Walnut Kiln color palette
Walnut Kiln is a 5-color palette drawing on neutrals, browns, greens and oranges. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 23% (#271B12, very dark) to 92% (#EEE2CC, very light), and its most saturated color, #9A7656, is muted. 3 of its 4 chromatic colors sit on the warm side of the hue wheel. 2 of its 10 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged earth tone, muted, orange, warm and calm.
- Jet #271B12
- Onyx #4C331C
- Dark Moss Green #5E6B4B
- Gray #9A7656
- Champagne #EEE2CC
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet | #271B12 | rgb(39, 27, 18) | hsl(26, 37%, 11%) | oklch(23.4% 0.025 58) |
| Onyx | #4C331C | rgb(76, 51, 28) | hsl(29, 46%, 20%) | oklch(34.5% 0.051 62.5) |
| Dark Moss Green | #5E6B4B | rgb(94, 107, 75) | hsl(84, 18%, 36%) | oklch(50.8% 0.051 126.1) |
| Gray | #9A7656 | rgb(154, 118, 86) | hsl(28, 28%, 47%) | oklch(59.3% 0.064 62.7) |
| Champagne | #EEE2CC | rgb(238, 226, 204) | hsl(39, 50%, 87%) | oklch(91.7% 0.032 82.8) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Walnut Kiln, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #EEE2CC on #271B12 | 13.09:1 | AAA | Lc -88.1 |
| #EEE2CC on #4C331C | 9.12:1 | AAA | Lc -82.4 |
| #EEE2CC on #5E6B4B | 4.45:1 | AA large | Lc -65.8 |
Color vision
1 pair of colors come within ΔE 0.06 of each other under at least one simulation.
Protanopia
Deuteranopia
Tritanopia
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Use it in code
Install these colors as Tailwind CSS v4 theme colors with shadcn: npx shadcn@latest add https://getcolors.so/r/palette/271b12-4c331c-5e6b4b-9a7656-eee2cc.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.