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Generic 8 Color

Generic 8 Color

8-color palette · Neutral · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Generic 8 Color

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

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Earthy 8 colors Neutral Mixed Complementary artist arne
Likes 15
Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #000000;
  --c-earthy-2: #CC3500;
  --c-earthy-3: #5EC809;
  --c-earthy-4: #1D286F;
  --c-earthy-5: #00C4FF;
  --c-earthy-6: #8E8E8E;
  --c-earthy-7: #FFE052;
  --c-earthy-8: #FFFFFF;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from White (#FFFFFF) as its lightest tone to Black (#000000) as its darkest. It blends Black, Pleasant Pomegranate, Irish Jig, After Work Blue, Capri, Stieglitz Silver, Backlit Lemon and White into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 10 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #000000 on #FFFFFF at 21:1.

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

Color breakdown

Black #000000
RGB
rgb(0, 0, 0)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 0%)
Luminance
0.000
Pleasant Pomegranate #CC3500
RGB
rgb(204, 53, 0)
HSL
hsl(16, 100%, 40%)
Luminance
0.154
Irish Jig #5EC809
RGB
rgb(94, 200, 9)
HSL
hsl(93, 91%, 41%)
Luminance
0.437
After Work Blue #1D286F
RGB
rgb(29, 40, 111)
HSL
hsl(232, 59%, 27%)
Luminance
0.029
Capri #00C4FF
RGB
rgb(0, 196, 255)
HSL
hsl(194, 100%, 50%)
Luminance
0.467
Stieglitz Silver #8E8E8E
RGB
rgb(142, 142, 142)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 56%)
Luminance
0.271
Backlit Lemon #FFE052
RGB
rgb(255, 224, 82)
HSL
hsl(49, 100%, 66%)
Luminance
0.752
White #FFFFFF
RGB
rgb(255, 255, 255)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 100%)
Luminance
1.000

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #000000 on #FFFFFF 21.00:1 AAA
Aa #000000 on #FFE052 16.04:1 AAA
Aa #1D286F on #FFFFFF 13.25:1 AAA
Aa #000000 on #00C4FF 10.34:1 AAA
Aa #1D286F on #FFE052 10.12:1 AAA
Aa #000000 on #5EC809 9.74:1 AAA
Aa #1D286F on #00C4FF 6.52:1 AA
Aa #000000 on #8E8E8E 6.41:1 AA
Aa #5EC809 on #1D286F 6.14:1 AA
Aa #CC3500 on #FFFFFF 5.15:1 AA
Aa #000000 on #CC3500 4.08:1 AA Large
Aa #1D286F on #8E8E8E 4.04:1 AA Large
Aa #CC3500 on #FFE052 3.93:1 AA Large
Aa #8E8E8E on #FFFFFF 3.28:1 AA Large
Aa #CC3500 on #1D286F 2.57:1 Fail
Aa #CC3500 on #00C4FF 2.54:1 Fail
Aa #8E8E8E on #FFE052 2.50:1 Fail
Aa #CC3500 on #5EC809 2.39:1 Fail
Aa #5EC809 on #FFFFFF 2.16:1 Fail
Aa #00C4FF on #FFFFFF 2.03:1 Fail
Aa #5EC809 on #FFE052 1.65:1 Fail
Aa #00C4FF on #8E8E8E 1.61:1 Fail
Aa #000000 on #1D286F 1.59:1 Fail
Aa #CC3500 on #8E8E8E 1.57:1 Fail
Aa #00C4FF on #FFE052 1.55:1 Fail
Aa #5EC809 on #8E8E8E 1.52:1 Fail
Aa #FFE052 on #FFFFFF 1.31:1 Fail
Aa #5EC809 on #00C4FF 1.06:1 Fail

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