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SPACE DUST 9

SPACE DUST 9

9-color palette · Cool · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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SPACE DUST 9

9-color palette · Cool temperature · Mixed tone · Complementary harmony

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Earthy 9 colors Cool Mixed Complementary red purple cyan space
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Colors 9

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #302C2E;
  --c-earthy-2: #5A5353;
  --c-earthy-3: #DFF6F5;
  --c-earthy-4: #8AEBF1;
  --c-earthy-5: #8E478C;
  --c-earthy-6: #564064;
  --c-earthy-7: #39314B;
  --c-earthy-8: #E6482E;
  --c-earthy-9: #A93B3B;
}

About this palette

This 9-color earthy palette runs from Frosty Mint (#DFF6F5) as its lightest tone to Deep Daichi Black (#302C2E) as its darkest. It blends Deep Daichi Black, Bittersweet Molasses, Frosty Mint, Bath Water, Pickled Plum, When Blue Met Red, Chrysomela Goettingensis, Tomato Curry and Indiscreet into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 36 color pairings, 11 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #302C2E on #DFF6F5 at 12.22:1.

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

Color breakdown

Deep Daichi Black #302C2E
RGB
rgb(48, 44, 46)
HSL
hsl(330, 4%, 18%)
Luminance
0.026
Bittersweet Molasses #5A5353
RGB
rgb(90, 83, 83)
HSL
hsl(0, 4%, 34%)
Luminance
0.090
Frosty Mint #DFF6F5
RGB
rgb(223, 246, 245)
HSL
hsl(177, 56%, 92%)
Luminance
0.882
Bath Water #8AEBF1
RGB
rgb(138, 235, 241)
HSL
hsl(183, 79%, 74%)
Luminance
0.712
Pickled Plum #8E478C
RGB
rgb(142, 71, 140)
HSL
hsl(302, 33%, 42%)
Luminance
0.122
When Blue Met Red #564064
RGB
rgb(86, 64, 100)
HSL
hsl(277, 22%, 32%)
Luminance
0.066
Chrysomela Goettingensis #39314B
RGB
rgb(57, 49, 75)
HSL
hsl(258, 21%, 24%)
Luminance
0.036
Tomato Curry #E6482E
RGB
rgb(230, 72, 46)
HSL
hsl(8, 79%, 54%)
Luminance
0.217
Indiscreet #A93B3B
RGB
rgb(169, 59, 59)
HSL
hsl(0, 48%, 45%)
Luminance
0.119

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #302C2E on #DFF6F5 12.22:1 AAA
Aa #DFF6F5 on #39314B 10.87:1 AAA
Aa #302C2E on #8AEBF1 9.99:1 AAA
Aa #8AEBF1 on #39314B 8.88:1 AAA
Aa #DFF6F5 on #564064 8.06:1 AAA
Aa #5A5353 on #DFF6F5 6.66:1 AA
Aa #8AEBF1 on #564064 6.59:1 AA
Aa #DFF6F5 on #A93B3B 5.52:1 AA
Aa #5A5353 on #8AEBF1 5.45:1 AA
Aa #DFF6F5 on #8E478C 5.43:1 AA
Aa #8AEBF1 on #A93B3B 4.51:1 AA
Aa #8AEBF1 on #8E478C 4.44:1 AA Large
Aa #DFF6F5 on #E6482E 3.50:1 AA Large
Aa #302C2E on #E6482E 3.49:1 AA Large
Aa #39314B on #E6482E 3.11:1 AA Large
Aa #8AEBF1 on #E6482E 2.86:1 Fail
Aa #564064 on #E6482E 2.30:1 Fail
Aa #302C2E on #8E478C 2.25:1 Fail
Aa #302C2E on #A93B3B 2.21:1 Fail
Aa #8E478C on #39314B 2.00:1 Fail
Aa #39314B on #A93B3B 1.97:1 Fail
Aa #5A5353 on #E6482E 1.91:1 Fail
Aa #302C2E on #5A5353 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #5A5353 on #39314B 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #E6482E on #A93B3B 1.58:1 Fail
Aa #8E478C on #E6482E 1.55:1 Fail
Aa #302C2E on #564064 1.52:1 Fail
Aa #8E478C on #564064 1.48:1 Fail
Aa #564064 on #A93B3B 1.46:1 Fail
Aa #564064 on #39314B 1.35:1 Fail
Aa #5A5353 on #8E478C 1.23:1 Fail
Aa #DFF6F5 on #8AEBF1 1.22:1 Fail
Aa #5A5353 on #564064 1.21:1 Fail
Aa #5A5353 on #A93B3B 1.21:1 Fail
Aa #302C2E on #39314B 1.12:1 Fail
Aa #8E478C on #A93B3B 1.02:1 Fail

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