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CVD8

CVD8

8-color palette · Neutral · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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CVD8

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

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Earthy 8 colors Neutral Mixed Complementary colorblind cvd safe friendly
Likes 16
Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #000000;
  --c-earthy-2: #0C2D98;
  --c-earthy-3: #78411F;
  --c-earthy-4: #2B74E2;
  --c-earthy-5: #DF5F5B;
  --c-earthy-6: #3BCCF6;
  --c-earthy-7: #F4CF60;
  --c-earthy-8: #FFFFFF;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from White (#FFFFFF) as its lightest tone to Black (#000000) as its darkest. It blends Black, Blue Torus, Walnut, Enchanting Sapphire, Fiery Coral, Shovel Knight, Ride off Into the Sunset and White into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 10 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
Blue Torus #0C2D98
RGB
rgb(12, 45, 152)
HSL
hsl(226, 85%, 32%)
Luminance
0.042
Walnut #78411F
RGB
rgb(120, 65, 31)
HSL
hsl(23, 59%, 30%)
Luminance
0.079
Enchanting Sapphire #2B74E2
RGB
rgb(43, 116, 226)
HSL
hsl(216, 76%, 53%)
Luminance
0.185
Fiery Coral #DF5F5B
RGB
rgb(223, 95, 91)
HSL
hsl(2, 67%, 62%)
Luminance
0.246
Shovel Knight #3BCCF6
RGB
rgb(59, 204, 246)
HSL
hsl(193, 91%, 60%)
Luminance
0.508
Ride off Into the Sunset #F4CF60
RGB
rgb(244, 207, 96)
HSL
hsl(45, 87%, 67%)
Luminance
0.647
White #FFFFFF
RGB
rgb(255, 255, 255)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 100%)
Luminance
1.000

Contrast & accessibility

10 of 28 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 #F4CF60 13.94:1 AAA
Aa #0C2D98 on #FFFFFF 11.39:1 AAA
Aa #000000 on #3BCCF6 11.15:1 AAA
Aa #78411F on #FFFFFF 8.16:1 AAA
Aa #0C2D98 on #F4CF60 7.56:1 AAA
Aa #0C2D98 on #3BCCF6 6.05:1 AA
Aa #000000 on #DF5F5B 5.93:1 AA
Aa #78411F on #F4CF60 5.41:1 AA
Aa #000000 on #2B74E2 4.70:1 AA
Aa #2B74E2 on #FFFFFF 4.47:1 AA Large
Aa #78411F on #3BCCF6 4.33:1 AA Large
Aa #DF5F5B on #FFFFFF 3.54:1 AA Large
Aa #0C2D98 on #DF5F5B 3.21:1 AA Large
Aa #2B74E2 on #F4CF60 2.97:1 Fail
Aa #000000 on #78411F 2.57:1 Fail
Aa #0C2D98 on #2B74E2 2.55:1 Fail
Aa #2B74E2 on #3BCCF6 2.37:1 Fail
Aa #DF5F5B on #F4CF60 2.35:1 Fail
Aa #78411F on #DF5F5B 2.30:1 Fail
Aa #DF5F5B on #3BCCF6 1.88:1 Fail
Aa #3BCCF6 on #FFFFFF 1.88:1 Fail
Aa #000000 on #0C2D98 1.84:1 Fail
Aa #78411F on #2B74E2 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #F4CF60 on #FFFFFF 1.51:1 Fail
Aa #0C2D98 on #78411F 1.40:1 Fail
Aa #2B74E2 on #DF5F5B 1.26:1 Fail
Aa #3BCCF6 on #F4CF60 1.25:1 Fail

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