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NM5

NM5

5-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Triadic harmony

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NM5

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

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Earthy 5 colors Warm Mixed Triadic desert adobe newmexico
Likes 12
Colors 5

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #D69770;
  --c-earthy-2: #D56D42;
  --c-earthy-3: #3CCA96;
  --c-earthy-4: #917D64;
  --c-earthy-5: #3C2911;
}

About this palette

This 5-color earthy palette runs from Dark Shamrock (#3CCA96) as its lightest tone to Brown Tumbleweed (#3C2911) as its darkest. It blends Sweet Cardamom, Field Poppy, Dark Shamrock, Woolly Thyme and Brown Tumbleweed into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 10 color pairings, 2 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #3CCA96 on #3C2911 at 6.64:1.

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

Color breakdown

Sweet Cardamom #D69770
RGB
rgb(214, 151, 112)
HSL
hsl(23, 55%, 64%)
Luminance
0.376
Field Poppy #D56D42
RGB
rgb(213, 109, 66)
HSL
hsl(18, 64%, 55%)
Luminance
0.255
Dark Shamrock #3CCA96
RGB
rgb(60, 202, 150)
HSL
hsl(158, 57%, 51%)
Luminance
0.454
Woolly Thyme #917D64
RGB
rgb(145, 125, 100)
HSL
hsl(33, 18%, 48%)
Luminance
0.216
Brown Tumbleweed #3C2911
RGB
rgb(60, 41, 17)
HSL
hsl(33, 56%, 15%)
Luminance
0.026

Contrast & accessibility

2 of 10 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #3CCA96 on #3C2911 6.64:1 AA
Aa #D69770 on #3C2911 5.61:1 AA
Aa #D56D42 on #3C2911 4.02:1 AA Large
Aa #917D64 on #3C2911 3.51:1 AA Large
Aa #3CCA96 on #917D64 1.89:1 Fail
Aa #D56D42 on #3CCA96 1.65:1 Fail
Aa #D69770 on #917D64 1.60:1 Fail
Aa #D69770 on #D56D42 1.40:1 Fail
Aa #D69770 on #3CCA96 1.18:1 Fail
Aa #D56D42 on #917D64 1.15:1 Fail

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