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Terracarbon

Terracarbon

12-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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Terracarbon

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

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Vibrant 12 colors Warm Mixed Analogous polyphrog retro carbon
Likes 15
Colors 12

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-vibrant-1: #555500;
  --c-vibrant-2: #888800;
  --c-vibrant-3: #FFAA55;
  --c-vibrant-4: #AA5500;
  --c-vibrant-5: #550000;
  --c-vibrant-6: #AA0000;
  --c-vibrant-7: #FF5555;
  --c-vibrant-8: #FFFFFF;
  --c-vibrant-9: #AAAAAA;
  --c-vibrant-10: #555555;
  --c-vibrant-11: #000000;
  --c-vibrant-12: #0055AA;
}

About this palette

This 12-color vibrant palette runs from White (#FFFFFF) as its lightest tone to Black (#000000) as its darkest. It blends Douro, Drably Olive, Soul Side, Tijolo, Soooo Bloody, Heartbeat, Fluorescent Red, White, Dhūsar Grey, Stone Cold, Black and Blue Lobster into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 66 color pairings, 14 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #FFFFFF on #000000 at 21:1.

A versatile palette suitable for marketing pages, product hero blocks, illustrations, and accent UI states.

Color breakdown

Douro #555500
RGB
rgb(85, 85, 0)
HSL
hsl(60, 100%, 17%)
Luminance
0.084
Drably Olive #888800
RGB
rgb(136, 136, 0)
HSL
hsl(60, 100%, 27%)
Luminance
0.228
Soul Side #FFAA55
RGB
rgb(255, 170, 85)
HSL
hsl(30, 100%, 67%)
Luminance
0.507
Tijolo #AA5500
RGB
rgb(170, 85, 0)
HSL
hsl(30, 100%, 33%)
Luminance
0.150
Soooo Bloody #550000
RGB
rgb(85, 0, 0)
HSL
hsl(0, 100%, 17%)
Luminance
0.019
Heartbeat #AA0000
RGB
rgb(170, 0, 0)
HSL
hsl(0, 100%, 33%)
Luminance
0.086
Fluorescent Red #FF5555
RGB
rgb(255, 85, 85)
HSL
hsl(0, 100%, 67%)
Luminance
0.284
White #FFFFFF
RGB
rgb(255, 255, 255)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 100%)
Luminance
1.000
Dhūsar Grey #AAAAAA
RGB
rgb(170, 170, 170)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 67%)
Luminance
0.402
Stone Cold #555555
RGB
rgb(85, 85, 85)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 33%)
Luminance
0.091
Black #000000
RGB
rgb(0, 0, 0)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 0%)
Luminance
0.000
Blue Lobster #0055AA
RGB
rgb(0, 85, 170)
HSL
hsl(210, 100%, 33%)
Luminance
0.094

Contrast & accessibility

14 of 66 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #FFFFFF on #000000 21.00:1 AAA
Aa #550000 on #FFFFFF 15.15:1 AAA
Aa #FFAA55 on #000000 11.13:1 AAA
Aa #AAAAAA on #000000 9.04:1 AAA
Aa #FFAA55 on #550000 8.03:1 AAA
Aa #555500 on #FFFFFF 7.82:1 AAA
Aa #AA0000 on #FFFFFF 7.75:1 AAA
Aa #FFFFFF on #555555 7.46:1 AAA
Aa #FFFFFF on #0055AA 7.29:1 AAA
Aa #FF5555 on #000000 6.68:1 AA
Aa #550000 on #AAAAAA 6.52:1 AA
Aa #888800 on #000000 5.57:1 AA
Aa #AA5500 on #FFFFFF 5.24:1 AA
Aa #550000 on #FF5555 4.82:1 AA
Aa #555500 on #FFAA55 4.15:1 AA Large
Aa #FFAA55 on #AA0000 4.11:1 AA Large
Aa #888800 on #550000 4.02:1 AA Large
Aa #AA5500 on #000000 4.01:1 AA Large
Aa #FFAA55 on #555555 3.95:1 AA Large
Aa #FFAA55 on #0055AA 3.87:1 AA Large
Aa #888800 on #FFFFFF 3.77:1 AA Large
Aa #555500 on #AAAAAA 3.37:1 AA Large
Aa #AA0000 on #AAAAAA 3.34:1 AA Large
Aa #AAAAAA on #555555 3.21:1 AA Large
Aa #FF5555 on #FFFFFF 3.14:1 AA Large
Aa #AAAAAA on #0055AA 3.14:1 AA Large
Aa #AA5500 on #550000 2.89:1 Fail
Aa #000000 on #0055AA 2.88:1 Fail
Aa #555555 on #000000 2.82:1 Fail
Aa #FFAA55 on #AA5500 2.78:1 Fail
Aa #AA0000 on #000000 2.71:1 Fail
Aa #555500 on #000000 2.69:1 Fail
Aa #555500 on #FF5555 2.49:1 Fail
Aa #AA0000 on #FF5555 2.47:1 Fail
Aa #FF5555 on #555555 2.37:1 Fail
Aa #FF5555 on #0055AA 2.32:1 Fail
Aa #FFFFFF on #AAAAAA 2.32:1 Fail
Aa #AA5500 on #AAAAAA 2.26:1 Fail
Aa #550000 on #0055AA 2.08:1 Fail
Aa #555500 on #888800 2.07:1 Fail
Aa #888800 on #AA0000 2.06:1 Fail
Aa #550000 on #555555 2.03:1 Fail
Aa #888800 on #FFAA55 2.00:1 Fail
Aa #888800 on #555555 1.98:1 Fail
Aa #550000 on #AA0000 1.95:1 Fail
Aa #555500 on #550000 1.94:1 Fail
Aa #888800 on #0055AA 1.93:1 Fail
Aa #FFAA55 on #FFFFFF 1.89:1 Fail
Aa #FFAA55 on #FF5555 1.67:1 Fail
Aa #AA5500 on #FF5555 1.67:1 Fail
Aa #888800 on #AAAAAA 1.62:1 Fail
Aa #555500 on #AA5500 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #AA5500 on #AA0000 1.48:1 Fail
Aa #AA5500 on #555555 1.42:1 Fail
Aa #888800 on #AA5500 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #AA5500 on #0055AA 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #550000 on #000000 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #FF5555 on #AAAAAA 1.35:1 Fail
Aa #FFAA55 on #AAAAAA 1.23:1 Fail
Aa #888800 on #FF5555 1.20:1 Fail
Aa #555500 on #0055AA 1.07:1 Fail
Aa #AA0000 on #0055AA 1.06:1 Fail
Aa #555500 on #555555 1.05:1 Fail
Aa #AA0000 on #555555 1.04:1 Fail
Aa #555555 on #0055AA 1.02:1 Fail
Aa #555500 on #AA0000 1.01:1 Fail

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