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Dead Grass

Dead Grass

6-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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Dead Grass

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

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Earthy 6 colors Warm Mixed Analogous green 6 yellow brown
Likes 10
Colors 6

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #482208;
  --c-earthy-2: #6E451D;
  --c-earthy-3: #99944B;
  --c-earthy-4: #9EC24F;
  --c-earthy-5: #D7DE7E;
  --c-earthy-6: #E9EDD2;
}

About this palette

This 6-color earthy palette runs from Just Perfect (#E9EDD2) as its lightest tone to Chocolate Castle (#482208) as its darkest. It blends Chocolate Castle, Antique Brass, Tangy Dill, Pesto Genovese, Carolina Parakeet and Just Perfect into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 15 color pairings, 5 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #482208 on #E9EDD2 at 11.61:1.

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

Color breakdown

Chocolate Castle #482208
RGB
rgb(72, 34, 8)
HSL
hsl(24, 80%, 16%)
Luminance
0.025
Antique Brass #6E451D
RGB
rgb(110, 69, 29)
HSL
hsl(30, 58%, 27%)
Luminance
0.077
Tangy Dill #99944B
RGB
rgb(153, 148, 75)
HSL
hsl(56, 34%, 45%)
Luminance
0.285
Pesto Genovese #9EC24F
RGB
rgb(158, 194, 79)
HSL
hsl(79, 49%, 54%)
Luminance
0.464
Carolina Parakeet #D7DE7E
RGB
rgb(215, 222, 126)
HSL
hsl(64, 59%, 68%)
Luminance
0.682
Just Perfect #E9EDD2
RGB
rgb(233, 237, 210)
HSL
hsl(69, 43%, 88%)
Luminance
0.826

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #482208 on #E9EDD2 11.61:1 AAA
Aa #482208 on #D7DE7E 9.71:1 AAA
Aa #6E451D on #E9EDD2 6.92:1 AA
Aa #482208 on #9EC24F 6.82:1 AA
Aa #6E451D on #D7DE7E 5.78:1 AA
Aa #482208 on #99944B 4.44:1 AA Large
Aa #6E451D on #9EC24F 4.06:1 AA Large
Aa #6E451D on #99944B 2.64:1 Fail
Aa #99944B on #E9EDD2 2.62:1 Fail
Aa #99944B on #D7DE7E 2.19:1 Fail
Aa #9EC24F on #E9EDD2 1.70:1 Fail
Aa #482208 on #6E451D 1.68:1 Fail
Aa #99944B on #9EC24F 1.54:1 Fail
Aa #9EC24F on #D7DE7E 1.42:1 Fail
Aa #D7DE7E on #E9EDD2 1.20:1 Fail

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