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Contxt 8

Contxt 8

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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Contxt 8

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Analogous lowsaturation 8color warmcolors
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #EDE9CA;
  --c-earthy-2: #DEC09C;
  --c-earthy-3: #B6AB90;
  --c-earthy-4: #75858A;
  --c-earthy-5: #7C5E4B;
  --c-earthy-6: #513F39;
  --c-earthy-7: #363034;
  --c-earthy-8: #25212B;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Iced Green Apple (#EDE9CA) as its lightest tone to To Hell and Black (#25212B) as its darkest. It blends Iced Green Apple, More Cowbell, Travertine Path, Wolf, Rich Walnut, Caviar Black, Lava Black and To Hell and Black 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 #EDE9CA on #25212B at 12.85:1.

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

Color breakdown

Iced Green Apple #EDE9CA
RGB
rgb(237, 233, 202)
HSL
hsl(53, 49%, 86%)
Luminance
0.806
More Cowbell #DEC09C
RGB
rgb(222, 192, 156)
HSL
hsl(33, 50%, 74%)
Luminance
0.556
Travertine Path #B6AB90
RGB
rgb(182, 171, 144)
HSL
hsl(43, 21%, 64%)
Luminance
0.411
Wolf #75858A
RGB
rgb(117, 133, 138)
HSL
hsl(194, 8%, 50%)
Luminance
0.224
Rich Walnut #7C5E4B
RGB
rgb(124, 94, 75)
HSL
hsl(23, 25%, 39%)
Luminance
0.128
Caviar Black #513F39
RGB
rgb(81, 63, 57)
HSL
hsl(15, 17%, 27%)
Luminance
0.056
Lava Black #363034
RGB
rgb(54, 48, 52)
HSL
hsl(320, 6%, 20%)
Luminance
0.032
To Hell and Black #25212B
RGB
rgb(37, 33, 43)
HSL
hsl(264, 13%, 15%)
Luminance
0.017

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #EDE9CA on #25212B 12.85:1 AAA
Aa #EDE9CA on #363034 10.50:1 AAA
Aa #DEC09C on #25212B 9.11:1 AAA
Aa #EDE9CA on #513F39 8.07:1 AAA
Aa #DEC09C on #363034 7.44:1 AAA
Aa #B6AB90 on #25212B 6.92:1 AA
Aa #DEC09C on #513F39 5.72:1 AA
Aa #B6AB90 on #363034 5.66:1 AA
Aa #EDE9CA on #7C5E4B 4.81:1 AA
Aa #B6AB90 on #513F39 4.35:1 AA Large
Aa #75858A on #25212B 4.12:1 AA Large
Aa #DEC09C on #7C5E4B 3.41:1 AA Large
Aa #75858A on #363034 3.36:1 AA Large
Aa #EDE9CA on #75858A 3.12:1 AA Large
Aa #7C5E4B on #25212B 2.67:1 Fail
Aa #B6AB90 on #7C5E4B 2.59:1 Fail
Aa #75858A on #513F39 2.58:1 Fail
Aa #DEC09C on #75858A 2.21:1 Fail
Aa #7C5E4B on #363034 2.18:1 Fail
Aa #EDE9CA on #B6AB90 1.86:1 Fail
Aa #B6AB90 on #75858A 1.68:1 Fail
Aa #7C5E4B on #513F39 1.68:1 Fail
Aa #513F39 on #25212B 1.59:1 Fail
Aa #75858A on #7C5E4B 1.54:1 Fail
Aa #EDE9CA on #DEC09C 1.41:1 Fail
Aa #DEC09C on #B6AB90 1.32:1 Fail
Aa #513F39 on #363034 1.30:1 Fail
Aa #363034 on #25212B 1.22:1 Fail

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