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Sand 6

Sand 6

6-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Sand 6

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

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Earthy 6 colors Warm Mixed Complementary 6 desert sand chase
Likes 12
Colors 6

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #485968;
  --c-earthy-2: #628395;
  --c-earthy-3: #887A6D;
  --c-earthy-4: #DBAD6A;
  --c-earthy-5: #CF995F;
  --c-earthy-6: #DFD5A5;
}

About this palette

This 6-color earthy palette runs from Buckwheat Groats (#DFD5A5) as its lightest tone to Harbour (#485968) as its darkest. It blends Harbour, Play Me a Melody, Lost Summit, Necrophilic Brown, Butternut Tree and Buckwheat Groats 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 #485968 on #DFD5A5 at 4.89:1.

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

Color breakdown

Harbour #485968
RGB
rgb(72, 89, 104)
HSL
hsl(208, 18%, 35%)
Luminance
0.095
Play Me a Melody #628395
RGB
rgb(98, 131, 149)
HSL
hsl(201, 21%, 48%)
Luminance
0.210
Lost Summit #887A6D
RGB
rgb(136, 122, 109)
HSL
hsl(29, 11%, 48%)
Luminance
0.203
Necrophilic Brown #DBAD6A
RGB
rgb(219, 173, 106)
HSL
hsl(36, 61%, 64%)
Luminance
0.460
Butternut Tree #CF995F
RGB
rgb(207, 153, 95)
HSL
hsl(31, 54%, 59%)
Luminance
0.369
Buckwheat Groats #DFD5A5
RGB
rgb(223, 213, 165)
HSL
hsl(50, 48%, 76%)
Luminance
0.660

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #485968 on #DFD5A5 4.89:1 AA
Aa #485968 on #DBAD6A 3.51:1 AA Large
Aa #485968 on #CF995F 2.88:1 Fail
Aa #887A6D on #DFD5A5 2.81:1 Fail
Aa #628395 on #DFD5A5 2.73:1 Fail
Aa #887A6D on #DBAD6A 2.02:1 Fail
Aa #628395 on #DBAD6A 1.96:1 Fail
Aa #485968 on #628395 1.79:1 Fail
Aa #485968 on #887A6D 1.74:1 Fail
Aa #CF995F on #DFD5A5 1.70:1 Fail
Aa #887A6D on #CF995F 1.66:1 Fail
Aa #628395 on #CF995F 1.61:1 Fail
Aa #DBAD6A on #DFD5A5 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #DBAD6A on #CF995F 1.22:1 Fail
Aa #628395 on #887A6D 1.03:1 Fail

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