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Coffee Brown#6F4E37

Tan#A1866F

Dark Walnut#4C3B2B

Weathered Gray#8B857D

Olive Drab#7A7262

Palette direction

Rustic Brown Vintage Color Palette

This palette draws from the earthy, muted tones and vintage feel of the image, combining warm rustic browns with soft grays and dark accents to create a grounded yet distinguished color system. The main colors evoke natural textures and aged materials, while the support and neutral colors provide balance and legibility.

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Rustic Brown Vintage Color Palette

https://Colorfly.design

Creative color direction

Rustic Brown Vintage Color Palette

This palette draws from the earthy, muted tones and vintage feel of the image, combining warm rustic browns with soft grays and dark accents to create a grounded yet distinguished color system. The main colors evoke natural textures and aged materials, while the support and neutral colors provide balance and legibility.

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Rustic Brown Vintage Color Palette

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Logo color pairings

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Gradients

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Creative Rustic Brown Vintage Color Palette

The main colors harmonize through earthy warm browns and muted sepia tones, producing a cohesive vintage-inspired system that recalls natural textures and aged aesthetics.

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Here is the refined color direction we discussed. The system is ready for review.

Avery StonePalette designeravery@colorfly.comhttps://Colorfly.design

Analytics system

Pie, bar, and trend charts reveal whether the palette can support clear, expressive product interfaces.

Audience split

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Color Roles and Usage Map

Assign existing palette colors to brand, typography, and interface roles.

Brand identity

LogoUsed for logo marks and core brand symbols.Coffee Brown #6F4E37

HeadlineUsed for main titles and key messages.Coffee Brown #6F4E37

LinkUsed for links and interactive text.Coffee Brown #6F4E37

Buttons

Primary Button

Contrast7.44:1AA

BackgroundCoffee Brown #6F4E37

TextPure White #FFFFFF

Secondary Button

Contrast4.80:1AA

BackgroundTan #A1866F

TextCharcoal Brown #261E18

Outlined Button

Contrast3.41:1Large text

BorderTan #A1866F

TextTan #A1866F

Interface

TextDefault readable body text.Charcoal Brown #261E18

Bg LightLight page or section background.Pure White #FFFFFF

Bg DarkDark page or section background.Ivory #E6E1D7

IconSmall interface icons and marks.Weathered Gray #8B857D

BorderCards, inputs, and component borders.Weathered Gray #8B857D

DividerSubtle separators between content.Weathered Gray #8B857D

OutlineFocus rings and emphasis outlines.Weathered Gray #8B857D

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Print Color Values

CMYK values are calculated from HEX by default. Adjust them only when preparing print materials.

Screen colors stay unchanged.Manual CMYK edits are used in exports and handoff.

CMYK

Calculated CMYK

Coffee BrownMain color - #6F4E37

CMYK

Calculated CMYK

TanMain color - #A1866F

CMYK

Calculated CMYK

Dark WalnutMain color - #4C3B2B

CMYK

Calculated CMYK

Weathered GraySupport color - #8B857D

CMYK

Calculated CMYK

Olive DrabSupport color - #7A7262

CMYK

Calculated CMYK

Pure WhiteNeutral color - #FFFFFF

CMYK

Calculated CMYK

IvoryNeutral color - #E6E1D7

CMYK

Calculated CMYK

Charcoal BrownNeutral color - #261E18

Palette Colors

A compact view of the brand, support, and neutral colors that make up this system.

Main (Brand) Colors

The main colors harmonize through earthy warm browns and muted sepia tones, producing a cohesive vintage-inspired system that recalls natural textures and aged aesthetics.

PrimaryCoffee Brown

RolesLogo, Link, Btn Primary Bg, Headline

Coffee Brown offers a rich, grounded tone that conveys warmth and reliability, anchoring the palette with a mature vintage feel.

HEX#6F4E37

RGB111, 78, 55

HSL25, 34, 33

CMYK0, 30, 50, 56

SecondaryTan

RolesBtn Secondary Bg, Btn Outlined Border, Btn Outlined Text

Tan gives a soft, approachable contrast that supports the darker brown and complements the neutral colors with its muted warmth.

HEX#A1866F

RGB161, 134, 111

HSL28, 21, 53

CMYK0, 17, 31, 37

TertiaryDark Walnut

Dark Walnut enriches the palette with a deep, almost blackish brown that adds contrast without starkness, perfect for secondary text.

HEX#4C3B2B

RGB76, 59, 43

HSL29, 28, 23

CMYK0, 22, 43, 70

Support Colors

Support colors introduce cool, muted grays and desaturated olive to soften and balance the warm main browns, enhancing versatility and subtlety across applications.

Weathered Gray

RolesIcon, Border, Divider, Outline

Weathered Gray adds a calm, neutral accent that complements the warm browns with a subtle vintage patina effect.

HEX#8B857D

RGB139, 133, 125

HSL34, 6, 52

CMYK0, 4, 10, 45

Olive Drab

Olive Drab provides a muted, earthy green tone that brings a touch of natural balance and grounding to the overall palette.

HEX#7A7262

RGB122, 114, 98

HSL40, 11, 43

CMYK0, 7, 20, 52

Neutral Colors

Utility colors for backgrounds, text, borders, and balance.

