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The Desert Level

The Desert Level

11-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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The Desert Level

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

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Earthy 11 colors Warm Mixed Complementary artist weeklychallenge
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Colors 11

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #F4FAAF;
  --c-earthy-2: #E3D88F;
  --c-earthy-3: #CCB690;
  --c-earthy-4: #74AEC6;
  --c-earthy-5: #AE8D78;
  --c-earthy-6: #8C7D66;
  --c-earthy-7: #6D7073;
  --c-earthy-8: #287051;
  --c-earthy-9: #635751;
  --c-earthy-10: #61444A;
  --c-earthy-11: #3A383C;
}

About this palette

This 11-color earthy palette runs from Yellow Chalk (#F4FAAF) as its lightest tone to Bohemian Black (#3A383C) as its darkest. It blends Yellow Chalk, Copacabana Sand, Almond Buff, Moonstone Blue, Magnitude, Eagle’s Meadow, High-Speed Steel, Sparkling Emerald, Intrigue, Budōnezumi Grape and Bohemian Black into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 55 color pairings, 10 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #F4FAAF on #3A383C at 10.57:1.

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

Color breakdown

Yellow Chalk #F4FAAF
RGB
rgb(244, 250, 175)
HSL
hsl(65, 88%, 83%)
Luminance
0.907
Copacabana Sand #E3D88F
RGB
rgb(227, 216, 143)
HSL
hsl(52, 60%, 73%)
Luminance
0.674
Almond Buff #CCB690
RGB
rgb(204, 182, 144)
HSL
hsl(38, 37%, 68%)
Luminance
0.483
Moonstone Blue #74AEC6
RGB
rgb(116, 174, 198)
HSL
hsl(198, 42%, 62%)
Luminance
0.381
Magnitude #AE8D78
RGB
rgb(174, 141, 120)
HSL
hsl(23, 25%, 58%)
Luminance
0.294
Eagle’s Meadow #8C7D66
RGB
rgb(140, 125, 102)
HSL
hsl(36, 16%, 47%)
Luminance
0.212
High-Speed Steel #6D7073
RGB
rgb(109, 112, 115)
HSL
hsl(210, 3%, 44%)
Luminance
0.161
Sparkling Emerald #287051
RGB
rgb(40, 112, 81)
HSL
hsl(154, 47%, 30%)
Luminance
0.126
Intrigue #635751
RGB
rgb(99, 87, 81)
HSL
hsl(20, 10%, 35%)
Luminance
0.101
Budōnezumi Grape #61444A
RGB
rgb(97, 68, 74)
HSL
hsl(348, 18%, 32%)
Luminance
0.072
Bohemian Black #3A383C
RGB
rgb(58, 56, 60)
HSL
hsl(270, 3%, 23%)
Luminance
0.041

Contrast & accessibility

10 of 55 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #F4FAAF on #3A383C 10.57:1 AAA
Aa #E3D88F on #3A383C 8.00:1 AAA
Aa #F4FAAF on #61444A 7.86:1 AAA
Aa #F4FAAF on #635751 6.35:1 AA
Aa #E3D88F on #61444A 5.95:1 AA
Aa #CCB690 on #3A383C 5.89:1 AA
Aa #F4FAAF on #287051 5.43:1 AA
Aa #E3D88F on #635751 4.81:1 AA
Aa #74AEC6 on #3A383C 4.76:1 AA
Aa #F4FAAF on #6D7073 4.54:1 AA
Aa #CCB690 on #61444A 4.38:1 AA Large
Aa #E3D88F on #287051 4.11:1 AA Large
Aa #AE8D78 on #3A383C 3.80:1 AA Large
Aa #F4FAAF on #8C7D66 3.65:1 AA Large
Aa #CCB690 on #635751 3.54:1 AA Large
Aa #74AEC6 on #61444A 3.54:1 AA Large
Aa #E3D88F on #6D7073 3.44:1 AA Large
Aa #CCB690 on #287051 3.02:1 AA Large
Aa #8C7D66 on #3A383C 2.89:1 Fail
Aa #74AEC6 on #635751 2.86:1 Fail
Aa #AE8D78 on #61444A 2.83:1 Fail
Aa #F4FAAF on #AE8D78 2.78:1 Fail
Aa #E3D88F on #8C7D66 2.76:1 Fail
Aa #CCB690 on #6D7073 2.53:1 Fail
Aa #74AEC6 on #287051 2.44:1 Fail
Aa #6D7073 on #3A383C 2.33:1 Fail
Aa #AE8D78 on #635751 2.28:1 Fail
Aa #F4FAAF on #74AEC6 2.22:1 Fail
Aa #8C7D66 on #61444A 2.15:1 Fail
Aa #E3D88F on #AE8D78 2.11:1 Fail
Aa #74AEC6 on #6D7073 2.04:1 Fail
Aa #CCB690 on #8C7D66 2.03:1 Fail
Aa #AE8D78 on #287051 1.95:1 Fail
Aa #287051 on #3A383C 1.95:1 Fail
Aa #F4FAAF on #CCB690 1.80:1 Fail
Aa #8C7D66 on #635751 1.74:1 Fail
Aa #6D7073 on #61444A 1.73:1 Fail
Aa #E3D88F on #74AEC6 1.68:1 Fail
Aa #635751 on #3A383C 1.66:1 Fail
Aa #74AEC6 on #8C7D66 1.64:1 Fail
Aa #AE8D78 on #6D7073 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #CCB690 on #AE8D78 1.55:1 Fail
Aa #8C7D66 on #287051 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #287051 on #61444A 1.45:1 Fail
Aa #6D7073 on #635751 1.40:1 Fail
Aa #E3D88F on #CCB690 1.36:1 Fail
Aa #61444A on #3A383C 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #F4FAAF on #E3D88F 1.32:1 Fail
Aa #AE8D78 on #8C7D66 1.31:1 Fail
Aa #74AEC6 on #AE8D78 1.25:1 Fail
Aa #CCB690 on #74AEC6 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #8C7D66 on #6D7073 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #635751 on #61444A 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #6D7073 on #287051 1.20:1 Fail
Aa #287051 on #635751 1.17:1 Fail

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