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TY Murder Mystery 8

TY Murder Mystery 8

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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TY Murder Mystery 8

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Analogous dark limited retro horror
Likes 16
Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #DECEB4;
  --c-earthy-2: #BB8F6B;
  --c-earthy-3: #A17D37;
  --c-earthy-4: #AC583D;
  --c-earthy-5: #822A2A;
  --c-earthy-6: #63602E;
  --c-earthy-7: #534A3B;
  --c-earthy-8: #3E2B22;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Found Fossil (#DECEB4) as its lightest tone to English Walnut (#3E2B22) as its darkest. It blends Found Fossil, Nobody but Ben, Arlington Bronze, Brown Rust, Polished Apple, Saguaro, Metallic Bronze and English Walnut into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 4 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #DECEB4 on #3E2B22 at 8.64:1.

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

Color breakdown

Found Fossil #DECEB4
RGB
rgb(222, 206, 180)
HSL
hsl(37, 39%, 79%)
Luminance
0.630
Nobody but Ben #BB8F6B
RGB
rgb(187, 143, 107)
HSL
hsl(27, 37%, 58%)
Luminance
0.313
Arlington Bronze #A17D37
RGB
rgb(161, 125, 55)
HSL
hsl(40, 49%, 42%)
Luminance
0.225
Brown Rust #AC583D
RGB
rgb(172, 88, 61)
HSL
hsl(15, 48%, 46%)
Luminance
0.161
Polished Apple #822A2A
RGB
rgb(130, 42, 42)
HSL
hsl(0, 51%, 34%)
Luminance
0.066
Saguaro #63602E
RGB
rgb(99, 96, 46)
HSL
hsl(57, 37%, 28%)
Luminance
0.112
Metallic Bronze #534A3B
RGB
rgb(83, 74, 59)
HSL
hsl(38, 17%, 28%)
Luminance
0.071
English Walnut #3E2B22
RGB
rgb(62, 43, 34)
HSL
hsl(19, 29%, 19%)
Luminance
0.029

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #DECEB4 on #3E2B22 8.64:1 AAA
Aa #DECEB4 on #822A2A 5.88:1 AA
Aa #DECEB4 on #534A3B 5.64:1 AA
Aa #BB8F6B on #3E2B22 4.61:1 AA
Aa #DECEB4 on #63602E 4.19:1 AA Large
Aa #A17D37 on #3E2B22 3.50:1 AA Large
Aa #DECEB4 on #AC583D 3.22:1 AA Large
Aa #BB8F6B on #822A2A 3.14:1 AA Large
Aa #BB8F6B on #534A3B 3.01:1 AA Large
Aa #AC583D on #3E2B22 2.68:1 Fail
Aa #DECEB4 on #A17D37 2.47:1 Fail
Aa #A17D37 on #822A2A 2.38:1 Fail
Aa #A17D37 on #534A3B 2.28:1 Fail
Aa #BB8F6B on #63602E 2.24:1 Fail
Aa #63602E on #3E2B22 2.06:1 Fail
Aa #DECEB4 on #BB8F6B 1.87:1 Fail
Aa #AC583D on #822A2A 1.82:1 Fail
Aa #AC583D on #534A3B 1.75:1 Fail
Aa #BB8F6B on #AC583D 1.72:1 Fail
Aa #A17D37 on #63602E 1.70:1 Fail
Aa #534A3B on #3E2B22 1.53:1 Fail
Aa #822A2A on #3E2B22 1.47:1 Fail
Aa #822A2A on #63602E 1.40:1 Fail
Aa #63602E on #534A3B 1.35:1 Fail
Aa #BB8F6B on #A17D37 1.32:1 Fail
Aa #A17D37 on #AC583D 1.31:1 Fail
Aa #AC583D on #63602E 1.30:1 Fail
Aa #822A2A on #534A3B 1.04:1 Fail

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