Woven Charcoal Prairie
Woven Charcoal Prairie: a earthy split complementary palette of #CACAAB, #A2AC8A, #7084A2, #6C5470, #3D3500. Organic, honest and tactile; best contrast 7.34:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, green, blue, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 7.34:1, enough for body text. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Bok Choy#CACAAB
A light, muted green (Bok Choy) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Forester#A2AC8A
A light, muted green (Forester) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Stonewash#7084A2
A medium, muted blue (Stonewash) that brings trust and steadiness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Hibernation#6C5470
A medium, muted pink (Hibernation) that brings a warm, expressive tone. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Wasabi Nori#3D3500
A dark, muted yellow (Wasabi Nori) that brings light and cheer. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white12.29:1Excellent 5/5
- On black12.54:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly98% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Ash | Background | #CACAAB | 83% |
| ≈ Taupe | Accent | #A2AC8A | 73% |
| ≈ Teal | Surface | #7084A2 | 61% |
| ≈ Slate | Primary | #6C5470 | 48% |
| ≈ Charcoal | Text | #3D3500 | 33% |
:root {
--color-background: #cacaab;
--color-surface: #7084a2;
--color-primary: #6c5470;
--color-accent: #a2ac8a;
--color-text: #3d3500;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #cacaab;
--color-surface: #7084a2;
--color-primary: #6c5470;
--color-accent: #a2ac8a;
--color-ink: #3d3500;
}
About this palette
Woven Charcoal Prairie is palette number 5,236 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a earthy palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Charcoal (#3D3500), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as organic, honest and tactile. Its colors run from Ash (#CACAAB) at the light end to Charcoal (#3D3500) at the dark end, covering 33% to 83% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ash #CACAAB: suggested role background. It is a yellow color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.042.
2. ≈ Taupe #A2AC8A: suggested role accent. It is a green color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.049.
3. ≈ Teal #7084A2: suggested role surface. It is a blue color with 61% lightness and a chroma of 0.051.
4. ≈ Slate #6C5470: suggested role primary. It is a magenta color with 48% lightness and a chroma of 0.053.
5. ≈ Charcoal #3D3500: suggested role text. It is a yellow color with 33% lightness and a chroma of 0.068.
Harmony and structure
One hue is paired with the two hues flanking its opposite. You keep most of the energy of a complementary scheme with less tension and more variety.
In this palette the hues fall in the yellow, green, blue and magenta families, spread across 222 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-balanced: 1 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.053 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 organic, honest and tactile.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Ash (#CACAAB) with Charcoal (#3D3500) at a contrast ratio of 7.34:1, which is WCAG AAA. Across all 10 possible pairs, 2 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 2 more reach 3:1 for large text.
On the Ash background (#CACAAB), #3D3500 can be used for text at AA contrast.
On the Charcoal text color (#3D3500), #CACAAB and #A2AC8A 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: #CACAAB as the background, #7084A2 for cards and surfaces, #6C5470 as the primary brand color, #A2AC8A as the accent, and #3D3500 for text. A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Use the lone hue as the dominant brand color and the two flanking hues as secondary and accent colors.
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 Woven Charcoal Prairie accessible?
Its best pair reaches 7.34:1 (#CACAAB on #3D3500). 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 (#6C5470) 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 organic, honest and tactile feel works well.