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Fairy Tales

Fairy Tales

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Fairy Tales

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Complementary artist weeklychallenge
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #0E30A6;
  --c-earthy-2: #D20000;
  --c-earthy-3: #4DD928;
  --c-earthy-4: #FFE600;
  --c-earthy-5: #4B3159;
  --c-earthy-6: #83606F;
  --c-earthy-7: #708F4D;
  --c-earthy-8: #ADB870;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Demonic Yellow (#FFE600) as its lightest tone to Blackberry Cordial (#4B3159) as its darkest. It blends Egyptian Blue, Red Epiphyllum, Download Progress, Demonic Yellow, Blackberry Cordial, Majestic Plum, Forest Bound and Lime Rickey into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 6 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #FFE600 on #4B3159 at 8.8:1.

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

Color breakdown

Egyptian Blue #0E30A6
RGB
rgb(14, 48, 166)
HSL
hsl(227, 84%, 35%)
Luminance
0.050
Red Epiphyllum #D20000
RGB
rgb(210, 0, 0)
HSL
hsl(0, 100%, 41%)
Luminance
0.137
Download Progress #4DD928
RGB
rgb(77, 217, 40)
HSL
hsl(107, 70%, 50%)
Luminance
0.514
Demonic Yellow #FFE600
RGB
rgb(255, 230, 0)
HSL
hsl(54, 100%, 50%)
Luminance
0.779
Blackberry Cordial #4B3159
RGB
rgb(75, 49, 89)
HSL
hsl(279, 29%, 27%)
Luminance
0.044
Majestic Plum #83606F
RGB
rgb(131, 96, 111)
HSL
hsl(334, 15%, 45%)
Luminance
0.143
Forest Bound #708F4D
RGB
rgb(112, 143, 77)
HSL
hsl(88, 30%, 43%)
Luminance
0.236
Lime Rickey #ADB870
RGB
rgb(173, 184, 112)
HSL
hsl(69, 34%, 58%)
Luminance
0.443

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #FFE600 on #4B3159 8.80:1 AAA
Aa #0E30A6 on #FFE600 8.32:1 AAA
Aa #4DD928 on #4B3159 5.99:1 AA
Aa #0E30A6 on #4DD928 5.66:1 AA
Aa #4B3159 on #ADB870 5.24:1 AA
Aa #0E30A6 on #ADB870 4.95:1 AA
Aa #D20000 on #FFE600 4.43:1 AA Large
Aa #FFE600 on #83606F 4.28:1 AA Large
Aa #4B3159 on #708F4D 3.04:1 AA Large
Aa #D20000 on #4DD928 3.01:1 AA Large
Aa #4DD928 on #83606F 2.91:1 Fail
Aa #FFE600 on #708F4D 2.89:1 Fail
Aa #0E30A6 on #708F4D 2.87:1 Fail
Aa #D20000 on #ADB870 2.64:1 Fail
Aa #83606F on #ADB870 2.55:1 Fail
Aa #4B3159 on #83606F 2.05:1 Fail
Aa #D20000 on #4B3159 1.99:1 Fail
Aa #4DD928 on #708F4D 1.97:1 Fail
Aa #0E30A6 on #83606F 1.94:1 Fail
Aa #0E30A6 on #D20000 1.88:1 Fail
Aa #708F4D on #ADB870 1.72:1 Fail
Aa #FFE600 on #ADB870 1.68:1 Fail
Aa #D20000 on #708F4D 1.53:1 Fail
Aa #83606F on #708F4D 1.48:1 Fail
Aa #4DD928 on #FFE600 1.47:1 Fail
Aa #4DD928 on #ADB870 1.14:1 Fail
Aa #0E30A6 on #4B3159 1.06:1 Fail
Aa #D20000 on #83606F 1.03:1 Fail

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