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JR Tattoo

12-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Triadic harmony

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JR Tattoo

12-color palette · Warm temperature · Mixed tone · Triadic harmony

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Earthy 12 colors Warm Mixed Triadic pastel desaturated tattoo
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Colors 12

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #4D2D2D;
  --c-earthy-2: #933936;
  --c-earthy-3: #A17140;
  --c-earthy-4: #BE9E56;
  --c-earthy-5: #BBB37F;
  --c-earthy-6: #CAC2B4;
  --c-earthy-7: #395432;
  --c-earthy-8: #2D3B33;
  --c-earthy-9: #292928;
  --c-earthy-10: #768394;
  --c-earthy-11: #9E9E9E;
  --c-earthy-12: #CBCAC5;
}

About this palette

This 12-color earthy palette runs from Gentle Rain (#CBCAC5) as its lightest tone to Chromaphobic Black (#292928) as its darkest. It blends Dark Roast, Vermilion Seabass, Castellina, Steampunk Gold, Leek Powder, Whisper Ridge, Zen Garden Olive, Scarab, Chromaphobic Black, Tranquil Pond, Mortar Grey and Gentle Rain into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 66 color pairings, 16 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #292928 on #CBCAC5 at 8.87:1.

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

Color breakdown

Dark Roast #4D2D2D
RGB
rgb(77, 45, 45)
HSL
hsl(0, 26%, 24%)
Luminance
0.036
Vermilion Seabass #933936
RGB
rgb(147, 57, 54)
HSL
hsl(2, 46%, 39%)
Luminance
0.094
Castellina #A17140
RGB
rgb(161, 113, 64)
HSL
hsl(30, 43%, 44%)
Luminance
0.198
Steampunk Gold #BE9E56
RGB
rgb(190, 158, 86)
HSL
hsl(42, 44%, 54%)
Luminance
0.361
Leek Powder #BBB37F
RGB
rgb(187, 179, 127)
HSL
hsl(52, 31%, 62%)
Luminance
0.443
Whisper Ridge #CAC2B4
RGB
rgb(202, 194, 180)
HSL
hsl(38, 17%, 75%)
Luminance
0.544
Zen Garden Olive #395432
RGB
rgb(57, 84, 50)
HSL
hsl(108, 25%, 26%)
Luminance
0.074
Scarab #2D3B33
RGB
rgb(45, 59, 51)
HSL
hsl(146, 13%, 20%)
Luminance
0.039
Chromaphobic Black #292928
RGB
rgb(41, 41, 40)
HSL
hsl(60, 1%, 16%)
Luminance
0.022
Tranquil Pond #768394
RGB
rgb(118, 131, 148)
HSL
hsl(214, 12%, 52%)
Luminance
0.222
Mortar Grey #9E9E9E
RGB
rgb(158, 158, 158)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 62%)
Luminance
0.342
Gentle Rain #CBCAC5
RGB
rgb(203, 202, 197)
HSL
hsl(50, 5%, 78%)
Luminance
0.590

Contrast & accessibility

16 of 66 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #292928 on #CBCAC5 8.87:1 AAA
Aa #CAC2B4 on #292928 8.24:1 AAA
Aa #4D2D2D on #CBCAC5 7.40:1 AAA
Aa #2D3B33 on #CBCAC5 7.17:1 AAA
Aa #4D2D2D on #CAC2B4 6.88:1 AA
Aa #BBB37F on #292928 6.84:1 AA
Aa #CAC2B4 on #2D3B33 6.66:1 AA
Aa #4D2D2D on #BBB37F 5.71:1 AA
Aa #BE9E56 on #292928 5.70:1 AA
Aa #BBB37F on #2D3B33 5.53:1 AA
Aa #292928 on #9E9E9E 5.44:1 AA
Aa #395432 on #CBCAC5 5.14:1 AA
Aa #CAC2B4 on #395432 4.78:1 AA
Aa #4D2D2D on #BE9E56 4.75:1 AA
Aa #BE9E56 on #2D3B33 4.60:1 AA
Aa #4D2D2D on #9E9E9E 4.53:1 AA
Aa #933936 on #CBCAC5 4.44:1 AA Large
Aa #2D3B33 on #9E9E9E 4.39:1 AA Large
Aa #933936 on #CAC2B4 4.13:1 AA Large
Aa #BBB37F on #395432 3.97:1 AA Large
Aa #292928 on #768394 3.78:1 AA Large
Aa #933936 on #BBB37F 3.43:1 AA Large
Aa #A17140 on #292928 3.43:1 AA Large
Aa #BE9E56 on #395432 3.30:1 AA Large
Aa #4D2D2D on #768394 3.15:1 AA Large
Aa #395432 on #9E9E9E 3.15:1 AA Large
Aa #2D3B33 on #768394 3.05:1 AA Large
Aa #4D2D2D on #A17140 2.86:1 Fail
Aa #933936 on #BE9E56 2.85:1 Fail
Aa #A17140 on #2D3B33 2.77:1 Fail
Aa #933936 on #9E9E9E 2.72:1 Fail
Aa #A17140 on #CBCAC5 2.58:1 Fail
Aa #A17140 on #CAC2B4 2.40:1 Fail
Aa #768394 on #CBCAC5 2.35:1 Fail
Aa #395432 on #768394 2.19:1 Fail
Aa #CAC2B4 on #768394 2.18:1 Fail
Aa #933936 on #292928 2.00:1 Fail
Aa #A17140 on #BBB37F 1.99:1 Fail
Aa #A17140 on #395432 1.99:1 Fail
Aa #933936 on #768394 1.89:1 Fail
Aa #BBB37F on #768394 1.81:1 Fail
Aa #395432 on #292928 1.73:1 Fail
Aa #933936 on #A17140 1.72:1 Fail
Aa #4D2D2D on #933936 1.67:1 Fail
Aa #A17140 on #BE9E56 1.66:1 Fail
Aa #9E9E9E on #CBCAC5 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #933936 on #2D3B33 1.61:1 Fail
Aa #A17140 on #9E9E9E 1.58:1 Fail
Aa #BE9E56 on #CBCAC5 1.56:1 Fail
Aa #CAC2B4 on #9E9E9E 1.52:1 Fail
Aa #BE9E56 on #768394 1.51:1 Fail
Aa #BE9E56 on #CAC2B4 1.45:1 Fail
Aa #4D2D2D on #395432 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #768394 on #9E9E9E 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #395432 on #2D3B33 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #BBB37F on #CBCAC5 1.30:1 Fail
Aa #BBB37F on #9E9E9E 1.26:1 Fail
Aa #2D3B33 on #292928 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #4D2D2D on #292928 1.20:1 Fail
Aa #BE9E56 on #BBB37F 1.20:1 Fail
Aa #BBB37F on #CAC2B4 1.20:1 Fail
Aa #933936 on #395432 1.16:1 Fail
Aa #A17140 on #768394 1.10:1 Fail
Aa #CAC2B4 on #CBCAC5 1.08:1 Fail
Aa #BE9E56 on #9E9E9E 1.05:1 Fail
Aa #4D2D2D on #2D3B33 1.03:1 Fail

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