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Sahara Pastell

Sahara Pastell

7-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Sahara Pastell

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

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Earthy 7 colors Warm Mixed Complementary sahara pastell
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Colors 7

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #1A1236;
  --c-earthy-2: #1C598C;
  --c-earthy-3: #A16666;
  --c-earthy-4: #DAE8A0;
  --c-earthy-5: #FFFEE3;
  --c-earthy-6: #FFFFFF;
  --c-earthy-7: #C8BB70;
}

About this palette

This 7-color earthy palette runs from White (#FFFFFF) as its lightest tone to Midnight Monarch (#1A1236) as its darkest. It blends Midnight Monarch, Strong Will, Withered Rose, Fresh Frappé, Buttermilk, White and Pistachio Shortbread into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 21 color pairings, 8 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #1A1236 on #FFFFFF at 17.74:1.

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

Color breakdown

Midnight Monarch #1A1236
RGB
rgb(26, 18, 54)
HSL
hsl(253, 50%, 14%)
Luminance
0.009
Strong Will #1C598C
RGB
rgb(28, 89, 140)
HSL
hsl(207, 67%, 33%)
Luminance
0.093
Withered Rose #A16666
RGB
rgb(161, 102, 102)
HSL
hsl(0, 24%, 52%)
Luminance
0.180
Fresh Frappé #DAE8A0
RGB
rgb(218, 232, 160)
HSL
hsl(72, 61%, 77%)
Luminance
0.752
Buttermilk #FFFEE3
RGB
rgb(255, 254, 227)
HSL
hsl(58, 100%, 95%)
Luminance
0.977
White #FFFFFF
RGB
rgb(255, 255, 255)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 100%)
Luminance
1.000
Pistachio Shortbread #C8BB70
RGB
rgb(200, 187, 112)
HSL
hsl(51, 44%, 61%)
Luminance
0.490

Contrast & accessibility

8 of 21 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #1A1236 on #FFFFFF 17.74:1 AAA
Aa #1A1236 on #FFFEE3 17.35:1 AAA
Aa #1A1236 on #DAE8A0 13.54:1 AAA
Aa #1A1236 on #C8BB70 9.12:1 AAA
Aa #1C598C on #FFFFFF 7.35:1 AAA
Aa #1C598C on #FFFEE3 7.19:1 AAA
Aa #1C598C on #DAE8A0 5.61:1 AA
Aa #A16666 on #FFFFFF 4.56:1 AA
Aa #A16666 on #FFFEE3 4.46:1 AA Large
Aa #1A1236 on #A16666 3.89:1 AA Large
Aa #1C598C on #C8BB70 3.78:1 AA Large
Aa #A16666 on #DAE8A0 3.48:1 AA Large
Aa #1A1236 on #1C598C 2.41:1 Fail
Aa #A16666 on #C8BB70 2.34:1 Fail
Aa #FFFFFF on #C8BB70 1.94:1 Fail
Aa #FFFEE3 on #C8BB70 1.90:1 Fail
Aa #1C598C on #A16666 1.61:1 Fail
Aa #DAE8A0 on #C8BB70 1.48:1 Fail
Aa #DAE8A0 on #FFFFFF 1.31:1 Fail
Aa #DAE8A0 on #FFFEE3 1.28:1 Fail
Aa #FFFEE3 on #FFFFFF 1.02:1 Fail

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