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Briars

6-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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Briars

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

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Earthy 6 colors Warm Mixed Analogous green forest plant
Likes 11
Colors 6

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #FFB54B;
  --c-earthy-2: #66A25D;
  --c-earthy-3: #FFFEDE;
  --c-earthy-4: #161616;
  --c-earthy-5: #2E4E29;
  --c-earthy-6: #152B11;
}

About this palette

This 6-color earthy palette runs from Sheer Sunlight (#FFFEDE) as its lightest tone to Pot Black (#161616) as its darkest. It blends Agrellan Badland, Astroturf, Sheer Sunlight, Pot Black, Chestnut Green and Nori Green into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 15 color pairings, 8 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #FFFEDE on #161616 at 17.65:1.

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

Color breakdown

Agrellan Badland #FFB54B
RGB
rgb(255, 181, 75)
HSL
hsl(35, 100%, 65%)
Luminance
0.548
Astroturf #66A25D
RGB
rgb(102, 162, 93)
HSL
hsl(112, 27%, 50%)
Luminance
0.295
Sheer Sunlight #FFFEDE
RGB
rgb(255, 254, 222)
HSL
hsl(58, 100%, 94%)
Luminance
0.974
Pot Black #161616
RGB
rgb(22, 22, 22)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 9%)
Luminance
0.008
Chestnut Green #2E4E29
RGB
rgb(46, 78, 41)
HSL
hsl(112, 31%, 23%)
Luminance
0.062
Nori Green #152B11
RGB
rgb(21, 43, 17)
HSL
hsl(111, 43%, 12%)
Luminance
0.019

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #FFFEDE on #161616 17.65:1 AAA
Aa #FFFEDE on #152B11 14.78:1 AAA
Aa #FFB54B on #161616 10.31:1 AAA
Aa #FFFEDE on #2E4E29 9.15:1 AAA
Aa #FFB54B on #152B11 8.63:1 AAA
Aa #66A25D on #161616 5.94:1 AA
Aa #FFB54B on #2E4E29 5.35:1 AA
Aa #66A25D on #152B11 4.97:1 AA
Aa #66A25D on #2E4E29 3.08:1 AA Large
Aa #66A25D on #FFFEDE 2.97:1 Fail
Aa #161616 on #2E4E29 1.93:1 Fail
Aa #FFB54B on #66A25D 1.74:1 Fail
Aa #FFB54B on #FFFEDE 1.71:1 Fail
Aa #2E4E29 on #152B11 1.62:1 Fail
Aa #161616 on #152B11 1.19:1 Fail

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