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Shogun

6-color palette · Neutral · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Shogun

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

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Earthy 6 colors Neutral Mixed Complementary samurai japan ukiyoe
Likes 13
Colors 6

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #293231;
  --c-earthy-2: #4C6A6A;
  --c-earthy-3: #B76450;
  --c-earthy-4: #C59483;
  --c-earthy-5: #3F617C;
  --c-earthy-6: #564E49;
}

About this palette

This 6-color earthy palette runs from Café Crème (#C59483) as its lightest tone to Pitch Green (#293231) as its darkest. It blends Pitch Green, Sea Pine, Autumn Ivy, Café Crème, Mallard Blue and Urbane Bronze into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 15 color pairings, 1 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #293231 on #C59483 at 4.98:1.

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

Color breakdown

Pitch Green #293231
RGB
rgb(41, 50, 49)
HSL
hsl(173, 10%, 18%)
Luminance
0.030
Sea Pine #4C6A6A
RGB
rgb(76, 106, 106)
HSL
hsl(180, 16%, 36%)
Luminance
0.129
Autumn Ivy #B76450
RGB
rgb(183, 100, 80)
HSL
hsl(12, 42%, 52%)
Luminance
0.198
Café Crème #C59483
RGB
rgb(197, 148, 131)
HSL
hsl(15, 36%, 64%)
Luminance
0.347
Mallard Blue #3F617C
RGB
rgb(63, 97, 124)
HSL
hsl(207, 33%, 37%)
Luminance
0.111
Urbane Bronze #564E49
RGB
rgb(86, 78, 73)
HSL
hsl(23, 8%, 31%)
Luminance
0.079

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #293231 on #C59483 4.98:1 AA
Aa #293231 on #B76450 3.11:1 AA Large
Aa #C59483 on #564E49 3.07:1 AA Large
Aa #C59483 on #3F617C 2.47:1 Fail
Aa #293231 on #4C6A6A 2.24:1 Fail
Aa #4C6A6A on #C59483 2.22:1 Fail
Aa #293231 on #3F617C 2.01:1 Fail
Aa #B76450 on #564E49 1.92:1 Fail
Aa #293231 on #564E49 1.62:1 Fail
Aa #B76450 on #C59483 1.60:1 Fail
Aa #B76450 on #3F617C 1.54:1 Fail
Aa #4C6A6A on #564E49 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #4C6A6A on #B76450 1.38:1 Fail
Aa #3F617C on #564E49 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #4C6A6A on #3F617C 1.11:1 Fail

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