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Acronym 8

Acronym 8

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Acronym 8

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Complementary calculated hybrid leconbasin
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #2D2C3B;
  --c-earthy-2: #F3F2E8;
  --c-earthy-3: #3368DC;
  --c-earthy-4: #40A07C;
  --c-earthy-5: #70DDD7;
  --c-earthy-6: #B73241;
  --c-earthy-7: #B06F6B;
  --c-earthy-8: #DCC484;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Willowside (#F3F2E8) as its lightest tone to Black Rock (#2D2C3B) as its darkest. It blends Black Rock, Willowside, Royal Blue, Funk, Andes Sky, Rust Effect, Copper Penny and Sunspill 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 #2D2C3B on #F3F2E8 at 12.17:1.

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

Color breakdown

Black Rock #2D2C3B
RGB
rgb(45, 44, 59)
HSL
hsl(244, 15%, 20%)
Luminance
0.027
Willowside #F3F2E8
RGB
rgb(243, 242, 232)
HSL
hsl(55, 31%, 93%)
Luminance
0.884
Royal Blue #3368DC
RGB
rgb(51, 104, 220)
HSL
hsl(221, 71%, 53%)
Luminance
0.158
Funk #40A07C
RGB
rgb(64, 160, 124)
HSL
hsl(158, 43%, 44%)
Luminance
0.277
Andes Sky #70DDD7
RGB
rgb(112, 221, 215)
HSL
hsl(177, 62%, 65%)
Luminance
0.601
Rust Effect #B73241
RGB
rgb(183, 50, 65)
HSL
hsl(353, 57%, 46%)
Luminance
0.127
Copper Penny #B06F6B
RGB
rgb(176, 111, 107)
HSL
hsl(3, 30%, 55%)
Luminance
0.217
Sunspill #DCC484
RGB
rgb(220, 196, 132)
HSL
hsl(44, 56%, 69%)
Luminance
0.564

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #2D2C3B on #F3F2E8 12.17:1 AAA
Aa #2D2C3B on #70DDD7 8.48:1 AAA
Aa #2D2C3B on #DCC484 7.99:1 AAA
Aa #F3F2E8 on #B73241 5.27:1 AA
Aa #F3F2E8 on #3368DC 4.50:1 AA
Aa #2D2C3B on #40A07C 4.26:1 AA Large
Aa #70DDD7 on #B73241 3.67:1 AA Large
Aa #F3F2E8 on #B06F6B 3.50:1 AA Large
Aa #2D2C3B on #B06F6B 3.47:1 AA Large
Aa #B73241 on #DCC484 3.46:1 AA Large
Aa #3368DC on #70DDD7 3.13:1 AA Large
Aa #3368DC on #DCC484 2.95:1 Fail
Aa #F3F2E8 on #40A07C 2.86:1 Fail
Aa #2D2C3B on #3368DC 2.71:1 Fail
Aa #70DDD7 on #B06F6B 2.44:1 Fail
Aa #2D2C3B on #B73241 2.31:1 Fail
Aa #B06F6B on #DCC484 2.30:1 Fail
Aa #40A07C on #70DDD7 1.99:1 Fail
Aa #40A07C on #DCC484 1.88:1 Fail
Aa #40A07C on #B73241 1.84:1 Fail
Aa #3368DC on #40A07C 1.57:1 Fail
Aa #F3F2E8 on #DCC484 1.52:1 Fail
Aa #B73241 on #B06F6B 1.50:1 Fail
Aa #F3F2E8 on #70DDD7 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #3368DC on #B06F6B 1.28:1 Fail
Aa #40A07C on #B06F6B 1.23:1 Fail
Aa #3368DC on #B73241 1.17:1 Fail
Aa #70DDD7 on #DCC484 1.06:1 Fail

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