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Cold Sands

Cold Sands

5-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Triadic harmony

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Cold Sands

5-color palette · Warm temperature · Mixed tone · Triadic harmony

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Earthy 5 colors Warm Mixed Triadic cold
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Colors 5

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #442252;
  --c-earthy-2: #61433C;
  --c-earthy-3: #807456;
  --c-earthy-4: #ADAB8E;
  --c-earthy-5: #D6DEA5;
}

About this palette

This 5-color earthy palette runs from Willow Wind (#D6DEA5) as its lightest tone to Galactic Wonder (#442252) as its darkest. It blends Galactic Wonder, Death by Chocolate, Chocolate Velvet, Bland and Willow Wind into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 10 color pairings, 3 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #442252 on #D6DEA5 at 9.3:1.

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

Color breakdown

Galactic Wonder #442252
RGB
rgb(68, 34, 82)
HSL
hsl(283, 41%, 23%)
Luminance
0.030
Death by Chocolate #61433C
RGB
rgb(97, 67, 60)
HSL
hsl(11, 24%, 31%)
Luminance
0.069
Chocolate Velvet #807456
RGB
rgb(128, 116, 86)
HSL
hsl(43, 20%, 42%)
Luminance
0.178
Bland #ADAB8E
RGB
rgb(173, 171, 142)
HSL
hsl(56, 16%, 62%)
Luminance
0.400
Willow Wind #D6DEA5
RGB
rgb(214, 222, 165)
HSL
hsl(68, 46%, 76%)
Luminance
0.693

Contrast & accessibility

3 of 10 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #442252 on #D6DEA5 9.30:1 AAA
Aa #61433C on #D6DEA5 6.25:1 AA
Aa #442252 on #ADAB8E 5.63:1 AA
Aa #61433C on #ADAB8E 3.78:1 AA Large
Aa #807456 on #D6DEA5 3.26:1 AA Large
Aa #442252 on #807456 2.85:1 Fail
Aa #807456 on #ADAB8E 1.98:1 Fail
Aa #61433C on #807456 1.91:1 Fail
Aa #ADAB8E on #D6DEA5 1.65:1 Fail
Aa #442252 on #61433C 1.49:1 Fail

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