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Gawr8

Gawr8

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Gawr8

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Complementary gold coral turquoise
Likes 13
Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #170E2F;
  --c-earthy-2: #724440;
  --c-earthy-3: #347F7C;
  --c-earthy-4: #D56E48;
  --c-earthy-5: #A892AF;
  --c-earthy-6: #D2AA5B;
  --c-earthy-7: #BFC87E;
  --c-earthy-8: #EEF2E5;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Saltpan (#EEF2E5) as its lightest tone to Midnight Monarch (#170E2F) as its darkest. It blends Midnight Monarch, Roast Coffee, Apatite Blue, Coral Gold, Knight’s Tale, Afghan Sand, Soda Pop and Saltpan into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 7 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #170E2F on #EEF2E5 at 16.2:1.

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

Color breakdown

Midnight Monarch #170E2F
RGB
rgb(23, 14, 47)
HSL
hsl(256, 54%, 12%)
Luminance
0.007
Roast Coffee #724440
RGB
rgb(114, 68, 64)
HSL
hsl(5, 28%, 35%)
Luminance
0.081
Apatite Blue #347F7C
RGB
rgb(52, 127, 124)
HSL
hsl(178, 42%, 35%)
Luminance
0.174
Coral Gold #D56E48
RGB
rgb(213, 110, 72)
HSL
hsl(16, 63%, 56%)
Luminance
0.258
Knight’s Tale #A892AF
RGB
rgb(168, 146, 175)
HSL
hsl(286, 15%, 63%)
Luminance
0.320
Afghan Sand #D2AA5B
RGB
rgb(210, 170, 91)
HSL
hsl(40, 57%, 59%)
Luminance
0.432
Soda Pop #BFC87E
RGB
rgb(191, 200, 126)
HSL
hsl(67, 40%, 64%)
Luminance
0.539
Saltpan #EEF2E5
RGB
rgb(238, 242, 229)
HSL
hsl(78, 33%, 92%)
Luminance
0.873

Contrast & accessibility

7 of 28 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #170E2F on #EEF2E5 16.20:1 AAA
Aa #170E2F on #BFC87E 10.33:1 AAA
Aa #170E2F on #D2AA5B 8.46:1 AAA
Aa #724440 on #EEF2E5 7.06:1 AAA
Aa #170E2F on #A892AF 6.49:1 AA
Aa #170E2F on #D56E48 5.40:1 AA
Aa #724440 on #BFC87E 4.50:1 AA
Aa #347F7C on #EEF2E5 4.13:1 AA Large
Aa #170E2F on #347F7C 3.92:1 AA Large
Aa #724440 on #D2AA5B 3.68:1 AA Large
Aa #D56E48 on #EEF2E5 3.00:1 AA Large
Aa #724440 on #A892AF 2.83:1 Fail
Aa #347F7C on #BFC87E 2.63:1 Fail
Aa #A892AF on #EEF2E5 2.50:1 Fail
Aa #724440 on #D56E48 2.35:1 Fail
Aa #170E2F on #724440 2.29:1 Fail
Aa #347F7C on #D2AA5B 2.16:1 Fail
Aa #D2AA5B on #EEF2E5 1.92:1 Fail
Aa #D56E48 on #BFC87E 1.91:1 Fail
Aa #724440 on #347F7C 1.71:1 Fail
Aa #347F7C on #A892AF 1.65:1 Fail
Aa #A892AF on #BFC87E 1.59:1 Fail
Aa #D56E48 on #D2AA5B 1.57:1 Fail
Aa #BFC87E on #EEF2E5 1.57:1 Fail
Aa #347F7C on #D56E48 1.38:1 Fail
Aa #A892AF on #D2AA5B 1.30:1 Fail
Aa #D2AA5B on #BFC87E 1.22:1 Fail
Aa #D56E48 on #A892AF 1.20:1 Fail

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