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Cold Shoulder 9

Cold Shoulder 9

9-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Triadic harmony

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Cold Shoulder 9

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

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Earthy 9 colors Warm Mixed Triadic
Likes 6
Colors 9

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #FFF2DE;
  --c-earthy-2: #E0C9BC;
  --c-earthy-3: #C7A197;
  --c-earthy-4: #BA7B77;
  --c-earthy-5: #AD4C4C;
  --c-earthy-6: #9E192B;
  --c-earthy-7: #573870;
  --c-earthy-8: #2F2180;
  --c-earthy-9: #00004D;
}

About this palette

This 9-color earthy palette runs from Pale Pearl (#FFF2DE) as its lightest tone to Night Blue (#00004D) as its darkest. It blends Pale Pearl, Pale Sienna, Raspberry Kahlua, Wild Party, Red Leather, Cut Ruby, Loden Purple, Blue Royale and Night Blue into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 36 color pairings, 12 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #FFF2DE on #00004D at 17.17:1.

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

Color breakdown

Pale Pearl #FFF2DE
RGB
rgb(255, 242, 222)
HSL
hsl(36, 100%, 94%)
Luminance
0.900
Pale Sienna #E0C9BC
RGB
rgb(224, 201, 188)
HSL
hsl(22, 37%, 81%)
Luminance
0.613
Raspberry Kahlua #C7A197
RGB
rgb(199, 161, 151)
HSL
hsl(13, 30%, 69%)
Luminance
0.399
Wild Party #BA7B77
RGB
rgb(186, 123, 119)
HSL
hsl(4, 33%, 60%)
Luminance
0.259
Red Leather #AD4C4C
RGB
rgb(173, 76, 76)
HSL
hsl(0, 39%, 49%)
Luminance
0.146
Cut Ruby #9E192B
RGB
rgb(158, 25, 43)
HSL
hsl(352, 73%, 36%)
Luminance
0.081
Loden Purple #573870
RGB
rgb(87, 56, 112)
HSL
hsl(273, 33%, 33%)
Luminance
0.060
Blue Royale #2F2180
RGB
rgb(47, 33, 128)
HSL
hsl(249, 59%, 32%)
Luminance
0.033
Night Blue #00004D
RGB
rgb(0, 0, 77)
HSL
hsl(240, 100%, 15%)
Luminance
0.005

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #FFF2DE on #00004D 17.17:1 AAA
Aa #E0C9BC on #00004D 11.97:1 AAA
Aa #FFF2DE on #2F2180 11.52:1 AAA
Aa #FFF2DE on #573870 8.62:1 AAA
Aa #C7A197 on #00004D 8.10:1 AAA
Aa #E0C9BC on #2F2180 8.03:1 AAA
Aa #FFF2DE on #9E192B 7.23:1 AAA
Aa #E0C9BC on #573870 6.01:1 AA
Aa #BA7B77 on #00004D 5.59:1 AA
Aa #C7A197 on #2F2180 5.44:1 AA
Aa #E0C9BC on #9E192B 5.04:1 AA
Aa #FFF2DE on #AD4C4C 4.86:1 AA
Aa #C7A197 on #573870 4.07:1 AA Large
Aa #BA7B77 on #2F2180 3.75:1 AA Large
Aa #AD4C4C on #00004D 3.54:1 AA Large
Aa #C7A197 on #9E192B 3.41:1 AA Large
Aa #E0C9BC on #AD4C4C 3.38:1 AA Large
Aa #FFF2DE on #BA7B77 3.07:1 AA Large
Aa #BA7B77 on #573870 2.81:1 Fail
Aa #AD4C4C on #2F2180 2.37:1 Fail
Aa #9E192B on #00004D 2.37:1 Fail
Aa #BA7B77 on #9E192B 2.35:1 Fail
Aa #C7A197 on #AD4C4C 2.29:1 Fail
Aa #E0C9BC on #BA7B77 2.14:1 Fail
Aa #FFF2DE on #C7A197 2.12:1 Fail
Aa #573870 on #00004D 1.99:1 Fail
Aa #AD4C4C on #573870 1.78:1 Fail
Aa #9E192B on #2F2180 1.59:1 Fail
Aa #BA7B77 on #AD4C4C 1.58:1 Fail
Aa #AD4C4C on #9E192B 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #2F2180 on #00004D 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #E0C9BC on #C7A197 1.48:1 Fail
Aa #C7A197 on #BA7B77 1.45:1 Fail
Aa #FFF2DE on #E0C9BC 1.43:1 Fail
Aa #573870 on #2F2180 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #9E192B on #573870 1.19:1 Fail

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