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12-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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

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Earthy 12 colors Warm Mixed Complementary isasstudio
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Colors 12

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #318F9C;
  --c-earthy-2: #C8E7FF;
  --c-earthy-3: #59A868;
  --c-earthy-4: #405533;
  --c-earthy-5: #242216;
  --c-earthy-6: #656317;
  --c-earthy-7: #BEBB40;
  --c-earthy-8: #FFFEC8;
  --c-earthy-9: #F3B9FF;
  --c-earthy-10: #C05A99;
  --c-earthy-11: #803016;
  --c-earthy-12: #F53A43;
}

About this palette

This 12-color earthy palette runs from Golden Wash (#FFFEC8) as its lightest tone to Black Mesa (#242216) as its darkest. It blends Scooter, Icy Landscape, Deep Mint, Zen Garden Olive, Black Mesa, Greenish Brown, Tropic Canary, Golden Wash, Brilliant Lavender, Llilacquered, Chestnut Plum and Red Salsa into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 66 color pairings, 13 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #242216 on #FFFEC8 at 15.4:1.

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

Color breakdown

Scooter #318F9C
RGB
rgb(49, 143, 156)
HSL
hsl(187, 52%, 40%)
Luminance
0.227
Icy Landscape #C8E7FF
RGB
rgb(200, 231, 255)
HSL
hsl(206, 100%, 89%)
Luminance
0.767
Deep Mint #59A868
RGB
rgb(89, 168, 104)
HSL
hsl(131, 31%, 50%)
Luminance
0.311
Zen Garden Olive #405533
RGB
rgb(64, 85, 51)
HSL
hsl(97, 25%, 27%)
Luminance
0.078
Black Mesa #242216
RGB
rgb(36, 34, 22)
HSL
hsl(51, 24%, 11%)
Luminance
0.016
Greenish Brown #656317
RGB
rgb(101, 99, 23)
HSL
hsl(58, 63%, 24%)
Luminance
0.118
Tropic Canary #BEBB40
RGB
rgb(190, 187, 64)
HSL
hsl(59, 50%, 50%)
Luminance
0.469
Golden Wash #FFFEC8
RGB
rgb(255, 254, 200)
HSL
hsl(59, 100%, 89%)
Luminance
0.963
Brilliant Lavender #F3B9FF
RGB
rgb(243, 185, 255)
HSL
hsl(290, 100%, 86%)
Luminance
0.610
Llilacquered #C05A99
RGB
rgb(192, 90, 153)
HSL
hsl(323, 45%, 55%)
Luminance
0.208
Chestnut Plum #803016
RGB
rgb(128, 48, 22)
HSL
hsl(15, 71%, 29%)
Luminance
0.068
Red Salsa #F53A43
RGB
rgb(245, 58, 67)
HSL
hsl(357, 90%, 59%)
Luminance
0.228

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #242216 on #FFFEC8 15.40:1 AAA
Aa #C8E7FF on #242216 12.41:1 AAA
Aa #242216 on #F3B9FF 10.03:1 AAA
Aa #FFFEC8 on #803016 8.61:1 AAA
Aa #405533 on #FFFEC8 7.90:1 AAA
Aa #242216 on #BEBB40 7.88:1 AAA
Aa #C8E7FF on #803016 6.94:1 AA
Aa #C8E7FF on #405533 6.37:1 AA
Aa #656317 on #FFFEC8 6.05:1 AA
Aa #F3B9FF on #803016 5.61:1 AA
Aa #59A868 on #242216 5.49:1 AA
Aa #405533 on #F3B9FF 5.14:1 AA
Aa #C8E7FF on #656317 4.87:1 AA
Aa #BEBB40 on #803016 4.41:1 AA Large
Aa #242216 on #F53A43 4.23:1 AA Large
Aa #318F9C on #242216 4.21:1 AA Large
Aa #405533 on #BEBB40 4.04:1 AA Large
Aa #656317 on #F3B9FF 3.94:1 AA Large
Aa #242216 on #C05A99 3.93:1 AA Large
Aa #FFFEC8 on #C05A99 3.92:1 AA Large
Aa #318F9C on #FFFEC8 3.66:1 AA Large
Aa #FFFEC8 on #F53A43 3.64:1 AA Large
Aa #C8E7FF on #C05A99 3.16:1 AA Large
Aa #656317 on #BEBB40 3.10:1 AA Large
Aa #59A868 on #803016 3.07:1 AA Large
Aa #318F9C on #C8E7FF 2.95:1 Fail
Aa #C8E7FF on #F53A43 2.93:1 Fail
Aa #59A868 on #405533 2.82:1 Fail
Aa #59A868 on #FFFEC8 2.80:1 Fail
Aa #F3B9FF on #C05A99 2.56:1 Fail
Aa #242216 on #656317 2.55:1 Fail
Aa #318F9C on #F3B9FF 2.38:1 Fail
Aa #F3B9FF on #F53A43 2.37:1 Fail
Aa #803016 on #F53A43 2.37:1 Fail
Aa #318F9C on #803016 2.36:1 Fail
Aa #C8E7FF on #59A868 2.26:1 Fail
Aa #C05A99 on #803016 2.20:1 Fail
Aa #405533 on #F53A43 2.17:1 Fail
Aa #318F9C on #405533 2.16:1 Fail
Aa #59A868 on #656317 2.16:1 Fail
Aa #405533 on #C05A99 2.01:1 Fail
Aa #BEBB40 on #C05A99 2.01:1 Fail
Aa #405533 on #242216 1.95:1 Fail
Aa #BEBB40 on #FFFEC8 1.95:1 Fail
Aa #318F9C on #BEBB40 1.87:1 Fail
Aa #BEBB40 on #F53A43 1.86:1 Fail
Aa #59A868 on #F3B9FF 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #242216 on #803016 1.79:1 Fail
Aa #656317 on #F53A43 1.66:1 Fail
Aa #318F9C on #656317 1.65:1 Fail
Aa #C8E7FF on #BEBB40 1.57:1 Fail
Aa #656317 on #C05A99 1.54:1 Fail
Aa #FFFEC8 on #F3B9FF 1.54:1 Fail
Aa #59A868 on #BEBB40 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #656317 on #803016 1.42:1 Fail
Aa #59A868 on #C05A99 1.40:1 Fail
Aa #405533 on #656317 1.31:1 Fail
Aa #318F9C on #59A868 1.30:1 Fail
Aa #59A868 on #F53A43 1.30:1 Fail
Aa #BEBB40 on #F3B9FF 1.27:1 Fail
Aa #C8E7FF on #FFFEC8 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #C8E7FF on #F3B9FF 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #405533 on #803016 1.09:1 Fail
Aa #C05A99 on #F53A43 1.08:1 Fail
Aa #318F9C on #C05A99 1.07:1 Fail
Aa #318F9C on #F53A43 1.01:1 Fail

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