#6E6A5E
#4A483E
#8E8A7A
#2A2820
Background
Primary Accent
Secondary
Body Text

Winter Moor Color Palette

#6E6A5E · #4A483E · #8E8A7A · #2A2820

Fail
WCAG Grade
2.7:1
Contrast Ratio
887
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Use #6E6A5E as the background. Use #4A483E as the primary accent. Use #8E8A7A as secondary. Use #2A2820 as body text/supporting color. Palette mood: Winter Moor — moody, vintage, earthy, mono.

Hex Codes, RGB & CMYK Color Values

Technical breakdown for the Winter Moor color scheme. Use these values for web design (HEX/RGB), print projects (CMYK), or specialized design software (HSL).

Swatch Design Role HEX RGB CMYK HSL
Background
Luminance: 14.4%
110, 106, 94 0%, 4%, 15%, 57% 45°, 8%, 40%
Primary Accent
Luminance: 6.4%
74, 72, 62 0%, 3%, 16%, 71% 50°, 9%, 27%
Secondary
Luminance: 25.3%
142, 138, 122 0%, 3%, 14%, 44% 48°, 8%, 52%
Body Text
Luminance: 2.1%
42, 40, 32 0%, 5%, 24%, 84% 48°, 14%, 15%

Winter Moor Tints & Shades

Hover states, borders and elevation need lighter and darker steps of your base colors. Here are computed tints and shades for every color in the Winter Moor palette — click any swatch to copy its hex.

#6E6A5E muted orange
#4A483E muted yellow
#8E8A7A muted yellow
#2A2820 muted yellow

Winter Moor Palette Contrast Matrix (WCAG 2.1)

Every color tested as text on every other color as background. Body copy needs 4.5:1 (AA), large text and UI components 3:1. AAA requires 7:1.

Text on Background Preview Ratio Grade Safe For
#2A2820 on #8E8A7A
Aa Sample Text
4.26:1 Fail Large headings, UI components
#8E8A7A on #2A2820
Aa Sample Text
4.26:1 Fail Large headings, UI components
#2A2820 on #6E6A5E
Aa Sample Text
2.73:1 Fail Decorative use only
#6E6A5E on #2A2820
Aa Sample Text
2.73:1 Fail Decorative use only
#8E8A7A on #4A483E
Aa Sample Text
2.65:1 Fail Decorative use only
#4A483E on #8E8A7A
Aa Sample Text
2.65:1 Fail Decorative use only
#4A483E on #6E6A5E
Aa Sample Text
1.70:1 Fail Decorative use only
#6E6A5E on #4A483E
Aa Sample Text
1.70:1 Fail Decorative use only
#2A2820 on #4A483E
Aa Sample Text
1.61:1 Fail Decorative use only
#4A483E on #2A2820
Aa Sample Text
1.61:1 Fail Decorative use only
#8E8A7A on #6E6A5E
Aa Sample Text
1.56:1 Fail Decorative use only
#6E6A5E on #8E8A7A
Aa Sample Text
1.56:1 Fail Decorative use only

Winter Moor Color Psychology & Meaning

A winter moor is brown and grey in every direction, with the only colour coming from moss and wet stone, and this palette is moor grass with dead heather. It feels bleak and open, the color of a landscape with no shelter in it.

Color Harmony: Analogous Scheme

The Winter Moor palette is built using a analogous relationship between its hues. This ensures that even with high-contrast accents, the overall scheme feels balanced and intentional.

Hue Wheel

A analogous palette is often preferred by professional designers because it creates a calm, serene atmosphere by using neighboring colors.

History & Design Context

Upland moorland looks brown in winter because the grass and heather are dormant, and the peat beneath is exposed by rain; the palette was a direct influence on the dark, muted tones of nineteenth-century British landscape painting.

Best Design Use Cases

Use the moor grass for large surfaces, wet peat for links and buttons, dead heather for fine details, and moor dark for text.

Industries This Palette Suits

Publishing, journalism, podcasts, photography.

Colors That Pair Well With Winter Moor

Need a fifth color? These three companions are computed from the palette's own hue positions on the color wheel, so they extend the scheme without breaking its harmony.

blue

directly opposite #4A483E on the wheel — the strongest accent for CTAs and highlights when you need maximum energy

yellow-green

30° beside #4A483E — a calm secondary that extends the palette without adding tension

tinted neutral

a paper-white carrying the palette's own hue — perfect for surfaces and dividers

Using Winter Moor Without Breaking Accessibility

  • Avoid #4A483E for small UI elements on #6E6A5E — at 1.7:1 it misses the 3:1 WCAG threshold; darken it with a shade from the ramp below.
  • Don't set body copy in #2A2820 on #6E6A5E — 2.7:1 fails WCAG AA; keep it for large decorative headings only.
  • Let #8E8A7A carry sidebars, cards and footers — at a mid lightness it separates zones without stealing focus from #4A483E.

How to Implement the Winter Moor Color Scheme

To use this Winter Moor color palette in your web project, you can copy the following CSS variables or Tailwind CSS configuration. These roles ensure your UI maintains accessibility and visual hierarchy.

Option 1: CSS Variables

:root { 
  /* {name} Palette - ihatecolors.com */{'
'}  --color-bg: {colors[0]};{'
'}  --color-primary: {colors[1]};{'
'}  --color-secondary: {colors[2]};{'
'}  --color-text: {colors[3]};{'
'} {'}'}

Web Design Tip

Use #6E6A5E for the main background and #4A483E for primary buttons. This creates a high-contrast focal point.

Accessibility Note

The contrast ratio between #2A2820 and #6E6A5E is 2.73:1 (Fail). Ensure your body text remains legible.

Winter Moor Palette — Frequently Asked Questions

What are the hex codes in the Winter Moor color palette?

The Winter Moor palette contains #6E6A5E, #4A483E, #8E8A7A, #2A2820. Click any swatch on this page to copy its value, or export all four at once as CSS variables, Tailwind config, SCSS or a Figma-ready list.

Is the Winter Moor color palette accessible (WCAG)?

Yes for its strongest pairings: #2A2820 on #8E8A7A reaches 4.3:1 (Fail). For body text always keep a 4.5:1 ratio and for large UI elements 3:1 — the full contrast matrix above shows the exact score for every color-on-color combination in this palette.

What colors go well with the Winter Moor palette?

Beyond its own four colors, #515461, #474C3E, #EEEEEC extend it naturally: the complementary hue for high-energy accents, an analogous neighbor for calm transitions, and a tinted neutral for surfaces. All three are computed from this palette's hues on the color wheel.

What mood does the Winter Moor palette create?

Winter Moor reads as moody, vintage, earthy. Muted yellow drives the personality, grounded by muted orange — a combination that works best when the mid-tone base gets most of the canvas.

Can I use the Winter Moor color palette commercially?

Yes. Individual color values can't be copyrighted, so the Winter Moor palette is free for personal, client and commercial work — websites, branding, apps, print and social content, with no attribution required.

How do I add the Winter Moor palette to Tailwind or CSS?

Use the export panel on this page: CSS variables, a Tailwind config block, SCSS variables, or a Figma copy list are generated from Winter Moor's exact values, including the tint and shade ramps shown above.

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