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Darkness!*18

Darkness!*18

5-color palette · Warm · Dark · Analogous harmony

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Darkness!*18

5-color palette · Warm temperature · Dark tone · Analogous harmony

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Earthy 5 colors Warm Dark Analogous
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Colors 5

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #000000;
  --c-earthy-2: #323232;
  --c-earthy-3: #4C4C4C;
  --c-earthy-4: #320000;
  --c-earthy-5: #321E00;
}

About this palette

This 5-color earthy palette runs from Shady Character (#4C4C4C) as its lightest tone to Black (#000000) as its darkest. It blends Black, Tomcat, Shady Character, Old Brown Crayon and Powdered Cocoa into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. None of the 10 in-palette color pairings clear the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1), so pair these colors with black or white for body text.

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

Color breakdown

Black #000000
RGB
rgb(0, 0, 0)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 0%)
Luminance
0.000
Tomcat #323232
RGB
rgb(50, 50, 50)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 20%)
Luminance
0.032
Shady Character #4C4C4C
RGB
rgb(76, 76, 76)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 30%)
Luminance
0.072
Old Brown Crayon #320000
RGB
rgb(50, 0, 0)
HSL
hsl(0, 100%, 10%)
Luminance
0.007
Powdered Cocoa #321E00
RGB
rgb(50, 30, 0)
HSL
hsl(36, 100%, 10%)
Luminance
0.016

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #000000 on #4C4C4C 2.45:1 Fail
Aa #4C4C4C on #320000 2.15:1 Fail
Aa #4C4C4C on #321E00 1.85:1 Fail
Aa #000000 on #323232 1.64:1 Fail
Aa #323232 on #4C4C4C 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #323232 on #320000 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #000000 on #321E00 1.32:1 Fail
Aa #323232 on #321E00 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #320000 on #321E00 1.16:1 Fail
Aa #000000 on #320000 1.14:1 Fail

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