Rustic Charcoal Cascade
Rustic Charcoal Cascade: a earthy neutral with an accent palette of #E7D2C2, #AA9F98, #88776B, #66554A, #204149. Stony, understated and timeless; best contrast 7.52:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, gray, blue, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 7.52:1, enough for body text. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Bone#E7D2C2
A very light, neutral gray (Bone) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Cortex#AA9F98
A light, neutral gray (Cortex) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Mink#88776B
A medium, neutral brown (Mink) that brings natural comfort. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
- ≈ Bark#66554A
A medium, neutral gray (Bark) that brings calm restraint. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Emerald Forest#204149
A dark, muted teal (Emerald Forest) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. White text sits comfortably on it.
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- On white10.97:1Very good 4/5
- On black14.39:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly99% similarExcellent 5/5
Contrast is the best any color in the palette reaches on a plain white or black background. Color blind friendly shows how much of the difference between the colors is kept under the common kinds of color blindness.
| Color | Role | HEX | Lightness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Fog | Background | #E7D2C2 | 88% |
| ≈ Taupe | Surface | #AA9F98 | 71% |
| ≈ Slate | Accent | #88776B | 58% |
| ≈ Slate | Primary | #66554A | 46% |
| ≈ Charcoal | Text | #204149 | 35% |
:root {
--color-background: #e7d2c2;
--color-surface: #aa9f98;
--color-primary: #66554a;
--color-accent: #88776b;
--color-text: #204149;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #e7d2c2;
--color-surface: #aa9f98;
--color-primary: #66554a;
--color-accent: #88776b;
--color-ink: #204149;
}
About this palette
Rustic Charcoal Cascade is palette number 3,674,996 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a earthy palette built on a neutral with an accent scheme, and it is anchored by Charcoal (#204149), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as stony, understated and timeless. Its colors run from Fog (#E7D2C2) at the light end to Charcoal (#204149) at the dark end, covering 35% to 88% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Fog #E7D2C2: suggested role background. It is a orange color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.032.
2. ≈ Taupe #AA9F98: suggested role surface. It is a near-neutral color with 71% lightness and a chroma of 0.016, so it behaves like a neutral.
3. ≈ Slate #88776B: suggested role accent. It is a near-neutral color with 58% lightness and a chroma of 0.028, so it behaves like a neutral.
4. ≈ Slate #66554A: suggested role primary. It is a near-neutral color with 46% lightness and a chroma of 0.028, so it behaves like a neutral.
5. ≈ Charcoal #204149: suggested role text. It is a cyan color with 35% lightness and a chroma of 0.041.
Harmony and structure
Four low-chroma colors form a calm foundation and one saturated color from the far side of the wheel acts as the accent.
In this palette the hues fall in the orange and cyan families, spread across 156 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Earthy palettes keep chroma between 0.04 and 0.11, and lightness between 34% and 86%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-neutral: 1 of its 2 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.029 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits food and coffee brands, outdoor and craft businesses and interior-design boards, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel stony, understated and timeless.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Fog (#E7D2C2) with Charcoal (#204149) at a contrast ratio of 7.52:1, which is WCAG AAA. Across all 10 possible pairs, 2 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
On the Fog background (#E7D2C2), #66554A and #204149 can be used for text at AA contrast.
On the Charcoal text color (#204149), #E7D2C2 reach AA contrast.
All five colors stay distinguishable under protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia simulations, which is a good sign, although it is no substitute for testing with real users.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #E7D2C2 as the background, #AA9F98 for cards and surfaces, #66554A as the primary brand color, #88776B as the accent, and #204149 for text. A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Spend the neutrals on backgrounds, text and surfaces, and save the accent for the one thing you want people to notice: a button, a link or a highlight.
Typical uses for a earthy palette include food and coffee brands, outdoor and craft businesses, interior-design boards and sustainability reports. Open it in the generator to lock the colors you love and reroll the rest, or in the visualizer to see it on real layouts.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Rustic Charcoal Cascade accessible?
Its best pair reaches 7.52:1 (#E7D2C2 on #204149). 2 of 10 pairs reach WCAG AA for normal text. Always check the exact text and background you use.
Which color should be the main brand color?
Slate (#66554A) is the most saturated color that is neither the lightest nor the darkest, which makes it the natural primary.
What is this palette good for?
It suits food and coffee brands, outdoor and craft businesses, interior-design boards and sustainability reports, where a stony, understated and timeless feel works well.