B76954 2.24:1 Fail
Aa #000000 on #4E318D 2.15:1 Fail
Aa #BBDD86 on #869D8D 1.91:1 Fail
Aa #736788 on #4E318D 1.87:1 Fail
Aa #869D8D on #736788 1.79:1 Fail
Aa #683F11 on #736788 1.74:1 Fail
Aa #FFFFFF on #BBDD86 1.52:1 Fail
Aa #B76954 on #869D8D 1.40:1 Fail
Aa #B76954 on #736788 1.28:1 Fail
Aa #683F11 on #4E318D 1.07:1 Fail

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