Understory Shade color palette
Understory Shade is a 5-color palette drawing on neutrals, browns and greens. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 18% (#1B0F04, very dark) to 94% (#F1EAE3, very light), and its most saturated color, #345012, is moderately saturated. 1 of its 2 chromatic colors sit on the warm side of the hue wheel. 4 of its 10 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged forest, nature, green, gray and dark.
- Rich Navy #1B0F04
- Jet #35271A
- Pakistan Green #345012
- Dim Gray #5F554C
- Gainsboro #F1EAE3
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Navy | #1B0F04 | rgb(27, 15, 4) | hsl(29, 74%, 6%) | oklch(18.2% 0.03 65.3) |
| Jet | #35271A | rgb(53, 39, 26) | hsl(29, 34%, 15%) | oklch(28.5% 0.031 64) |
| Pakistan Green | #345012 | rgb(52, 80, 18) | hsl(87, 63%, 19%) | oklch(39.5% 0.094 130.9) |
| Dim Gray | #5F554C | rgb(95, 85, 76) | hsl(28, 11%, 34%) | oklch(45.6% 0.019 64.3) |
| Gainsboro | #F1EAE3 | rgb(241, 234, 227) | hsl(30, 33%, 92%) | oklch(94.1% 0.012 67.7) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Understory Shade, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #F1EAE3 on #1B0F04 | 15.78:1 | AAA | Lc -94.3 |
| #F1EAE3 on #35271A | 12.10:1 | AAA | Lc -91.0 |
| #F1EAE3 on #345012 | 7.65:1 | AAA | Lc -82.2 |
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/1b0f04-35271a-345012-5f554c-f1eae3.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.