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Marsh Madness

Marsh Madness

5-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Triadic harmony

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Marsh Madness

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

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Earthy 5 colors Warm Mixed Triadic
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Colors 5

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #B7A98A;
  --c-earthy-2: #9A936A;
  --c-earthy-3: #757E4E;
  --c-earthy-4: #365940;
  --c-earthy-5: #1C312C;
}

About this palette

This 5-color earthy palette runs from Sepia Tone (#B7A98A) as its lightest tone to Lacquer Green (#1C312C) as its darkest. It blends Sepia Tone, Cactus Sand, Turf War, O’Neal Green and Lacquer Green into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 10 color pairings, 1 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #B7A98A on #1C312C at 5.94:1.

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

Color breakdown

Sepia Tone #B7A98A
RGB
rgb(183, 169, 138)
HSL
hsl(41, 24%, 63%)
Luminance
0.403
Cactus Sand #9A936A
RGB
rgb(154, 147, 106)
HSL
hsl(51, 19%, 51%)
Luminance
0.288
Turf War #757E4E
RGB
rgb(117, 126, 78)
HSL
hsl(71, 24%, 40%)
Luminance
0.193
O’Neal Green #365940
RGB
rgb(54, 89, 64)
HSL
hsl(137, 24%, 28%)
Luminance
0.083
Lacquer Green #1C312C
RGB
rgb(28, 49, 44)
HSL
hsl(166, 27%, 15%)
Luminance
0.026

Contrast & accessibility

1 of 10 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #B7A98A on #1C312C 5.94:1 AA
Aa #9A936A on #1C312C 4.43:1 AA Large
Aa #B7A98A on #365940 3.40:1 AA Large
Aa #757E4E on #1C312C 3.18:1 AA Large
Aa #9A936A on #365940 2.54:1 Fail
Aa #B7A98A on #757E4E 1.87:1 Fail
Aa #757E4E on #365940 1.82:1 Fail
Aa #365940 on #1C312C 1.74:1 Fail
Aa #9A936A on #757E4E 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #B7A98A on #9A936A 1.34:1 Fail

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