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Salmon 9

Salmon 9

9-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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Salmon 9

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

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Earthy 9 colors Warm Mixed Analogous green orange chase 9
Likes 14
Colors 9

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #506140;
  --c-earthy-2: #828C51;
  --c-earthy-3: #A6C36F;
  --c-earthy-4: #BFCE8A;
  --c-earthy-5: #E8D6B0;
  --c-earthy-6: #E6C594;
  --c-earthy-7: #E5AB6D;
  --c-earthy-8: #E19A54;
  --c-earthy-9: #E5863E;
}

About this palette

This 9-color earthy palette runs from Convivial Yellow (#E8D6B0) as its lightest tone to Cub Scout (#506140) as its darkest. It blends Cub Scout, Special Ops, Tan Green, Apple II Beige, Convivial Yellow, Oberon on the Beach, Ninjin Orange, Apple Crisp and West Side into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 36 color pairings, 1 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #506140 on #E8D6B0 at 4.7:1.

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

Color breakdown

Cub Scout #506140
RGB
rgb(80, 97, 64)
HSL
hsl(91, 20%, 32%)
Luminance
0.106
Special Ops #828C51
RGB
rgb(130, 140, 81)
HSL
hsl(70, 27%, 43%)
Luminance
0.241
Tan Green #A6C36F
RGB
rgb(166, 195, 111)
HSL
hsl(81, 41%, 60%)
Luminance
0.483
Apple II Beige #BFCE8A
RGB
rgb(191, 206, 138)
HSL
hsl(73, 41%, 67%)
Luminance
0.571
Convivial Yellow #E8D6B0
RGB
rgb(232, 214, 176)
HSL
hsl(41, 55%, 80%)
Luminance
0.684
Oberon on the Beach #E6C594
RGB
rgb(230, 197, 148)
HSL
hsl(36, 62%, 74%)
Luminance
0.589
Ninjin Orange #E5AB6D
RGB
rgb(229, 171, 109)
HSL
hsl(31, 70%, 66%)
Luminance
0.469
Apple Crisp #E19A54
RGB
rgb(225, 154, 84)
HSL
hsl(30, 70%, 61%)
Luminance
0.398
West Side #E5863E
RGB
rgb(229, 134, 62)
HSL
hsl(26, 76%, 57%)
Luminance
0.341

Contrast & accessibility

1 of 36 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #506140 on #E8D6B0 4.70:1 AA
Aa #506140 on #E6C594 4.09:1 AA Large
Aa #506140 on #BFCE8A 3.97:1 AA Large
Aa #506140 on #A6C36F 3.41:1 AA Large
Aa #506140 on #E5AB6D 3.32:1 AA Large
Aa #506140 on #E19A54 2.86:1 Fail
Aa #828C51 on #E8D6B0 2.52:1 Fail
Aa #506140 on #E5863E 2.50:1 Fail
Aa #828C51 on #E6C594 2.20:1 Fail
Aa #828C51 on #BFCE8A 2.13:1 Fail
Aa #E8D6B0 on #E5863E 1.88:1 Fail
Aa #506140 on #828C51 1.86:1 Fail
Aa #828C51 on #A6C36F 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #828C51 on #E5AB6D 1.78:1 Fail
Aa #E8D6B0 on #E19A54 1.64:1 Fail
Aa #E6C594 on #E5863E 1.64:1 Fail
Aa #BFCE8A on #E5863E 1.59:1 Fail
Aa #828C51 on #E19A54 1.54:1 Fail
Aa #E6C594 on #E19A54 1.43:1 Fail
Aa #E8D6B0 on #E5AB6D 1.41:1 Fail
Aa #BFCE8A on #E19A54 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #A6C36F on #E8D6B0 1.38:1 Fail
Aa #A6C36F on #E5863E 1.36:1 Fail
Aa #828C51 on #E5863E 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #E5AB6D on #E5863E 1.33:1 Fail
Aa #E6C594 on #E5AB6D 1.23:1 Fail
Aa #A6C36F on #E6C594 1.20:1 Fail
Aa #BFCE8A on #E5AB6D 1.20:1 Fail
Aa #A6C36F on #E19A54 1.19:1 Fail
Aa #BFCE8A on #E8D6B0 1.18:1 Fail
Aa #A6C36F on #BFCE8A 1.16:1 Fail
Aa #E5AB6D on #E19A54 1.16:1 Fail
Aa #E8D6B0 on #E6C594 1.15:1 Fail
Aa #E19A54 on #E5863E 1.15:1 Fail
Aa #A6C36F on #E5AB6D 1.03:1 Fail
Aa #BFCE8A on #E6C594 1.03:1 Fail

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