Humble Blush to Close but No Cigar color palette

About this palette

Humble Blush to Close but No Cigar is a 5-color muted, warm, earthy, vintage, monochromatic, gradient palette: #E8CAC0 (Humble Blush), #C69582 (Café Crème), #9B6C5C (Chocolate Temptation), #624539 (Brunette), #331A13 (Close but No Cigar). It mixes pink, orange, red, brown tones and feels warm overall. The strongest text pairing is #E8CAC0 on #331A13 with a contrast ratio of 10.51:1, and 3 of its 10 color pairs pass WCAG AA for normal text.

Color codes

ColorHEXRGBHSL
Humble Blushrgb(232, 202, 192)hsl(15, 47%, 83%)
Café Crèmergb(198, 149, 130)hsl(17, 37%, 64%)
Chocolate Temptationrgb(155, 108, 92)hsl(15, 26%, 48%)
Brunettergb(98, 69, 57)hsl(18, 26%, 30%)
Close but No Cigarrgb(51, 26, 19)hsl(13, 46%, 14%)

Accessible color pairs

Pairs with at least 3:1 contrast (large text and UI components); 4.5:1 or more passes WCAG AA for body text.

  • Aa10.51:1 Very good#E8CAC0 on #331A13
  • Aa10.51:1 Very good#331A13 on #E8CAC0
  • Aa6.18:1 Good#C69582 on #331A13
  • Aa6.18:1 Good#331A13 on #C69582
  • Aa5.61:1 Good#E8CAC0 on #624539
  • Aa5.61:1 Good#624539 on #E8CAC0
  • Aa3.62:1 Poor#9B6C5C on #331A13
  • Aa3.62:1 Poor#331A13 on #9B6C5C

Color blindness preview

  • Protanopia
  • Deuteranopia
  • Tritanopia
  • Achromatopsia
  • Dog vision

CSS variables

/* Humble Blush to Close but No Cigar — https://swatchly.xyz/palette/e8cac0-c69582-9b6c5c-624539-331a13 */
:root {
  --humble-blush: #e8cac0;
  --caf-cr-me: #c69582;
  --chocolate-temptation: #9b6c5c;
  --brunette: #624539;
  --close-but-no-cigar: #331a13;
}

Tailwind CSS v4

/* Humble Blush to Close but No Cigar — https://swatchly.xyz/palette/e8cac0-c69582-9b6c5c-624539-331a13 */
@theme {
  --color-humble-blush: #e8cac0;
  --color-humble-blush-50: #ffede7;
  --color-humble-blush-100: #f5e1db;
  --color-humble-blush-200: #e8cac0;
  --color-humble-blush-300: #cfb6ad;
  --color-humble-blush-400: #b2978e;
  --color-humble-blush-500: #987c73;
  --color-humble-blush-600: #7d635b;
  --color-humble-blush-700: #654e47;
  --color-humble-blush-800: #513d36;
  --color-humble-blush-900: #3f2e29;
  --color-humble-blush-950: #281c18;
  --color-caf-cr-me: #c69582;
  --color-caf-cr-me-50: #fff2ed;
  --color-caf-cr-me-100: #ffe5db;
  --color-caf-cr-me-200: #f5cebf;
  --color-caf-cr-me-300: #e2b6a5;
  --color-caf-cr-me-400: #c69582;
  --color-caf-cr-me-500: #a97a67;
  --color-caf-cr-me-600: #8c604e;
  --color-caf-cr-me-700: #724a3a;
  --color-caf-cr-me-800: #5b382b;
  --color-caf-cr-me-900: #482a1f;
  --color-caf-cr-me-950: #2e1911;
  --color-chocolate-temptation: #9b6c5c;
  --color-chocolate-temptation-50: #ffefe9;
  --color-chocolate-temptation-100: #ffded3;
  --color-chocolate-temptation-200: #efc6b8;
  --color-chocolate-temptation-300: #d9ac9c;
  --color-chocolate-temptation-400: #b98979;
  --color-chocolate-temptation-500: #9b6c5c;
  --color-chocolate-temptation-600: #805546;
  --color-chocolate-temptation-700: #694235;
  --color-chocolate-temptation-800: #543327;
  --color-chocolate-temptation-900: #43271d;
  --color-chocolate-temptation-950: #2c1710;
  --color-brunette: #624539;
  --color-brunette-50: #fff2ed;
  --color-brunette-100: #fce6dd;
  --color-brunette-200: #eacfc4;
  --color-brunette-300: #d4b6aa;
  --color-brunette-400: #b59587;
  --color-brunette-500: #98786b;
  --color-brunette-600: #7a5d51;
  --color-brunette-700: #624539;
  --color-brunette-800: #4c362c;
  --color-brunette-900: #3b2921;
  --color-brunette-950: #251813;
  --color-close-but-no-cigar: #331a13;
  --color-close-but-no-cigar-50: #fff2ee;
  --color-close-but-no-cigar-100: #fce6df;
  --color-close-but-no-cigar-200: #ebd1c9;
  --color-close-but-no-cigar-300: #d7b9b1;
  --color-close-but-no-cigar-400: #b99990;
  --color-close-but-no-cigar-500: #9e7e75;
  --color-close-but-no-cigar-600: #83655c;
  --color-close-but-no-cigar-700: #6b4f47;
  --color-close-but-no-cigar-800: #563e37;
  --color-close-but-no-cigar-900: #442f2a;
  --color-close-but-no-cigar-950: #331a13;
}

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