Muted Earth Tones

Grounded tans, olives, and clay anchored by deep forest.

Sustainability & wellness

About the Muted Earth Tones palette

Muted Earth Tones is a confident, grounded palette: warm tans and creams balanced against deep olive, clay, and an almost-black forest green. It feels rooted and durable — the colors of soil, bark, and harvest — and pairs honest warmth with enough depth to carry serious, premium work.

Where to use Muted Earth Tones

Strong for sustainability, wellness, outdoor, and artisan brands, packaging, and long-form editorial. Use Cream as the page, Dark Forest for type, Olive and Clay for structure, and Tan as a soft, tactile accent.

Colors in the Muted Earth Tones palette

Tan accent

HEX

#D4A373

RGB

rgb(212, 163, 115)

HSL

hsl(30, 53%, 64%)

OKLCH

oklch(0.75 0.0861 65.3)
Cream base

HEX

#FAEDCD

RGB

rgb(250, 237, 205)

HSL

hsl(43, 82%, 89%)

OKLCH

oklch(0.9482 0.0441 88.53)
Olive support

HEX

#606C38

RGB

rgb(96, 108, 56)

HSL

hsl(74, 32%, 32%)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5082 0.0762 119.86)
Dark Forest text / deep accent

HEX

#283618

RGB

rgb(40, 54, 24)

HSL

hsl(88, 38%, 15%)

OKLCH

oklch(0.3118 0.0529 129.56)
Clay warm accent

HEX

#BC6C25

RGB

rgb(188, 108, 37)

HSL

hsl(28, 67%, 44%)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6094 0.1302 57.35)

Text contrast on the Tan base

On the Tan base (#D4A373), black text reads best, scoring a WCAG contrast ratio of 9.29:1. Use it for body copy and pair the palette's deeper tones for headings and accents.

Muted Earth Tones Body text on Tan — black at 9.29:1

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CSS custom properties

:root {
	--color-1: #D4A373;
	--color-2: #FAEDCD;
	--color-3: #606C38;
	--color-4: #283618;
	--color-5: #BC6C25;
}

JSON

{ "colors": [
  { "hex": "#D4A373", "rgb": "rgb(212, 163, 115)", "hsl": "hsl(30, 53%, 64%)", "oklch": "oklch(0.75 0.0861 65.3)" },
  { "hex": "#FAEDCD", "rgb": "rgb(250, 237, 205)", "hsl": "hsl(43, 82%, 89%)", "oklch": "oklch(0.9482 0.0441 88.53)" },
  { "hex": "#606C38", "rgb": "rgb(96, 108, 56)", "hsl": "hsl(74, 32%, 32%)", "oklch": "oklch(0.5082 0.0762 119.86)" },
  { "hex": "#283618", "rgb": "rgb(40, 54, 24)", "hsl": "hsl(88, 38%, 15%)", "oklch": "oklch(0.3118 0.0529 129.56)" },
  { "hex": "#BC6C25", "rgb": "rgb(188, 108, 37)", "hsl": "hsl(28, 67%, 44%)", "oklch": "oklch(0.6094 0.1302 57.35)" }
] }

Frequently asked questions

What is the Muted Earth Tones palette?: Muted Earth Tones is a confident, grounded palette: warm tans and creams balanced against deep olive, clay, and an almost-black forest green. It feels rooted and durable — the colors of soil, bark, and harvest — and pairs honest warmth with enough depth to carry serious, premium work.
What hex codes are in the Muted Earth Tones palette?: The Muted Earth Tones palette uses 5 colors: Tan #D4A373, Cream #FAEDCD, Olive #606C38, Dark Forest #283618, Clay #BC6C25.

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