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Challenge 9

9-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Triadic harmony

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Challenge 9

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

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Earthy 9 colors Warm Mixed Triadic groxguy challenge 9color 9colour
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Colors 9

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #000000;
  --c-earthy-2: #FFFFFF;
  --c-earthy-3: #E2BA6F;
  --c-earthy-4: #A58F82;
  --c-earthy-5: #876343;
  --c-earthy-6: #F78847;
  --c-earthy-7: #68180D;
  --c-earthy-8: #2CC15E;
  --c-earthy-9: #256EC6;
}

About this palette

This 9-color earthy palette runs from White (#FFFFFF) as its lightest tone to Black (#000000) as its darkest. It blends Black, White, Cloudy Honey, Beach Cabana, Sedona Brown, Poppy Glow, Cherrywood, Cool Green and Mimesia Blue into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 36 color pairings, 11 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
White #FFFFFF
RGB
rgb(255, 255, 255)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 100%)
Luminance
1.000
Cloudy Honey #E2BA6F
RGB
rgb(226, 186, 111)
HSL
hsl(39, 66%, 66%)
Luminance
0.524
Beach Cabana #A58F82
RGB
rgb(165, 143, 130)
HSL
hsl(22, 16%, 58%)
Luminance
0.293
Sedona Brown #876343
RGB
rgb(135, 99, 67)
HSL
hsl(28, 34%, 40%)
Luminance
0.145
Poppy Glow #F78847
RGB
rgb(247, 136, 71)
HSL
hsl(22, 92%, 62%)
Luminance
0.378
Cherrywood #68180D
RGB
rgb(104, 24, 13)
HSL
hsl(7, 78%, 23%)
Luminance
0.036
Cool Green #2CC15E
RGB
rgb(44, 193, 94)
HSL
hsl(140, 63%, 46%)
Luminance
0.395
Mimesia Blue #256EC6
RGB
rgb(37, 110, 198)
HSL
hsl(213, 69%, 46%)
Luminance
0.156

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #000000 on #FFFFFF 21.00:1 AAA
Aa #FFFFFF on #68180D 12.17:1 AAA
Aa #000000 on #E2BA6F 11.49:1 AAA
Aa #000000 on #2CC15E 8.90:1 AAA
Aa #000000 on #F78847 8.57:1 AAA
Aa #000000 on #A58F82 6.85:1 AA
Aa #E2BA6F on #68180D 6.66:1 AA
Aa #FFFFFF on #876343 5.39:1 AA
Aa #68180D on #2CC15E 5.16:1 AA
Aa #FFFFFF on #256EC6 5.09:1 AA
Aa #F78847 on #68180D 4.97:1 AA
Aa #000000 on #256EC6 4.12:1 AA Large
Aa #A58F82 on #68180D 3.97:1 AA Large
Aa #000000 on #876343 3.90:1 AA Large
Aa #FFFFFF on #A58F82 3.07:1 AA Large
Aa #E2BA6F on #876343 2.95:1 Fail
Aa #E2BA6F on #256EC6 2.79:1 Fail
Aa #FFFFFF on #F78847 2.45:1 Fail
Aa #68180D on #256EC6 2.39:1 Fail
Aa #FFFFFF on #2CC15E 2.36:1 Fail
Aa #876343 on #2CC15E 2.28:1 Fail
Aa #876343 on #68180D 2.26:1 Fail
Aa #876343 on #F78847 2.20:1 Fail
Aa #2CC15E on #256EC6 2.16:1 Fail
Aa #F78847 on #256EC6 2.08:1 Fail
Aa #FFFFFF on #E2BA6F 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #A58F82 on #876343 1.76:1 Fail
Aa #000000 on #68180D 1.73:1 Fail
Aa #E2BA6F on #A58F82 1.68:1 Fail
Aa #A58F82 on #256EC6 1.66:1 Fail
Aa #E2BA6F on #F78847 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #A58F82 on #2CC15E 1.30:1 Fail
Aa #E2BA6F on #2CC15E 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #A58F82 on #F78847 1.25:1 Fail
Aa #876343 on #256EC6 1.06:1 Fail
Aa #F78847 on #2CC15E 1.04:1 Fail

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