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STEAMPUNK 9

STEAMPUNK 9

9-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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STEAMPUNK 9

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

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Earthy 9 colors Warm Mixed Complementary steampunk copper sunny solar
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Colors 9

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #121315;
  --c-earthy-2: #282828;
  --c-earthy-3: #084C5A;
  --c-earthy-4: #4D9484;
  --c-earthy-5: #99BB88;
  --c-earthy-6: #FEE9BA;
  --c-earthy-7: #FFCB8F;
  --c-earthy-8: #FE9150;
  --c-earthy-9: #FE6925;
}

About this palette

This 9-color earthy palette runs from Sun-Kissed Yellow (#FEE9BA) as its lightest tone to Kettle Black (#121315) as its darkest. It blends Kettle Black, Dire Wolf, Watercolour Blue, Crisp Lettuce, Seafoam Green, Sun-Kissed Yellow, Goldenrod Yellow, Boredom Buster and Sparrow’s Fire into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 36 color pairings, 13 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #121315 on #FEE9BA at 15.56:1.

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

Color breakdown

Kettle Black #121315
RGB
rgb(18, 19, 21)
HSL
hsl(220, 8%, 8%)
Luminance
0.007
Dire Wolf #282828
RGB
rgb(40, 40, 40)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 16%)
Luminance
0.021
Watercolour Blue #084C5A
RGB
rgb(8, 76, 90)
HSL
hsl(190, 84%, 19%)
Luminance
0.060
Crisp Lettuce #4D9484
RGB
rgb(77, 148, 132)
HSL
hsl(166, 32%, 44%)
Luminance
0.244
Seafoam Green #99BB88
RGB
rgb(153, 187, 136)
HSL
hsl(100, 27%, 63%)
Luminance
0.441
Sun-Kissed Yellow #FEE9BA
RGB
rgb(254, 233, 186)
HSL
hsl(41, 97%, 86%)
Luminance
0.829
Goldenrod Yellow #FFCB8F
RGB
rgb(255, 203, 143)
HSL
hsl(32, 100%, 78%)
Luminance
0.660
Boredom Buster #FE9150
RGB
rgb(254, 145, 80)
HSL
hsl(22, 99%, 65%)
Luminance
0.419
Sparrow’s Fire #FE6925
RGB
rgb(254, 105, 37)
HSL
hsl(19, 99%, 57%)
Luminance
0.313

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #121315 on #FEE9BA 15.56:1 AAA
Aa #121315 on #FFCB8F 12.56:1 AAA
Aa #282828 on #FEE9BA 12.34:1 AAA
Aa #282828 on #FFCB8F 9.96:1 AAA
Aa #121315 on #99BB88 8.69:1 AAA
Aa #121315 on #FE9150 8.30:1 AAA
Aa #084C5A on #FEE9BA 8.02:1 AAA
Aa #282828 on #99BB88 6.89:1 AA
Aa #282828 on #FE9150 6.59:1 AA
Aa #084C5A on #FFCB8F 6.47:1 AA
Aa #121315 on #FE6925 6.43:1 AA
Aa #121315 on #4D9484 5.21:1 AA
Aa #282828 on #FE6925 5.10:1 AA
Aa #084C5A on #99BB88 4.48:1 AA Large
Aa #084C5A on #FE9150 4.28:1 AA Large
Aa #282828 on #4D9484 4.13:1 AA Large
Aa #084C5A on #FE6925 3.31:1 AA Large
Aa #4D9484 on #FEE9BA 2.99:1 Fail
Aa #084C5A on #4D9484 2.68:1 Fail
Aa #FEE9BA on #FE6925 2.42:1 Fail
Aa #4D9484 on #FFCB8F 2.41:1 Fail
Aa #FFCB8F on #FE6925 1.95:1 Fail
Aa #121315 on #084C5A 1.94:1 Fail
Aa #FEE9BA on #FE9150 1.87:1 Fail
Aa #99BB88 on #FEE9BA 1.79:1 Fail
Aa #4D9484 on #99BB88 1.67:1 Fail
Aa #4D9484 on #FE9150 1.59:1 Fail
Aa #282828 on #084C5A 1.54:1 Fail
Aa #FFCB8F on #FE9150 1.51:1 Fail
Aa #99BB88 on #FFCB8F 1.45:1 Fail
Aa #99BB88 on #FE6925 1.35:1 Fail
Aa #FE9150 on #FE6925 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #121315 on #282828 1.26:1 Fail
Aa #FEE9BA on #FFCB8F 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #4D9484 on #FE6925 1.23:1 Fail
Aa #99BB88 on #FE9150 1.05:1 Fail

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