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Sunset 9

Sunset 9

9-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Sunset 9

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

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Earthy 9 colors Warm Mixed Complementary blue sky sunset colorful
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Colors 9

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #EAEFE9;
  --c-earthy-2: #35353A;
  --c-earthy-3: #DB5800;
  --c-earthy-4: #F2B50A;
  --c-earthy-5: #B8AC62;
  --c-earthy-6: #96AA9F;
  --c-earthy-7: #7D96A0;
  --c-earthy-8: #4B6472;
  --c-earthy-9: #0D273A;
}

About this palette

This 9-color earthy palette runs from Hurricane Mist (#EAEFE9) as its lightest tone to Celestial Canvas (#0D273A) as its darkest. It blends Hurricane Mist, Hawk’s Eye, Raging Leaf, Rucksack Tan, Gimblet, Melville, Kingfisher Grey, English Channel and Celestial Canvas into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 36 color pairings, 10 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #EAEFE9 on #0D273A at 13.17:1.

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

Color breakdown

Hurricane Mist #EAEFE9
RGB
rgb(234, 239, 233)
HSL
hsl(110, 16%, 93%)
Luminance
0.851
Hawk’s Eye #35353A
RGB
rgb(53, 53, 58)
HSL
hsl(240, 5%, 22%)
Luminance
0.036
Raging Leaf #DB5800
RGB
rgb(219, 88, 0)
HSL
hsl(24, 100%, 43%)
Luminance
0.220
Rucksack Tan #F2B50A
RGB
rgb(242, 181, 10)
HSL
hsl(44, 92%, 49%)
Luminance
0.520
Gimblet #B8AC62
RGB
rgb(184, 172, 98)
HSL
hsl(52, 38%, 55%)
Luminance
0.406
Melville #96AA9F
RGB
rgb(150, 170, 159)
HSL
hsl(147, 11%, 63%)
Luminance
0.377
Kingfisher Grey #7D96A0
RGB
rgb(125, 150, 160)
HSL
hsl(197, 16%, 56%)
Luminance
0.287
English Channel #4B6472
RGB
rgb(75, 100, 114)
HSL
hsl(202, 21%, 37%)
Luminance
0.118
Celestial Canvas #0D273A
RGB
rgb(13, 39, 58)
HSL
hsl(205, 63%, 14%)
Luminance
0.018

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #EAEFE9 on #0D273A 13.17:1 AAA
Aa #EAEFE9 on #35353A 10.47:1 AAA
Aa #F2B50A on #0D273A 8.32:1 AAA
Aa #B8AC62 on #0D273A 6.66:1 AA
Aa #35353A on #F2B50A 6.62:1 AA
Aa #96AA9F on #0D273A 6.25:1 AA
Aa #EAEFE9 on #4B6472 5.36:1 AA
Aa #35353A on #B8AC62 5.29:1 AA
Aa #35353A on #96AA9F 4.96:1 AA
Aa #7D96A0 on #0D273A 4.93:1 AA
Aa #DB5800 on #0D273A 3.95:1 AA Large
Aa #35353A on #7D96A0 3.92:1 AA Large
Aa #F2B50A on #4B6472 3.38:1 AA Large
Aa #EAEFE9 on #DB5800 3.33:1 AA Large
Aa #35353A on #DB5800 3.14:1 AA Large
Aa #B8AC62 on #4B6472 2.71:1 Fail
Aa #EAEFE9 on #7D96A0 2.67:1 Fail
Aa #96AA9F on #4B6472 2.54:1 Fail
Aa #4B6472 on #0D273A 2.46:1 Fail
Aa #EAEFE9 on #96AA9F 2.11:1 Fail
Aa #DB5800 on #F2B50A 2.11:1 Fail
Aa #7D96A0 on #4B6472 2.00:1 Fail
Aa #EAEFE9 on #B8AC62 1.98:1 Fail
Aa #35353A on #4B6472 1.95:1 Fail
Aa #DB5800 on #B8AC62 1.69:1 Fail
Aa #F2B50A on #7D96A0 1.69:1 Fail
Aa #DB5800 on #4B6472 1.61:1 Fail
Aa #EAEFE9 on #F2B50A 1.58:1 Fail
Aa #DB5800 on #96AA9F 1.58:1 Fail
Aa #B8AC62 on #7D96A0 1.35:1 Fail
Aa #F2B50A on #96AA9F 1.33:1 Fail
Aa #96AA9F on #7D96A0 1.27:1 Fail
Aa #35353A on #0D273A 1.26:1 Fail
Aa #DB5800 on #7D96A0 1.25:1 Fail
Aa #F2B50A on #B8AC62 1.25:1 Fail
Aa #B8AC62 on #96AA9F 1.07:1 Fail

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