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TY Forgotten Times 9

9-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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TY Forgotten Times 9

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

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Earthy 9 colors Warm Mixed Analogous
Likes 11
Colors 9

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #CAA982;
  --c-earthy-2: #8D8472;
  --c-earthy-3: #BB9C3B;
  --c-earthy-4: #B96F2C;
  --c-earthy-5: #856440;
  --c-earthy-6: #7D5043;
  --c-earthy-7: #4A473A;
  --c-earthy-8: #393217;
  --c-earthy-9: #000000;
}

About this palette

This 9-color earthy palette runs from Toffee Tan (#CAA982) as its lightest tone to Black (#000000) as its darkest. It blends Toffee Tan, Silver Sage, Gold Taffeta, Brown Alpaca, Port Wine Barrel, Red Rooster, Treasure Island, Pullman Green and Black into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 36 color pairings, 6 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #CAA982 on #000000 at 9.51:1.

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

Color breakdown

Toffee Tan #CAA982
RGB
rgb(202, 169, 130)
HSL
hsl(33, 40%, 65%)
Luminance
0.425
Silver Sage #8D8472
RGB
rgb(141, 132, 114)
HSL
hsl(40, 11%, 50%)
Luminance
0.234
Gold Taffeta #BB9C3B
RGB
rgb(187, 156, 59)
HSL
hsl(45, 52%, 48%)
Luminance
0.347
Brown Alpaca #B96F2C
RGB
rgb(185, 111, 44)
HSL
hsl(29, 62%, 45%)
Luminance
0.219
Port Wine Barrel #856440
RGB
rgb(133, 100, 64)
HSL
hsl(31, 35%, 39%)
Luminance
0.145
Red Rooster #7D5043
RGB
rgb(125, 80, 67)
HSL
hsl(13, 30%, 38%)
Luminance
0.105
Treasure Island #4A473A
RGB
rgb(74, 71, 58)
HSL
hsl(49, 12%, 26%)
Luminance
0.063
Pullman Green #393217
RGB
rgb(57, 50, 23)
HSL
hsl(48, 43%, 16%)
Luminance
0.032
Black #000000
RGB
rgb(0, 0, 0)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 0%)
Luminance
0.000

Contrast & accessibility

6 of 36 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #CAA982 on #000000 9.51:1 AAA
Aa #BB9C3B on #000000 7.93:1 AAA
Aa #CAA982 on #393217 5.79:1 AA
Aa #8D8472 on #000000 5.68:1 AA
Aa #B96F2C on #000000 5.37:1 AA
Aa #BB9C3B on #393217 4.83:1 AA
Aa #CAA982 on #4A473A 4.22:1 AA Large
Aa #856440 on #000000 3.89:1 AA Large
Aa #BB9C3B on #4A473A 3.52:1 AA Large
Aa #8D8472 on #393217 3.46:1 AA Large
Aa #B96F2C on #393217 3.27:1 AA Large
Aa #7D5043 on #000000 3.10:1 AA Large
Aa #CAA982 on #7D5043 3.07:1 AA Large
Aa #BB9C3B on #7D5043 2.56:1 Fail
Aa #8D8472 on #4A473A 2.52:1 Fail
Aa #CAA982 on #856440 2.44:1 Fail
Aa #B96F2C on #4A473A 2.38:1 Fail
Aa #856440 on #393217 2.37:1 Fail
Aa #4A473A on #000000 2.25:1 Fail
Aa #BB9C3B on #856440 2.04:1 Fail
Aa #7D5043 on #393217 1.89:1 Fail
Aa #8D8472 on #7D5043 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #CAA982 on #B96F2C 1.77:1 Fail
Aa #B96F2C on #7D5043 1.73:1 Fail
Aa #856440 on #4A473A 1.73:1 Fail
Aa #CAA982 on #8D8472 1.68:1 Fail
Aa #393217 on #000000 1.64:1 Fail
Aa #BB9C3B on #B96F2C 1.48:1 Fail
Aa #8D8472 on #856440 1.46:1 Fail
Aa #8D8472 on #BB9C3B 1.40:1 Fail
Aa #B96F2C on #856440 1.38:1 Fail
Aa #7D5043 on #4A473A 1.38:1 Fail
Aa #4A473A on #393217 1.37:1 Fail
Aa #856440 on #7D5043 1.26:1 Fail
Aa #CAA982 on #BB9C3B 1.20:1 Fail
Aa #8D8472 on #B96F2C 1.06:1 Fail

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