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5-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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

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Earthy 5 colors Warm Mixed Complementary desaturated
Likes 12
Colors 5

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #2C4239;
  --c-earthy-2: #75564A;
  --c-earthy-3: #BA7270;
  --c-earthy-4: #DEC871;
  --c-earthy-5: #EFE4E1;
}

About this palette

This 5-color earthy palette runs from Irish Linen (#EFE4E1) as its lightest tone to Mushiao Green (#2C4239) as its darkest. It blends Mushiao Green, Heavy Siena, Exotic Incense, Dijon Mustard and Irish Linen into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 10 color pairings, 3 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #2C4239 on #EFE4E1 at 8.66:1.

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

Color breakdown

Mushiao Green #2C4239
RGB
rgb(44, 66, 57)
HSL
hsl(155, 20%, 22%)
Luminance
0.047
Heavy Siena #75564A
RGB
rgb(117, 86, 74)
HSL
hsl(17, 23%, 37%)
Luminance
0.109
Exotic Incense #BA7270
RGB
rgb(186, 114, 112)
HSL
hsl(2, 35%, 58%)
Luminance
0.236
Dijon Mustard #DEC871
RGB
rgb(222, 200, 113)
HSL
hsl(48, 62%, 66%)
Luminance
0.580
Irish Linen #EFE4E1
RGB
rgb(239, 228, 225)
HSL
hsl(13, 30%, 91%)
Luminance
0.793

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #2C4239 on #EFE4E1 8.66:1 AAA
Aa #2C4239 on #DEC871 6.48:1 AA
Aa #75564A on #EFE4E1 5.29:1 AA
Aa #75564A on #DEC871 3.96:1 AA Large
Aa #2C4239 on #BA7270 2.94:1 Fail
Aa #BA7270 on #EFE4E1 2.94:1 Fail
Aa #BA7270 on #DEC871 2.20:1 Fail
Aa #75564A on #BA7270 1.80:1 Fail
Aa #2C4239 on #75564A 1.64:1 Fail
Aa #DEC871 on #EFE4E1 1.34:1 Fail

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