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Armor 8

Armor 8

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Armor 8

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Complementary artist retrosaur
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #181819;
  --c-earthy-2: #857D7D;
  --c-earthy-3: #F6F6F5;
  --c-earthy-4: #444D8E;
  --c-earthy-5: #463737;
  --c-earthy-6: #AA3D33;
  --c-earthy-7: #E9B370;
  --c-earthy-8: #4A9042;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from White Smoke (#F6F6F5) as its lightest tone to Thamar Black (#181819) as its darkest. It blends Thamar Black, Sensuous Grey, White Smoke, Merlin’s Robe, Noblesse Oblige, Chocolate Chilli, Pyramid Gold and May Green into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 7 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #181819 on #F6F6F5 at 16.41:1.

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

Color breakdown

Thamar Black #181819
RGB
rgb(24, 24, 25)
HSL
hsl(240, 2%, 10%)
Luminance
0.009
Sensuous Grey #857D7D
RGB
rgb(133, 125, 125)
HSL
hsl(0, 3%, 51%)
Luminance
0.211
White Smoke #F6F6F5
RGB
rgb(246, 246, 245)
HSL
hsl(60, 5%, 96%)
Luminance
0.921
Merlin’s Robe #444D8E
RGB
rgb(68, 77, 142)
HSL
hsl(233, 35%, 41%)
Luminance
0.085
Noblesse Oblige #463737
RGB
rgb(70, 55, 55)
HSL
hsl(0, 12%, 25%)
Luminance
0.043
Chocolate Chilli #AA3D33
RGB
rgb(170, 61, 51)
HSL
hsl(5, 54%, 43%)
Luminance
0.121
Pyramid Gold #E9B370
RGB
rgb(233, 179, 112)
HSL
hsl(33, 73%, 68%)
Luminance
0.507
May Green #4A9042
RGB
rgb(74, 144, 66)
HSL
hsl(114, 37%, 41%)
Luminance
0.218

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #181819 on #F6F6F5 16.41:1 AAA
Aa #F6F6F5 on #463737 10.43:1 AAA
Aa #181819 on #E9B370 9.42:1 AAA
Aa #F6F6F5 on #444D8E 7.20:1 AAA
Aa #463737 on #E9B370 5.99:1 AA
Aa #F6F6F5 on #AA3D33 5.67:1 AA
Aa #181819 on #4A9042 4.53:1 AA
Aa #181819 on #857D7D 4.42:1 AA Large
Aa #444D8E on #E9B370 4.13:1 AA Large
Aa #857D7D on #F6F6F5 3.72:1 AA Large
Aa #F6F6F5 on #4A9042 3.62:1 AA Large
Aa #AA3D33 on #E9B370 3.25:1 AA Large
Aa #181819 on #AA3D33 2.89:1 Fail
Aa #463737 on #4A9042 2.88:1 Fail
Aa #857D7D on #463737 2.81:1 Fail
Aa #181819 on #444D8E 2.28:1 Fail
Aa #857D7D on #E9B370 2.13:1 Fail
Aa #E9B370 on #4A9042 2.08:1 Fail
Aa #444D8E on #4A9042 1.99:1 Fail
Aa #857D7D on #444D8E 1.94:1 Fail
Aa #463737 on #AA3D33 1.84:1 Fail
Aa #F6F6F5 on #E9B370 1.74:1 Fail
Aa #181819 on #463737 1.57:1 Fail
Aa #AA3D33 on #4A9042 1.56:1 Fail
Aa #857D7D on #AA3D33 1.53:1 Fail
Aa #444D8E on #463737 1.45:1 Fail
Aa #444D8E on #AA3D33 1.27:1 Fail
Aa #857D7D on #4A9042 1.03:1 Fail

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