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Smokey Black And Gold

Smokey Black And Gold

5-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Smokey Black And Gold

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

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Earthy 5 colors Warm Mixed Complementary smokeyblack softgold
Likes 7
Colors 5

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #0D0907;
  --c-earthy-2: #80643F;
  --c-earthy-3: #CAD2C5;
  --c-earthy-4: #84A98C;
  --c-earthy-5: #7F95D1;
}

About this palette

This 5-color earthy palette runs from Parakeet Pete (#CAD2C5) as its lightest tone to Badab Black Wash (#0D0907) as its darkest. It blends Badab Black Wash, Well Read, Parakeet Pete, Bristol Green and Purple Gentian into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 10 color pairings, 3 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #0D0907 on #CAD2C5 at 12.78:1.

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

Color breakdown

Badab Black Wash #0D0907
RGB
rgb(13, 9, 7)
HSL
hsl(20, 30%, 4%)
Luminance
0.003
Well Read #80643F
RGB
rgb(128, 100, 63)
HSL
hsl(34, 34%, 37%)
Luminance
0.141
Parakeet Pete #CAD2C5
RGB
rgb(202, 210, 197)
HSL
hsl(97, 13%, 80%)
Luminance
0.627
Bristol Green #84A98C
RGB
rgb(132, 169, 140)
HSL
hsl(133, 18%, 59%)
Luminance
0.352
Purple Gentian #7F95D1
RGB
rgb(127, 149, 209)
HSL
hsl(224, 47%, 66%)
Luminance
0.306

Contrast & accessibility

3 of 10 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #0D0907 on #CAD2C5 12.78:1 AAA
Aa #0D0907 on #84A98C 7.59:1 AAA
Aa #0D0907 on #7F95D1 6.72:1 AA
Aa #0D0907 on #80643F 3.60:1 AA Large
Aa #80643F on #CAD2C5 3.55:1 AA Large
Aa #80643F on #84A98C 2.11:1 Fail
Aa #CAD2C5 on #7F95D1 1.90:1 Fail
Aa #80643F on #7F95D1 1.87:1 Fail
Aa #CAD2C5 on #84A98C 1.68:1 Fail
Aa #84A98C on #7F95D1 1.13:1 Fail

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