deep orange
dusty yellow
dusty orange
soft green
soft green
Earthynear-monochromatic · neutral
Earthy colour palettes
Muted browns, olives and warm clay tones. Start with a quieter surface and keep rust or ochre for a smaller accent. Explore 205 palettes.
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Colour pairings & usage tips
Use these colours.
Let a quieter brown or olive carry the larger area, with rust or terracotta as a smaller highlight. Choose the surface from the actual swatches rather than assuming every palette includes cream.
Text & contrast.
Browns and greens can share similar lightness. A deeper swatch is a text candidate, not a guarantee: check it against the chosen surface or add a separate foreground.
A pairing to start with.
In Lime & Cedar, #543D2F against #C4A29A has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1. Use this pair for large text (24px, or about 19px bold); it falls below the normal-text threshold. This checks opaque colours only; other pairings, transparency and gradients need their own checks.
The five swatches span 38–74% OKLCH lightness. Try different colour roles in the palette generator.