Almanac and Postcard color palette
Almanac and Postcard is a 6-color palette drawing on neutrals, reds, greens and oranges. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 19% (#1F1012, very dark) to 93% (#F2E8D0, very light), and its most saturated color, #D4A373, is moderately saturated. 3 of its 4 chromatic colors sit on the warm side of the hue wheel. 3 of its 15 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged vintage, warm, orange, green and muted.
- Rich Black #1F1012
- Battleship Gray #5F7470
- Gray #8C6E6D
- Pewter #8A9A7B
- Earth Yellow #D4A373
- Champagne #F2E8D0
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Black | #1F1012 | rgb(31, 16, 18) | hsl(352, 32%, 9%) | oklch(19.5% 0.026 11) |
| Battleship Gray | #5F7470 | rgb(95, 116, 112) | hsl(169, 10%, 41%) | oklch(54.1% 0.026 182.5) |
| Gray | #8C6E6D | rgb(140, 110, 109) | hsl(2, 12%, 49%) | oklch(56.7% 0.038 20.6) |
| Pewter | #8A9A7B | rgb(138, 154, 123) | hsl(91, 13%, 54%) | oklch(66.5% 0.048 129.9) |
| Earth Yellow | #D4A373 | rgb(212, 163, 115) | hsl(30, 53%, 64%) | oklch(75% 0.086 65.3) |
| Champagne | #F2E8D0 | rgb(242, 232, 208) | hsl(42, 57%, 88%) | oklch(93.3% 0.034 88.1) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Almanac and Postcard, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #F2E8D0 on #1F1012 | 15.10:1 | AAA | Lc -92.5 |
| #1F1012 on #D4A373 | 8.14:1 | AAA | Lc 58.4 |
| #1F1012 on #8A9A7B | 6.12:1 | AA | Lc 46.2 |
Color vision
1 pair of colors come within ΔE 0.06 of each other under at least one simulation.
Protanopia
Deuteranopia
Tritanopia
Achromatopsia
Use it in code
Install these colors as Tailwind CSS v4 theme colors with shadcn: npx shadcn@latest add https://getcolors.so/r/palette/1f1012-5f7470-8c6e6d-8a9a7b-d4a373-f2e8d0.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.