#EEEBE8Frost
#968F8AStone
#6E3800Sepia
#17110CLicorice

Studio Sepia & Licorice color palette

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Studio Sepia & Licorice is a neutral-based color palette tagged dark, minimal, white. Sepia is the only saturated color here, so it does all the talking against a neutral base. Neither washed out nor loud, it adapts to most contexts. The overall temperature is warm.

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SwatchNameHEXRGBHSLOKLCH
Frost#EEEBE8rgb(238, 235, 232)hsl(30, 15%, 92%)oklch(94.2% 0.005 68)
Stone#968F8Argb(150, 143, 138)hsl(25, 5%, 56%)oklch(65.5% 0.011 58)
Sepia#6E3800rgb(110, 56, 0)hsl(31, 100%, 22%)oklch(40.2% 0.097 57)
Licorice#17110Crgb(23, 17, 12)hsl(27, 31%, 7%)oklch(18.3% 0.014 62)

Why it works and how to use it

It works because the lightness range is wide (7% to 92%), which gives clear hierarchy between background, content and accents. Try it for websites, presentations and branding.

  • Background: Frost (#EEEBE8) is the lightest color, so it belongs on large surfaces.
  • Text: Licorice (#17110C) on #EEEBE8 gives 15.76:1, passing WCAG AAA.
  • Primary: Sepia (#6E3800) is the most saturated mid-tone; use it for buttons and links (7.93:1 against the background, fine for UI elements).
  • Accent: Stone (#968F8A) for highlights, badges and hover states.

3 of 6 color pairs pass WCAG AA (4.5:1); the strongest is Frost on Licorice at 15.76:1.

Preview on a real UI see how the palette feels in context

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A palette preview that turns four colors into a page, so you can judge hierarchy, contrast and mood before you commit.

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Roles are assigned by lightness.

Color blindness simulation

#EEEBE8
#968F8A
#6E3800
#17110C

Color-blind check: all four colors stay distinguishable under protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia.

Contrast check WCAG ratios between palette colors

PairSampleRatioLevel
#EEEBE8 on #17110CAa15.76:1AAA
#EEEBE8 on #6E3800Aa7.93:1AAA
#968F8A on #17110CAa5.88:1AA
#968F8A on #6E3800Aa2.96:1Fail
#EEEBE8 on #968F8AAa2.68:1Fail
#6E3800 on #17110CAa1.99:1Fail

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