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Wabi-Sabi Earth

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No two colors here reach 4.5:1 for body text. Set text in white or black instead — each swatch's HEX is drawn in whichever reads better.

Wabi-sabi, the Japanese aesthetic of finding beauty in imperfection and transience, has a specific color language: muted naturals that suggest aging, wear, and organic irregularity. No vivid colors. No pure whites. Tones that look like they've been here for decades.

A raku bowl, still warm from the kiln. The glaze cracked exactly right. Everything around it has been here for a while.

Wabi-SabiJapaneseEarthMutedOrganic
Why this set works

The imperfect beauty palette of wabi-sabi aesthetics — warm bone, weathered clay, faded moss, and aged wood.

Japanese-inspired interior and product design
Artisan and craft brand identity
Wellness and mindfulness app design
Prompt words
wabi-sabi color paletteJapanese aesthetic colorsimperfect beauty color schememuted earth palette
Export ready
1. Warm Gray Pearl #D9D6D4
2. Coral Bloom Muted #CDC2B7
3. Olive Tone Muted #9FAB87
4. Amber Tone Muted #ABA587
5. Warm Gray Tone #9F9993
6. Moss Dusk Muted #516647
:root {
  --wabi-sabi-earth-1: #D9D6D4;
  --wabi-sabi-earth-2: #CDC2B7;
  --wabi-sabi-earth-3: #9FAB87;
  --wabi-sabi-earth-4: #ABA587;
  --wabi-sabi-earth-5: #9F9993;
  --wabi-sabi-earth-6: #516647;
}
Dark mode pairs
#D9D6D4
#1D1C1B
#CDC2B7
#383029
#9FAB87
#505841
#ABA587
#585441
#9F9993
#504D49
#516647
#91A686
WCAG contrast audit

WCAG contrast ratios for all palette color pairs against white and black text.

#D9D6D4
1.4:1 Fail
14.5:1 AAA
#CDC2B7
1.8:1 Fail
12:1 AAA
#9FAB87
2.4:1 Fail
8.6:1 AAA
#ABA587
2.5:1 Fail
8.5:1 AAA
#9F9993
2.8:1 Fail
7.5:1 AAA
#516647
6.3:1 AA
3.3:1 AA Large

Color-on-color pairs:

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1.2:1 Fail
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1.7:1 Fail
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1.7:1 Fail
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1.9:1 Fail
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4.3:1 AA Large
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1.4:1 Fail
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1.4:1 Fail
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1.6:1 Fail
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3.6:1 AA Large
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1:1 Fail
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1.2:1 Fail
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2.6:1 Fail
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1.1:1 Fail
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2.5:1 Fail
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2.2:1 Fail

Palette

Each swatch links back to its individual archive detail page.

Back to collections
1
Warm Gray Pearl
#D9D6D4
Orange · hsl(30, 6%, 84%)
2
Coral Bloom Muted
#CDC2B7
Orange · hsl(30, 18%, 76%)
3
Olive Tone Muted
#9FAB87
Lime · hsl(80, 18%, 60%)
4
Amber Tone Muted
#ABA587
Yellow · hsl(50, 18%, 60%)
5
Warm Gray Tone
#9F9993
Orange · hsl(30, 6%, 60%)
6
Moss Dusk Muted
#516647
Green · hsl(100, 18%, 34%)

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