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Retro Bricks

9-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Retro Bricks

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

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Earthy 9 colors Warm Mixed Complementary simple colorful retro bright
Likes 8
Colors 9

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #191919;
  --c-earthy-2: #3D3B34;
  --c-earthy-3: #E4E0D3;
  --c-earthy-4: #D53434;
  --c-earthy-5: #E4BD39;
  --c-earthy-6: #E7ED3D;
  --c-earthy-7: #56D534;
  --c-earthy-8: #3491D5;
  --c-earthy-9: #87418E;
}

About this palette

This 9-color earthy palette runs from Biotic Grasp (#E7ED3D) as its lightest tone to Thamar Black (#191919) as its darkest. It blends Thamar Black, Black Olive, Aragonite, Blood Moon, Solarium, Biotic Grasp, Download Progress, Splish Splash and Dahlia into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 36 color pairings, 11 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #191919 on #E7ED3D at 13.88:1.

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

Color breakdown

Thamar Black #191919
RGB
rgb(25, 25, 25)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 10%)
Luminance
0.010
Black Olive #3D3B34
RGB
rgb(61, 59, 52)
HSL
hsl(47, 8%, 22%)
Luminance
0.044
Aragonite #E4E0D3
RGB
rgb(228, 224, 211)
HSL
hsl(46, 24%, 86%)
Luminance
0.745
Blood Moon #D53434
RGB
rgb(213, 52, 52)
HSL
hsl(0, 66%, 52%)
Luminance
0.169
Solarium #E4BD39
RGB
rgb(228, 189, 57)
HSL
hsl(46, 76%, 56%)
Luminance
0.532
Biotic Grasp #E7ED3D
RGB
rgb(231, 237, 61)
HSL
hsl(62, 83%, 58%)
Luminance
0.779
Download Progress #56D534
RGB
rgb(86, 213, 52)
HSL
hsl(107, 66%, 52%)
Luminance
0.498
Splish Splash #3491D5
RGB
rgb(52, 145, 213)
HSL
hsl(205, 66%, 52%)
Luminance
0.258
Dahlia #87418E
RGB
rgb(135, 65, 142)
HSL
hsl(295, 37%, 41%)
Luminance
0.109

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #191919 on #E7ED3D 13.88:1 AAA
Aa #191919 on #E4E0D3 13.31:1 AAA
Aa #191919 on #E4BD39 9.74:1 AAA
Aa #191919 on #56D534 9.18:1 AAA
Aa #3D3B34 on #E7ED3D 8.85:1 AAA
Aa #3D3B34 on #E4E0D3 8.49:1 AAA
Aa #3D3B34 on #E4BD39 6.21:1 AA
Aa #3D3B34 on #56D534 5.85:1 AA
Aa #E7ED3D on #87418E 5.22:1 AA
Aa #191919 on #3491D5 5.15:1 AA
Aa #E4E0D3 on #87418E 5.01:1 AA
Aa #D53434 on #E7ED3D 3.79:1 AA Large
Aa #191919 on #D53434 3.66:1 AA Large
Aa #E4BD39 on #87418E 3.66:1 AA Large
Aa #E4E0D3 on #D53434 3.64:1 AA Large
Aa #56D534 on #87418E 3.45:1 AA Large
Aa #3D3B34 on #3491D5 3.29:1 AA Large
Aa #E7ED3D on #3491D5 2.69:1 Fail
Aa #191919 on #87418E 2.66:1 Fail
Aa #D53434 on #E4BD39 2.66:1 Fail
Aa #E4E0D3 on #3491D5 2.58:1 Fail
Aa #D53434 on #56D534 2.51:1 Fail
Aa #3D3B34 on #D53434 2.33:1 Fail
Aa #3491D5 on #87418E 1.94:1 Fail
Aa #E4BD39 on #3491D5 1.89:1 Fail
Aa #56D534 on #3491D5 1.78:1 Fail
Aa #3D3B34 on #87418E 1.70:1 Fail
Aa #191919 on #3D3B34 1.57:1 Fail
Aa #E7ED3D on #56D534 1.51:1 Fail
Aa #E4E0D3 on #56D534 1.45:1 Fail
Aa #E4BD39 on #E7ED3D 1.42:1 Fail
Aa #D53434 on #3491D5 1.41:1 Fail
Aa #D53434 on #87418E 1.38:1 Fail
Aa #E4E0D3 on #E4BD39 1.37:1 Fail
Aa #E4BD39 on #56D534 1.06:1 Fail
Aa #E4E0D3 on #E7ED3D 1.04:1 Fail

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