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120385

120385

9-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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120385

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

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Earthy 9 colors Warm Mixed Complementary
Likes 23
Colors 9

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #E49A80;
  --c-earthy-2: #E4B884;
  --c-earthy-3: #E4D488;
  --c-earthy-4: #B4B884;
  --c-earthy-5: #849A78;
  --c-earthy-6: #5C7C68;
  --c-earthy-7: #849AAC;
  --c-earthy-8: #4C547A;
  --c-earthy-9: #8E8897;
}

About this palette

This 9-color earthy palette runs from Artichoke Heart (#E4D488) as its lightest tone to Deep Indigo (#4C547A) as its darkest. It blends Sockeye, Cane Sugar, Artichoke Heart, Fancy Flirt, Backyard, Stone Cypress Green, Beach Umbrella, Deep Indigo and Purple Ragwort into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 36 color pairings, 1 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #E4D488 on #4C547A at 4.93:1.

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

Color breakdown

Sockeye #E49A80
RGB
rgb(228, 154, 128)
HSL
hsl(16, 65%, 70%)
Luminance
0.412
Cane Sugar #E4B884
RGB
rgb(228, 184, 132)
HSL
hsl(33, 64%, 71%)
Luminance
0.524
Artichoke Heart #E4D488
RGB
rgb(228, 212, 136)
HSL
hsl(50, 63%, 71%)
Luminance
0.654
Fancy Flirt #B4B884
RGB
rgb(180, 184, 132)
HSL
hsl(65, 27%, 62%)
Luminance
0.457
Backyard #849A78
RGB
rgb(132, 154, 120)
HSL
hsl(99, 14%, 54%)
Luminance
0.294
Stone Cypress Green #5C7C68
RGB
rgb(92, 124, 104)
HSL
hsl(143, 15%, 42%)
Luminance
0.177
Beach Umbrella #849AAC
RGB
rgb(132, 154, 172)
HSL
hsl(207, 19%, 60%)
Luminance
0.310
Deep Indigo #4C547A
RGB
rgb(76, 84, 122)
HSL
hsl(230, 23%, 39%)
Luminance
0.093
Purple Ragwort #8E8897
RGB
rgb(142, 136, 151)
HSL
hsl(264, 7%, 56%)
Luminance
0.256

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #E4D488 on #4C547A 4.93:1 AA
Aa #E4B884 on #4C547A 4.02:1 AA Large
Aa #B4B884 on #4C547A 3.55:1 AA Large
Aa #E49A80 on #4C547A 3.23:1 AA Large
Aa #E4D488 on #5C7C68 3.10:1 AA Large
Aa #E4B884 on #5C7C68 2.53:1 Fail
Aa #849AAC on #4C547A 2.52:1 Fail
Aa #849A78 on #4C547A 2.41:1 Fail
Aa #E4D488 on #8E8897 2.30:1 Fail
Aa #B4B884 on #5C7C68 2.23:1 Fail
Aa #4C547A on #8E8897 2.14:1 Fail
Aa #E4D488 on #849A78 2.05:1 Fail
Aa #E49A80 on #5C7C68 2.03:1 Fail
Aa #E4D488 on #849AAC 1.95:1 Fail
Aa #E4B884 on #8E8897 1.88:1 Fail
Aa #E4B884 on #849A78 1.67:1 Fail
Aa #B4B884 on #8E8897 1.66:1 Fail
Aa #E4B884 on #849AAC 1.60:1 Fail
Aa #5C7C68 on #849AAC 1.59:1 Fail
Aa #5C7C68 on #4C547A 1.59:1 Fail
Aa #E49A80 on #E4D488 1.52:1 Fail
Aa #E49A80 on #8E8897 1.51:1 Fail
Aa #849A78 on #5C7C68 1.51:1 Fail
Aa #B4B884 on #849A78 1.47:1 Fail
Aa #B4B884 on #849AAC 1.41:1 Fail
Aa #E4D488 on #B4B884 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #5C7C68 on #8E8897 1.35:1 Fail
Aa #E49A80 on #849A78 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #E49A80 on #849AAC 1.28:1 Fail
Aa #E49A80 on #E4B884 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #E4B884 on #E4D488 1.22:1 Fail
Aa #849AAC on #8E8897 1.18:1 Fail
Aa #E4B884 on #B4B884 1.13:1 Fail
Aa #849A78 on #8E8897 1.12:1 Fail
Aa #E49A80 on #B4B884 1.10:1 Fail
Aa #849A78 on #849AAC 1.05:1 Fail

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