Natural colour palettes

Sage, stone, sand and sky: the desaturated colours of a landscape on an overcast day. Explore 235 palettes.

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Colour pairings & usage tips

A pairing to start with.

In Denim & Parchment, #3F3A32 against #CDC3A5 has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1. This pair meets the WCAG AA contrast threshold for normal text. This checks opaque colours only; other pairings, transparency and gradients need their own checks.

The five swatches span 35–82% OKLCH lightness. Try different colour roles in the palette generator.

Naturalaccented-neutral · mixed
Naturalanalogous · mixed
Naturalaccented-neutral · mixed
Naturalaccented-neutral · cool
Naturalanalogous · cool
Naturalaccented-neutral · mixed
Naturalanalogous · cool
Naturalaccented-neutral · mixed
Naturalanalogous · mixed
Naturalaccented-neutral · mixed
Naturalaccented-neutral · cool
Naturalaccented-neutral · mixed
Naturalaccented-neutral · cool
Naturalaccented-neutral · mixed
Naturalaccented-neutral · mixed
Naturalaccented-neutral · mixed
Naturalaccented-neutral · mixed
Naturalanalogous · cool
Naturalanalogous · mixed
Naturalaccented-neutral · mixed
Naturalanalogous · cool
Naturalaccented-neutral · mixed
Naturalaccented-neutral · mixed
Naturalcompound · mixed

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