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Westmost 8

Westmost 8

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Westmost 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: #131315;
  --c-earthy-2: #4A5381;
  --c-earthy-3: #B96F5A;
  --c-earthy-4: #DADADA;
  --c-earthy-5: #343651;
  --c-earthy-6: #644338;
  --c-earthy-7: #4C9453;
  --c-earthy-8: #CAB17A;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Porpoise (#DADADA) as its lightest tone to Kettle Black (#131315) as its darkest. It blends Kettle Black, Mozart, Spiced, Porpoise, Tiě Hēi Metal, Brunette, Ineffable Forest and Roasted Pistachio into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 8 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #131315 on #DADADA at 13.27:1.

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

Color breakdown

Kettle Black #131315
RGB
rgb(19, 19, 21)
HSL
hsl(240, 5%, 8%)
Luminance
0.007
Mozart #4A5381
RGB
rgb(74, 83, 129)
HSL
hsl(230, 27%, 40%)
Luminance
0.092
Spiced #B96F5A
RGB
rgb(185, 111, 90)
HSL
hsl(13, 40%, 54%)
Luminance
0.224
Porpoise #DADADA
RGB
rgb(218, 218, 218)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 85%)
Luminance
0.701
Tiě Hēi Metal #343651
RGB
rgb(52, 54, 81)
HSL
hsl(236, 22%, 26%)
Luminance
0.040
Brunette #644338
RGB
rgb(100, 67, 56)
HSL
hsl(15, 28%, 31%)
Luminance
0.070
Ineffable Forest #4C9453
RGB
rgb(76, 148, 83)
HSL
hsl(126, 32%, 44%)
Luminance
0.233
Roasted Pistachio #CAB17A
RGB
rgb(202, 177, 122)
HSL
hsl(41, 43%, 64%)
Luminance
0.454

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #131315 on #DADADA 13.27:1 AAA
Aa #131315 on #CAB17A 8.91:1 AAA
Aa #DADADA on #343651 8.38:1 AAA
Aa #DADADA on #644338 6.25:1 AA
Aa #343651 on #CAB17A 5.62:1 AA
Aa #4A5381 on #DADADA 5.28:1 AA
Aa #131315 on #4C9453 5.01:1 AA
Aa #131315 on #B96F5A 4.85:1 AA
Aa #644338 on #CAB17A 4.20:1 AA Large
Aa #4A5381 on #CAB17A 3.54:1 AA Large
Aa #343651 on #4C9453 3.16:1 AA Large
Aa #B96F5A on #343651 3.06:1 AA Large
Aa #B96F5A on #DADADA 2.74:1 Fail
Aa #DADADA on #4C9453 2.65:1 Fail
Aa #131315 on #4A5381 2.51:1 Fail
Aa #644338 on #4C9453 2.36:1 Fail
Aa #B96F5A on #644338 2.28:1 Fail
Aa #131315 on #644338 2.12:1 Fail
Aa #4A5381 on #4C9453 1.99:1 Fail
Aa #4A5381 on #B96F5A 1.93:1 Fail
Aa #B96F5A on #CAB17A 1.84:1 Fail
Aa #4C9453 on #CAB17A 1.78:1 Fail
Aa #4A5381 on #343651 1.59:1 Fail
Aa #131315 on #343651 1.58:1 Fail
Aa #DADADA on #CAB17A 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #343651 on #644338 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #4A5381 on #644338 1.18:1 Fail
Aa #B96F5A on #4C9453 1.03:1 Fail

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