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Rainbow Erosion

Rainbow Erosion

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Rainbow Erosion

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Complementary rainbow
Likes 21
Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #181512;
  --c-earthy-2: #A69181;
  --c-earthy-3: #907245;
  --c-earthy-4: #4B5E57;
  --c-earthy-5: #746C48;
  --c-earthy-6: #604C5F;
  --c-earthy-7: #8C4C4C;
  --c-earthy-8: #4C626D;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Beach Cabana (#A69181) as its lightest tone to Kokushoku Black (#181512) as its darkest. It blends Kokushoku Black, Beach Cabana, Fallen Leaves, Cloudy Viridian, Old Willow Leaf, Vivid Vision, Lotus and Masuhana Blue into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 1 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #181512 on #A69181 at 6.05:1.

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

Color breakdown

Kokushoku Black #181512
RGB
rgb(24, 21, 18)
HSL
hsl(30, 14%, 8%)
Luminance
0.008
Beach Cabana #A69181
RGB
rgb(166, 145, 129)
HSL
hsl(26, 17%, 58%)
Luminance
0.299
Fallen Leaves #907245
RGB
rgb(144, 114, 69)
HSL
hsl(36, 35%, 42%)
Luminance
0.184
Cloudy Viridian #4B5E57
RGB
rgb(75, 94, 87)
HSL
hsl(158, 11%, 33%)
Luminance
0.102
Old Willow Leaf #746C48
RGB
rgb(116, 108, 72)
HSL
hsl(49, 23%, 37%)
Luminance
0.149
Vivid Vision #604C5F
RGB
rgb(96, 76, 95)
HSL
hsl(303, 12%, 34%)
Luminance
0.085
Lotus #8C4C4C
RGB
rgb(140, 76, 76)
HSL
hsl(0, 30%, 42%)
Luminance
0.113
Masuhana Blue #4C626D
RGB
rgb(76, 98, 109)
HSL
hsl(200, 18%, 36%)
Luminance
0.114

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #181512 on #A69181 6.05:1 AA
Aa #181512 on #907245 4.05:1 AA Large
Aa #181512 on #746C48 3.45:1 AA Large
Aa #181512 on #4C626D 2.84:1 Fail
Aa #181512 on #8C4C4C 2.82:1 Fail
Aa #181512 on #4B5E57 2.63:1 Fail
Aa #A69181 on #604C5F 2.59:1 Fail
Aa #181512 on #604C5F 2.33:1 Fail
Aa #A69181 on #4B5E57 2.30:1 Fail
Aa #A69181 on #8C4C4C 2.15:1 Fail
Aa #A69181 on #4C626D 2.13:1 Fail
Aa #A69181 on #746C48 1.76:1 Fail
Aa #907245 on #604C5F 1.74:1 Fail
Aa #907245 on #4B5E57 1.54:1 Fail
Aa #A69181 on #907245 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #746C48 on #604C5F 1.48:1 Fail
Aa #907245 on #8C4C4C 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #907245 on #4C626D 1.43:1 Fail
Aa #4B5E57 on #746C48 1.31:1 Fail
Aa #746C48 on #8C4C4C 1.22:1 Fail
Aa #746C48 on #4C626D 1.22:1 Fail
Aa #604C5F on #8C4C4C 1.21:1 Fail
Aa #604C5F on #4C626D 1.21:1 Fail
Aa #907245 on #746C48 1.18:1 Fail
Aa #4B5E57 on #604C5F 1.13:1 Fail
Aa #4B5E57 on #4C626D 1.08:1 Fail
Aa #4B5E57 on #8C4C4C 1.07:1 Fail
Aa #8C4C4C on #4C626D 1.01:1 Fail

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