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Contrast5

Contrast5

5-color palette · Warm · Light · Monochromatic harmony

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Contrast5

5-color palette · Warm temperature · Light tone · Monochromatic harmony

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Earthy 5 colors Warm Light Monochromatic pink white red grey
Likes 14
Colors 5

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #2F3030;
  --c-earthy-2: #BA2C38;
  --c-earthy-3: #FF6B6B;
  --c-earthy-4: #F9E3E1;
  --c-earthy-5: #FFFFFF;
}

About this palette

This 5-color earthy palette runs from White (#FFFFFF) as its lightest tone to Off Black (#2F3030) as its darkest. It blends Off Black, Scarlet Beebalm, Pompelmo, Eased Pink and White into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 10 color pairings, 5 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #2F3030 on #FFFFFF at 13.24:1.

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

Color breakdown

Off Black #2F3030
RGB
rgb(47, 48, 48)
HSL
hsl(180, 1%, 19%)
Luminance
0.029
Scarlet Beebalm #BA2C38
RGB
rgb(186, 44, 56)
HSL
hsl(355, 62%, 45%)
Luminance
0.125
Pompelmo #FF6B6B
RGB
rgb(255, 107, 107)
HSL
hsl(0, 100%, 71%)
Luminance
0.328
Eased Pink #F9E3E1
RGB
rgb(249, 227, 225)
HSL
hsl(5, 67%, 93%)
Luminance
0.805
White #FFFFFF
RGB
rgb(255, 255, 255)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 100%)
Luminance
1.000

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #2F3030 on #FFFFFF 13.24:1 AAA
Aa #2F3030 on #F9E3E1 10.78:1 AAA
Aa #BA2C38 on #FFFFFF 5.99:1 AA
Aa #BA2C38 on #F9E3E1 4.88:1 AA
Aa #2F3030 on #FF6B6B 4.77:1 AA
Aa #FF6B6B on #FFFFFF 2.78:1 Fail
Aa #FF6B6B on #F9E3E1 2.26:1 Fail
Aa #2F3030 on #BA2C38 2.21:1 Fail
Aa #BA2C38 on #FF6B6B 2.16:1 Fail
Aa #F9E3E1 on #FFFFFF 1.23:1 Fail

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