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CVD6

CVD6

6-color palette · Neutral · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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CVD6

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

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Earthy 6 colors Neutral Mixed Complementary colorblind cvd safe friendly
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Colors 6

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #000000;
  --c-earthy-2: #5214DC;
  --c-earthy-3: #A4541B;
  --c-earthy-4: #25ADDE;
  --c-earthy-5: #F4B44A;
  --c-earthy-6: #FFFFFF;
}

About this palette

This 6-color earthy palette runs from White (#FFFFFF) as its lightest tone to Black (#000000) as its darkest. It blends Black, Space Opera, Sienna, Royal Peacock, Mango Margarita and White into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 15 color pairings, 6 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #000000 on #FFFFFF at 21:1.

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
Space Opera #5214DC
RGB
rgb(82, 20, 220)
HSL
hsl(259, 83%, 47%)
Luminance
0.075
Sienna #A4541B
RGB
rgb(164, 84, 27)
HSL
hsl(25, 72%, 37%)
Luminance
0.143
Royal Peacock #25ADDE
RGB
rgb(37, 173, 222)
HSL
hsl(196, 74%, 51%)
Luminance
0.356
Mango Margarita #F4B44A
RGB
rgb(244, 180, 74)
HSL
hsl(37, 89%, 62%)
Luminance
0.524
White #FFFFFF
RGB
rgb(255, 255, 255)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 100%)
Luminance
1.000

Contrast & accessibility

6 of 15 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #000000 on #FFFFFF 21.00:1 AAA
Aa #000000 on #F4B44A 11.47:1 AAA
Aa #5214DC on #FFFFFF 8.43:1 AAA
Aa #000000 on #25ADDE 8.11:1 AAA
Aa #A4541B on #FFFFFF 5.44:1 AA
Aa #5214DC on #F4B44A 4.60:1 AA
Aa #000000 on #A4541B 3.86:1 AA Large
Aa #5214DC on #25ADDE 3.25:1 AA Large
Aa #A4541B on #F4B44A 2.97:1 Fail
Aa #25ADDE on #FFFFFF 2.59:1 Fail
Aa #000000 on #5214DC 2.49:1 Fail
Aa #A4541B on #25ADDE 2.10:1 Fail
Aa #F4B44A on #FFFFFF 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #5214DC on #A4541B 1.55:1 Fail
Aa #25ADDE on #F4B44A 1.41:1 Fail

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