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Rusty Cryaon Box 9

Rusty Cryaon Box 9

9-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Rusty Cryaon Box 9

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

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Earthy 9 colors Warm Mixed Complementary
Likes 16
Colors 9

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #A63A50;
  --c-earthy-2: #B86733;
  --c-earthy-3: #C89933;
  --c-earthy-4: #7F6A33;
  --c-earthy-5: #575A4B;
  --c-earthy-6: #7D8B7B;
  --c-earthy-7: #C5DECD;
  --c-earthy-8: #B18385;
  --c-earthy-9: #937558;
}

About this palette

This 9-color earthy palette runs from Green Wash (#C5DECD) as its lightest tone to Sherwood Forest (#575A4B) as its darkest. It blends Valentine, Boho Copper, Gomashio Yellow, By Gum, Sherwood Forest, Amazon Moss, Green Wash, Retro Pink and Warm Earth into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 36 color pairings, 1 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #575A4B on #C5DECD at 4.95:1.

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

Color breakdown

Valentine #A63A50
RGB
rgb(166, 58, 80)
HSL
hsl(348, 48%, 44%)
Luminance
0.117
Boho Copper #B86733
RGB
rgb(184, 103, 51)
HSL
hsl(23, 57%, 46%)
Luminance
0.201
Gomashio Yellow #C89933
RGB
rgb(200, 153, 51)
HSL
hsl(41, 59%, 49%)
Luminance
0.353
By Gum #7F6A33
RGB
rgb(127, 106, 51)
HSL
hsl(43, 43%, 35%)
Luminance
0.151
Sherwood Forest #575A4B
RGB
rgb(87, 90, 75)
HSL
hsl(72, 9%, 32%)
Luminance
0.099
Amazon Moss #7D8B7B
RGB
rgb(125, 139, 123)
HSL
hsl(113, 6%, 51%)
Luminance
0.243
Green Wash #C5DECD
RGB
rgb(197, 222, 205)
HSL
hsl(139, 27%, 82%)
Luminance
0.685
Retro Pink #B18385
RGB
rgb(177, 131, 133)
HSL
hsl(357, 23%, 60%)
Luminance
0.273
Warm Earth #937558
RGB
rgb(147, 117, 88)
HSL
hsl(29, 25%, 46%)
Luminance
0.196

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #575A4B on #C5DECD 4.95:1 AA
Aa #A63A50 on #C5DECD 4.40:1 AA Large
Aa #7F6A33 on #C5DECD 3.67:1 AA Large
Aa #C5DECD on #937558 2.98:1 Fail
Aa #B86733 on #C5DECD 2.93:1 Fail
Aa #C89933 on #575A4B 2.71:1 Fail
Aa #7D8B7B on #C5DECD 2.51:1 Fail
Aa #A63A50 on #C89933 2.41:1 Fail
Aa #C5DECD on #B18385 2.28:1 Fail
Aa #575A4B on #B18385 2.17:1 Fail
Aa #C89933 on #7F6A33 2.01:1 Fail
Aa #575A4B on #7D8B7B 1.97:1 Fail
Aa #A63A50 on #B18385 1.93:1 Fail
Aa #C89933 on #C5DECD 1.82:1 Fail
Aa #A63A50 on #7D8B7B 1.75:1 Fail
Aa #B86733 on #575A4B 1.69:1 Fail
Aa #575A4B on #937558 1.66:1 Fail
Aa #C89933 on #937558 1.64:1 Fail
Aa #7F6A33 on #B18385 1.61:1 Fail
Aa #B86733 on #C89933 1.60:1 Fail
Aa #A63A50 on #B86733 1.50:1 Fail
Aa #A63A50 on #937558 1.47:1 Fail
Aa #7F6A33 on #7D8B7B 1.46:1 Fail
Aa #C89933 on #7D8B7B 1.38:1 Fail
Aa #7F6A33 on #575A4B 1.35:1 Fail
Aa #B18385 on #937558 1.31:1 Fail
Aa #B86733 on #B18385 1.28:1 Fail
Aa #B86733 on #7F6A33 1.25:1 Fail
Aa #C89933 on #B18385 1.25:1 Fail
Aa #7F6A33 on #937558 1.23:1 Fail
Aa #A63A50 on #7F6A33 1.20:1 Fail
Aa #7D8B7B on #937558 1.19:1 Fail
Aa #B86733 on #7D8B7B 1.16:1 Fail
Aa #A63A50 on #575A4B 1.13:1 Fail
Aa #7D8B7B on #B18385 1.10:1 Fail
Aa #B86733 on #937558 1.02:1 Fail

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