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ATB LAVA

ATB LAVA

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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ATB LAVA

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Analogous
Likes 9
Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #BB3E50;
  --c-earthy-2: #FF6400;
  --c-earthy-3: #F5AC34;
  --c-earthy-4: #FFCD90;
  --c-earthy-5: #FFFF99;
  --c-earthy-6: #090909;
  --c-earthy-7: #101010;
  --c-earthy-8: #202020;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Sunburst Yellow (#FFFF99) as its lightest tone to Badab Black Wash (#090909) as its darkest. It blends Merlot Magic, Chos Garden Marigold, Late Afternoon, Goldenrod Yellow, Sunburst Yellow, Badab Black Wash, Chaos Black and Lead into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 13 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #FFFF99 on #090909 at 18.98:1.

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

Color breakdown

Merlot Magic #BB3E50
RGB
rgb(187, 62, 80)
HSL
hsl(351, 50%, 49%)
Luminance
0.146
Chos Garden Marigold #FF6400
RGB
rgb(255, 100, 0)
HSL
hsl(24, 100%, 50%)
Luminance
0.304
Late Afternoon #F5AC34
RGB
rgb(245, 172, 52)
HSL
hsl(37, 91%, 58%)
Luminance
0.492
Goldenrod Yellow #FFCD90
RGB
rgb(255, 205, 144)
HSL
hsl(33, 100%, 78%)
Luminance
0.669
Sunburst Yellow #FFFF99
RGB
rgb(255, 255, 153)
HSL
hsl(60, 100%, 80%)
Luminance
0.951
Badab Black Wash #090909
RGB
rgb(9, 9, 9)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 4%)
Luminance
0.003
Chaos Black #101010
RGB
rgb(16, 16, 16)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 6%)
Luminance
0.005
Lead #202020
RGB
rgb(32, 32, 32)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 13%)
Luminance
0.014

Contrast & accessibility

13 of 28 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #FFFF99 on #090909 18.98:1 AAA
Aa #FFFF99 on #101010 18.14:1 AAA
Aa #FFFF99 on #202020 15.53:1 AAA
Aa #FFCD90 on #090909 13.64:1 AAA
Aa #FFCD90 on #101010 13.04:1 AAA
Aa #FFCD90 on #202020 11.16:1 AAA
Aa #F5AC34 on #090909 10.27:1 AAA
Aa #F5AC34 on #101010 9.82:1 AAA
Aa #F5AC34 on #202020 8.41:1 AAA
Aa #FF6400 on #090909 6.71:1 AA
Aa #FF6400 on #101010 6.41:1 AA
Aa #FF6400 on #202020 5.49:1 AA
Aa #BB3E50 on #FFFF99 5.11:1 AA
Aa #BB3E50 on #090909 3.71:1 AA Large
Aa #BB3E50 on #FFCD90 3.67:1 AA Large
Aa #BB3E50 on #101010 3.55:1 AA Large
Aa #BB3E50 on #202020 3.04:1 AA Large
Aa #FF6400 on #FFFF99 2.83:1 Fail
Aa #BB3E50 on #F5AC34 2.77:1 Fail
Aa #FF6400 on #FFCD90 2.03:1 Fail
Aa #F5AC34 on #FFFF99 1.85:1 Fail
Aa #BB3E50 on #FF6400 1.81:1 Fail
Aa #FF6400 on #F5AC34 1.53:1 Fail
Aa #FFCD90 on #FFFF99 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #F5AC34 on #FFCD90 1.33:1 Fail
Aa #090909 on #202020 1.22:1 Fail
Aa #101010 on #202020 1.17:1 Fail
Aa #090909 on #101010 1.05:1 Fail

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