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8 Bit Palatte

8 Bit Palatte

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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8 Bit Palatte

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Complementary
Likes 14
Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #F5EEC2;
  --c-earthy-2: #BFCE5C;
  --c-earthy-3: #493F33;
  --c-earthy-4: #5EA08D;
  --c-earthy-5: #C0BEB6;
  --c-earthy-6: #948CB0;
  --c-earthy-7: #FEA94F;
  --c-earthy-8: #C53D22;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Almond Oil (#F5EEC2) as its lightest tone to Slate Black (#493F33) as its darkest. It blends Almond Oil, Lustre Green, Slate Black, Dull Teal, Ooid Sand, Larkspur Violet, Pumpkin Vapour and Gazpacho into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 4 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #F5EEC2 on #493F33 at 8.76:1.

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

Color breakdown

Almond Oil #F5EEC2
RGB
rgb(245, 238, 194)
HSL
hsl(52, 72%, 86%)
Luminance
0.845
Lustre Green #BFCE5C
RGB
rgb(191, 206, 92)
HSL
hsl(68, 54%, 58%)
Luminance
0.560
Slate Black #493F33
RGB
rgb(73, 63, 51)
HSL
hsl(33, 18%, 24%)
Luminance
0.052
Dull Teal #5EA08D
RGB
rgb(94, 160, 141)
HSL
hsl(163, 26%, 50%)
Luminance
0.294
Ooid Sand #C0BEB6
RGB
rgb(192, 190, 182)
HSL
hsl(48, 7%, 73%)
Luminance
0.514
Larkspur Violet #948CB0
RGB
rgb(148, 140, 176)
HSL
hsl(253, 19%, 62%)
Luminance
0.282
Pumpkin Vapour #FEA94F
RGB
rgb(254, 169, 79)
HSL
hsl(31, 99%, 65%)
Luminance
0.500
Gazpacho #C53D22
RGB
rgb(197, 61, 34)
HSL
hsl(10, 71%, 45%)
Luminance
0.153

Contrast & accessibility

4 of 28 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #F5EEC2 on #493F33 8.76:1 AAA
Aa #BFCE5C on #493F33 5.97:1 AA
Aa #493F33 on #C0BEB6 5.52:1 AA
Aa #493F33 on #FEA94F 5.39:1 AA
Aa #F5EEC2 on #C53D22 4.40:1 AA Large
Aa #493F33 on #5EA08D 3.37:1 AA Large
Aa #493F33 on #948CB0 3.25:1 AA Large
Aa #BFCE5C on #C53D22 3.00:1 AA Large
Aa #C0BEB6 on #C53D22 2.78:1 Fail
Aa #FEA94F on #C53D22 2.71:1 Fail
Aa #F5EEC2 on #948CB0 2.70:1 Fail
Aa #F5EEC2 on #5EA08D 2.60:1 Fail
Aa #493F33 on #C53D22 1.99:1 Fail
Aa #BFCE5C on #948CB0 1.84:1 Fail
Aa #BFCE5C on #5EA08D 1.77:1 Fail
Aa #C0BEB6 on #948CB0 1.70:1 Fail
Aa #5EA08D on #C53D22 1.69:1 Fail
Aa #948CB0 on #FEA94F 1.66:1 Fail
Aa #5EA08D on #C0BEB6 1.64:1 Fail
Aa #F5EEC2 on #FEA94F 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #948CB0 on #C53D22 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #5EA08D on #FEA94F 1.60:1 Fail
Aa #F5EEC2 on #C0BEB6 1.59:1 Fail
Aa #F5EEC2 on #BFCE5C 1.47:1 Fail
Aa #BFCE5C on #FEA94F 1.11:1 Fail
Aa #BFCE5C on #C0BEB6 1.08:1 Fail
Aa #5EA08D on #948CB0 1.04:1 Fail
Aa #C0BEB6 on #FEA94F 1.03:1 Fail

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