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'The Purrfect Crime' Gamejam

'The Purrfect Crime' Gamejam

8-color palette · Neutral · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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'The Purrfect Crime' Gamejam

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

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Earthy 8 colors Neutral Mixed Complementary
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #252945;
  --c-earthy-2: #7D309C;
  --c-earthy-3: #7994D4;
  --c-earthy-4: #D9D9CC;
  --c-earthy-5: #515369;
  --c-earthy-6: #848FA1;
  --c-earthy-7: #D4996A;
  --c-earthy-8: #E06767;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Feather (#D9D9CC) as its lightest tone to Fainting Light (#252945) as its darkest. It blends Fainting Light, Skeletor’s Cape, Pannikin, Feather, Academy Purple, Diopside Blue, Folksy Gold and Calypso Red into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 5 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #252945 on #D9D9CC at 9.95:1.

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

Color breakdown

Fainting Light #252945
RGB
rgb(37, 41, 69)
HSL
hsl(233, 30%, 21%)
Luminance
0.024
Skeletor’s Cape #7D309C
RGB
rgb(125, 48, 156)
HSL
hsl(283, 53%, 40%)
Luminance
0.089
Pannikin #7994D4
RGB
rgb(121, 148, 212)
HSL
hsl(222, 51%, 65%)
Luminance
0.300
Feather #D9D9CC
RGB
rgb(217, 217, 204)
HSL
hsl(60, 15%, 83%)
Luminance
0.687
Academy Purple #515369
RGB
rgb(81, 83, 105)
HSL
hsl(235, 13%, 36%)
Luminance
0.090
Diopside Blue #848FA1
RGB
rgb(132, 143, 161)
HSL
hsl(217, 13%, 57%)
Luminance
0.271
Folksy Gold #D4996A
RGB
rgb(212, 153, 106)
HSL
hsl(27, 55%, 62%)
Luminance
0.378
Calypso Red #E06767
RGB
rgb(224, 103, 103)
HSL
hsl(0, 66%, 64%)
Luminance
0.265

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #252945 on #D9D9CC 9.95:1 AAA
Aa #252945 on #D4996A 5.78:1 AA
Aa #7D309C on #D9D9CC 5.31:1 AA
Aa #D9D9CC on #515369 5.28:1 AA
Aa #252945 on #7994D4 4.72:1 AA
Aa #252945 on #848FA1 4.34:1 AA Large
Aa #252945 on #E06767 4.26:1 AA Large
Aa #7D309C on #D4996A 3.09:1 AA Large
Aa #515369 on #D4996A 3.07:1 AA Large
Aa #7D309C on #7994D4 2.52:1 Fail
Aa #7994D4 on #515369 2.51:1 Fail
Aa #D9D9CC on #E06767 2.34:1 Fail
Aa #7D309C on #848FA1 2.32:1 Fail
Aa #D9D9CC on #848FA1 2.30:1 Fail
Aa #515369 on #848FA1 2.30:1 Fail
Aa #7D309C on #E06767 2.27:1 Fail
Aa #515369 on #E06767 2.26:1 Fail
Aa #7994D4 on #D9D9CC 2.11:1 Fail
Aa #252945 on #515369 1.88:1 Fail
Aa #252945 on #7D309C 1.87:1 Fail
Aa #D9D9CC on #D4996A 1.72:1 Fail
Aa #D4996A on #E06767 1.36:1 Fail
Aa #848FA1 on #D4996A 1.33:1 Fail
Aa #7994D4 on #D4996A 1.22:1 Fail
Aa #7994D4 on #E06767 1.11:1 Fail
Aa #7994D4 on #848FA1 1.09:1 Fail
Aa #848FA1 on #E06767 1.02:1 Fail
Aa #7D309C on #515369 1.01:1 Fail

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