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Dark Autumn

Dark Autumn

9-color palette · Warm · Dark · Analogous harmony

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Dark Autumn

9-color palette · Warm temperature · Dark tone · Analogous harmony

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Earthy 9 colors Warm Dark Analogous
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Colors 9

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #26140A;
  --c-earthy-2: #4A2626;
  --c-earthy-3: #5D4447;
  --c-earthy-4: #AF5823;
  --c-earthy-5: #B46F24;
  --c-earthy-6: #808123;
  --c-earthy-7: #627344;
  --c-earthy-8: #747F74;
  --c-earthy-9: #968A70;
}

About this palette

This 9-color earthy palette runs from Tawny Owl (#968A70) as its lightest tone to Cannon Black (#26140A) as its darkest. It blends Cannon Black, New Bulgarian Rose, Huckleberry, Autumnal, Hardy Clay, Trendy Green, Grass Blade, Harbour Rat and Tawny Owl 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 #26140A on #968A70 at 5.2:1.

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

Color breakdown

Cannon Black #26140A
RGB
rgb(38, 20, 10)
HSL
hsl(21, 58%, 9%)
Luminance
0.009
New Bulgarian Rose #4A2626
RGB
rgb(74, 38, 38)
HSL
hsl(0, 32%, 22%)
Luminance
0.030
Huckleberry #5D4447
RGB
rgb(93, 68, 71)
HSL
hsl(353, 16%, 32%)
Luminance
0.069
Autumnal #AF5823
RGB
rgb(175, 88, 35)
HSL
hsl(23, 67%, 41%)
Luminance
0.162
Hardy Clay #B46F24
RGB
rgb(180, 111, 36)
HSL
hsl(31, 67%, 42%)
Luminance
0.212
Trendy Green #808123
RGB
rgb(128, 129, 35)
HSL
hsl(61, 57%, 32%)
Luminance
0.204
Grass Blade #627344
RGB
rgb(98, 115, 68)
HSL
hsl(82, 26%, 36%)
Luminance
0.153
Harbour Rat #747F74
RGB
rgb(116, 127, 116)
HSL
hsl(120, 5%, 48%)
Luminance
0.202
Tawny Owl #968A70
RGB
rgb(150, 138, 112)
HSL
hsl(41, 15%, 51%)
Luminance
0.258

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #26140A on #968A70 5.20:1 AA
Aa #26140A on #B46F24 4.41:1 AA Large
Aa #26140A on #808123 4.28:1 AA Large
Aa #26140A on #747F74 4.24:1 AA Large
Aa #4A2626 on #968A70 3.86:1 AA Large
Aa #26140A on #AF5823 3.57:1 AA Large
Aa #26140A on #627344 3.42:1 AA Large
Aa #4A2626 on #B46F24 3.28:1 AA Large
Aa #4A2626 on #808123 3.18:1 AA Large
Aa #4A2626 on #747F74 3.15:1 AA Large
Aa #4A2626 on #AF5823 2.66:1 Fail
Aa #5D4447 on #968A70 2.59:1 Fail
Aa #4A2626 on #627344 2.54:1 Fail
Aa #5D4447 on #B46F24 2.20:1 Fail
Aa #5D4447 on #808123 2.13:1 Fail
Aa #5D4447 on #747F74 2.11:1 Fail
Aa #26140A on #5D4447 2.01:1 Fail
Aa #5D4447 on #AF5823 1.78:1 Fail
Aa #5D4447 on #627344 1.70:1 Fail
Aa #627344 on #968A70 1.52:1 Fail
Aa #4A2626 on #5D4447 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #AF5823 on #968A70 1.45:1 Fail
Aa #26140A on #4A2626 1.35:1 Fail
Aa #B46F24 on #627344 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #808123 on #627344 1.25:1 Fail
Aa #627344 on #747F74 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #AF5823 on #B46F24 1.23:1 Fail
Aa #747F74 on #968A70 1.23:1 Fail
Aa #808123 on #968A70 1.21:1 Fail
Aa #AF5823 on #808123 1.20:1 Fail
Aa #AF5823 on #747F74 1.19:1 Fail
Aa #B46F24 on #968A70 1.18:1 Fail
Aa #AF5823 on #627344 1.05:1 Fail
Aa #B46F24 on #747F74 1.04:1 Fail
Aa #B46F24 on #808123 1.03:1 Fail
Aa #808123 on #747F74 1.01:1 Fail

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