Terracotta and Cactus color palette
Terracotta and Cactus is a 5-color palette drawing on browns, reds, oranges and yellows. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 26% (#2B2300, dark) to 93% (#E4EBCF, very light), and its most saturated color, #674321, is muted. 4 of its 5 chromatic colors sit on the warm side of the hue wheel. 3 of its 10 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged desert, earth tone, brown, muted, warm and colorblind-friendly.
- Jet #2B2300
- Dim Gray #674321
- English Lavender #9D7168
- French Gray #C5ACA0
- Champagne #E4EBCF
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet | #2B2300 | rgb(43, 35, 0) | hsl(49, 100%, 8%) | oklch(25.8% 0.053 96.3) |
| Dim Gray | #674321 | rgb(103, 67, 33) | hsl(29, 51%, 27%) | oklch(41.7% 0.069 62.3) |
| English Lavender | #9D7168 | rgb(157, 113, 104) | hsl(10, 21%, 51%) | oklch(59.1% 0.058 31.8) |
| French Gray | #C5ACA0 | rgb(197, 172, 160) | hsl(19, 24%, 70%) | oklch(76.3% 0.034 47.3) |
| Champagne | #E4EBCF | rgb(228, 235, 207) | hsl(75, 41%, 87%) | oklch(92.7% 0.038 118.5) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Terracotta and Cactus, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #E4EBCF on #2B2300 | 12.72:1 | AAA | Lc -90.0 |
| #2B2300 on #C5ACA0 | 7.28:1 | AAA | Lc 58.3 |
| #E4EBCF on #674321 | 7.11:1 | AAA | Lc -79.1 |
Color vision
No pair of colors comes within ΔE 0.06 of another under protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia or achromatopsia. It is tagged colorblind-friendly: every pair stays at least ΔE 0.14 apart.
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/2b2300-674321-9d7168-c5aca0-e4ebcf.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.