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Backwoods Plague

Backwoods Plague

6-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Backwoods Plague

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

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Earthy 6 colors Warm Mixed Complementary plague backwoods plague
Likes 14
Colors 6

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #140F1A;
  --c-earthy-2: #B1A7B8;
  --c-earthy-3: #BD6060;
  --c-earthy-4: #7A3E6A;
  --c-earthy-5: #3A2952;
  --c-earthy-6: #3E664B;
}

About this palette

This 6-color earthy palette runs from Amorphous Rose (#B1A7B8) as its lightest tone to Back in Black (#140F1A) as its darkest. It blends Back in Black, Amorphous Rose, Energy Peak, Burnt Orchid, Parachute Purple and Serbian Green into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 15 color pairings, 3 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #140F1A on #B1A7B8 at 8.17:1.

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

Color breakdown

Back in Black #140F1A
RGB
rgb(20, 15, 26)
HSL
hsl(267, 27%, 8%)
Luminance
0.006
Amorphous Rose #B1A7B8
RGB
rgb(177, 167, 184)
HSL
hsl(275, 11%, 69%)
Luminance
0.405
Energy Peak #BD6060
RGB
rgb(189, 96, 96)
HSL
hsl(0, 41%, 56%)
Luminance
0.200
Burnt Orchid #7A3E6A
RGB
rgb(122, 62, 106)
HSL
hsl(316, 33%, 36%)
Luminance
0.086
Parachute Purple #3A2952
RGB
rgb(58, 41, 82)
HSL
hsl(265, 33%, 24%)
Luminance
0.031
Serbian Green #3E664B
RGB
rgb(62, 102, 75)
HSL
hsl(140, 24%, 32%)
Luminance
0.110

Contrast & accessibility

3 of 15 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #140F1A on #B1A7B8 8.17:1 AAA
Aa #B1A7B8 on #3A2952 5.61:1 AA
Aa #140F1A on #BD6060 4.50:1 AA
Aa #B1A7B8 on #7A3E6A 3.34:1 AA Large
Aa #BD6060 on #3A2952 3.09:1 AA Large
Aa #140F1A on #3E664B 2.88:1 Fail
Aa #B1A7B8 on #3E664B 2.83:1 Fail
Aa #140F1A on #7A3E6A 2.45:1 Fail
Aa #3A2952 on #3E664B 1.98:1 Fail
Aa #BD6060 on #7A3E6A 1.84:1 Fail
Aa #B1A7B8 on #BD6060 1.82:1 Fail
Aa #7A3E6A on #3A2952 1.68:1 Fail
Aa #BD6060 on #3E664B 1.56:1 Fail
Aa #140F1A on #3A2952 1.45:1 Fail
Aa #7A3E6A on #3E664B 1.18:1 Fail

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