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Xanthoparmelia

Xanthoparmelia

6-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Triadic harmony

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Xanthoparmelia

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

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Earthy 6 colors Warm Mixed Triadic green orange purple moss
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Colors 6

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #2B1107;
  --c-earthy-2: #5E4758;
  --c-earthy-3: #8C6F15;
  --c-earthy-4: #A0BCA5;
  --c-earthy-5: #C9D3B2;
  --c-earthy-6: #E6F0E7;
}

About this palette

This 6-color earthy palette runs from Quark White (#E6F0E7) as its lightest tone to Root Brew (#2B1107) as its darkest. It blends Root Brew, Strike a Pose, Honey Yellow Green, Reeds, Mint Soap and Quark White into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 15 color pairings, 5 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #2B1107 on #E6F0E7 at 15.16:1.

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

Color breakdown

Root Brew #2B1107
RGB
rgb(43, 17, 7)
HSL
hsl(17, 72%, 10%)
Luminance
0.009
Strike a Pose #5E4758
RGB
rgb(94, 71, 88)
HSL
hsl(316, 14%, 32%)
Luminance
0.076
Honey Yellow Green #8C6F15
RGB
rgb(140, 111, 21)
HSL
hsl(45, 74%, 32%)
Luminance
0.170
Reeds #A0BCA5
RGB
rgb(160, 188, 165)
HSL
hsl(131, 17%, 68%)
Luminance
0.462
Mint Soap #C9D3B2
RGB
rgb(201, 211, 178)
HSL
hsl(78, 27%, 76%)
Luminance
0.622
Quark White #E6F0E7
RGB
rgb(230, 240, 231)
HSL
hsl(126, 25%, 92%)
Luminance
0.849

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #2B1107 on #E6F0E7 15.16:1 AAA
Aa #2B1107 on #C9D3B2 11.34:1 AAA
Aa #2B1107 on #A0BCA5 8.63:1 AAA
Aa #5E4758 on #E6F0E7 7.14:1 AAA
Aa #5E4758 on #C9D3B2 5.34:1 AA
Aa #8C6F15 on #E6F0E7 4.09:1 AA Large
Aa #5E4758 on #A0BCA5 4.06:1 AA Large
Aa #2B1107 on #8C6F15 3.71:1 AA Large
Aa #8C6F15 on #C9D3B2 3.06:1 AA Large
Aa #8C6F15 on #A0BCA5 2.33:1 Fail
Aa #2B1107 on #5E4758 2.12:1 Fail
Aa #A0BCA5 on #E6F0E7 1.76:1 Fail
Aa #5E4758 on #8C6F15 1.75:1 Fail
Aa #C9D3B2 on #E6F0E7 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #A0BCA5 on #C9D3B2 1.31:1 Fail

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