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Rube Goldberg

Rube Goldberg

9-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Rube Goldberg

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

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Earthy 9 colors Warm Mixed Complementary pixeljoint
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Colors 9

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #E1E1DF;
  --c-earthy-2: #F3D754;
  --c-earthy-3: #CBBEAD;
  --c-earthy-4: #F0BD8A;
  --c-earthy-5: #CE6C37;
  --c-earthy-6: #F03428;
  --c-earthy-7: #04B0D8;
  --c-earthy-8: #54A04F;
  --c-earthy-9: #232722;
}

About this palette

This 9-color earthy palette runs from Intrepid Grey (#E1E1DF) as its lightest tone to Nero (#232722) as its darkest. It blends Intrepid Grey, Energy Yellow, Minimalist, Apricot Cream, Hot Caramel, Red Rampage, Malibu Blue, Parsley Green and Nero 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 #E1E1DF on #232722 at 11.58:1.

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

Color breakdown

Intrepid Grey #E1E1DF
RGB
rgb(225, 225, 223)
HSL
hsl(60, 3%, 88%)
Luminance
0.752
Energy Yellow #F3D754
RGB
rgb(243, 215, 84)
HSL
hsl(49, 87%, 64%)
Luminance
0.683
Minimalist #CBBEAD
RGB
rgb(203, 190, 173)
HSL
hsl(34, 22%, 74%)
Luminance
0.525
Apricot Cream #F0BD8A
RGB
rgb(240, 189, 138)
HSL
hsl(30, 77%, 74%)
Luminance
0.568
Hot Caramel #CE6C37
RGB
rgb(206, 108, 55)
HSL
hsl(21, 61%, 51%)
Luminance
0.241
Red Rampage #F03428
RGB
rgb(240, 52, 40)
HSL
hsl(4, 87%, 55%)
Luminance
0.211
Malibu Blue #04B0D8
RGB
rgb(4, 176, 216)
HSL
hsl(191, 96%, 43%)
Luminance
0.360
Parsley Green #54A04F
RGB
rgb(84, 160, 79)
HSL
hsl(116, 34%, 47%)
Luminance
0.276
Nero #232722
RGB
rgb(35, 39, 34)
HSL
hsl(108, 7%, 14%)
Luminance
0.019

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #E1E1DF on #232722 11.58:1 AAA
Aa #F3D754 on #232722 10.59:1 AAA
Aa #F0BD8A on #232722 8.92:1 AAA
Aa #CBBEAD on #232722 8.31:1 AAA
Aa #04B0D8 on #232722 5.93:1 AA
Aa #54A04F on #232722 4.71:1 AA
Aa #CE6C37 on #232722 4.21:1 AA Large
Aa #F03428 on #232722 3.77:1 AA Large
Aa #E1E1DF on #F03428 3.07:1 AA Large
Aa #F3D754 on #F03428 2.80:1 Fail
Aa #E1E1DF on #CE6C37 2.75:1 Fail
Aa #F3D754 on #CE6C37 2.52:1 Fail
Aa #E1E1DF on #54A04F 2.46:1 Fail
Aa #F0BD8A on #F03428 2.36:1 Fail
Aa #F3D754 on #54A04F 2.25:1 Fail
Aa #CBBEAD on #F03428 2.20:1 Fail
Aa #F0BD8A on #CE6C37 2.12:1 Fail
Aa #CBBEAD on #CE6C37 1.98:1 Fail
Aa #E1E1DF on #04B0D8 1.95:1 Fail
Aa #F0BD8A on #54A04F 1.89:1 Fail
Aa #F3D754 on #04B0D8 1.79:1 Fail
Aa #CBBEAD on #54A04F 1.77:1 Fail
Aa #F03428 on #04B0D8 1.57:1 Fail
Aa #F0BD8A on #04B0D8 1.50:1 Fail
Aa #CE6C37 on #04B0D8 1.41:1 Fail
Aa #CBBEAD on #04B0D8 1.40:1 Fail
Aa #E1E1DF on #CBBEAD 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #E1E1DF on #F0BD8A 1.30:1 Fail
Aa #F3D754 on #CBBEAD 1.27:1 Fail
Aa #04B0D8 on #54A04F 1.26:1 Fail
Aa #F03428 on #54A04F 1.25:1 Fail
Aa #F3D754 on #F0BD8A 1.19:1 Fail
Aa #CE6C37 on #54A04F 1.12:1 Fail
Aa #CE6C37 on #F03428 1.11:1 Fail
Aa #E1E1DF on #F3D754 1.09:1 Fail
Aa #CBBEAD on #F0BD8A 1.07:1 Fail

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