Pure White

RolesBg Light, Btn Primary Text

HEX#FFFFFF

RGB255, 255, 255

HSL0, 0, 100

CMYK0, 0, 0, 0

Ivory

RolesBg Dark

HEX#E6E1D7

RGB230, 225, 215

HSL40, 23, 87

CMYK0, 2, 7, 10

Charcoal Brown

RolesText, Btn Secondary Text

HEX#261E18

RGB38, 30, 24

HSL26, 23, 12

CMYK0, 21, 37, 85

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Export and Handoff

Copy palette values, role tokens, animated gradient snippets, and structured handoff data for websites, design systems, and client work.

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Click to copy and go to Logo Export on myLogo.review to export your logo files in seconds.

Use when: you want to send this palette into myLogo.review.

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    "source": "colorfly.design",
    "colors": [
        {
            "name": "Coffee Brown",
            "hex": "#6F4E37",
            "role": "main",
            "cmyk": {
                "c": 0,
                "m": 30,
                "y": 50,
                "k": 56,
                "source": "colorfly"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Tan",
            "hex": "#A1866F",
            "role": "main",
            "cmyk": {
                "c": 0,
                "m": 17,
                "y": 31,
                "k": 37,
                "source": "colorfly"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Dark Walnut",
            "hex": "#4C3B2B",
            "role": "main",
            "cmyk": {
                "c": 0,
                "m": 22,
                "y": 43,
                "k": 70,
                "source": "colorfly"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Weathered Gray",
            "hex": "#8B857D",
            "role": "support",
            "cmyk": {
                "c": 0,
                "m": 4,
                "y": 10,
                "k": 45,
                "source": "colorfly"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Olive Drab",
            "hex": "#7A7262",
            "role": "support",
            "cmyk": {
                "c": 0,
                "m": 7,
                "y": 20,
                "k": 52,
                "source": "colorfly"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Pure White",
            "hex": "#FFFFFF",
            "role": "neutral",
            "cmyk": {
                "c": 0,
                "m": 0,
                "y": 0,
                "k": 0,
                "source": "colorfly"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Ivory",
            "hex": "#E6E1D7",
            "role": "neutral",
            "cmyk": {
                "c": 0,
                "m": 2,
                "y": 7,
                "k": 10,
                "source": "colorfly"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Charcoal Brown",
            "hex": "#261E18",
            "role": "neutral",
            "cmyk": {
                "c": 0,
                "m": 21,
                "y": 37,
                "k": 85,
                "source": "colorfly"
            }
        }
    ]
}
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Color tokens

Use these in CSS when you want every raw palette color available by name. Best for websites, landing pages, and design system variables.

Use when: you need the actual colors.

:root {
  --color-coffee-brown: #6F4E37;
  --color-tan: #A1866F;
  --color-dark-walnut: #4C3B2B;
  --color-weathered-gray: #8B857D;
  --color-olive-drab: #7A7262;
  --color-pure-white: #FFFFFF;
  --color-ivory: #E6E1D7;
  --color-charcoal-brown: #261E18;
}

Role tokens

Use these in CSS when colors are assigned to practical jobs like text, buttons, borders, links, and backgrounds.

Use when: you need UI roles, not just swatches.

:root {
  --role-logo: #6F4E37;
  --role-link: #6F4E37;
  --role-btn-primary-bg: #6F4E37;
  --role-headline: #6F4E37;
  --role-btn-secondary-bg: #A1866F;
  --role-btn-outlined-border: #A1866F;
  --role-btn-outlined-text: #A1866F;
  --role-icon: #8B857D;
  --role-border: #8B857D;
  --role-divider: #8B857D;
  --role-outline: #8B857D;
  --role-bg-light: #FFFFFF;
  --role-btn-primary-text: #FFFFFF;
  --role-bg-dark: #E6E1D7;
  --role-text: #261E18;
  --role-btn-secondary-text: #261E18;
}

JSON

Use this structured palette data in apps, generators, plugins, or tools that need to read the palette programmatically.

Use when: a developer or app needs data.

{
    "coffee-brown": "#6F4E37",
    "tan": "#A1866F",
    "dark-walnut": "#4C3B2B",
    "weathered-gray": "#8B857D",
    "olive-drab": "#7A7262",
    "pure-white": "#FFFFFF",
    "ivory": "#E6E1D7",
    "charcoal-brown": "#261E18"
}

Moving gradient background

Copy the animated radial gradient background from the visualizer, with this palette already applied.

Use when: you want the hero gradient effect.

<div class="colorfly-moving-gradient-bg">
  <span class="colorfly-gradient-spark" aria-hidden="true"></span>
  <div>
    <small>Motion gradient</small>
    <h2>Gradient background</h2>
    <p>A moving brand gradient built from your palette.</p>
  </div>
</div>

<style>
.colorfly-moving-gradient-bg {
  --gradient-anchor: #6F4E37;
  --gradient-partner: #B09E91;
  --gradient-accent: #8B857D;
  --gradient-text: #000000;
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  min-height: 340px;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 42px;
  color: var(--gradient-text);
  border-radius: 28px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 20% 82%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gradient-accent) 48%, transparent) 0 14%, transparent 42%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 84% 18%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gradient-partner) 52%, transparent) 0 16%, transparent 46%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, var(--gradient-anchor), color-mix(in srgb, var(--gradient-anchor) 72%, black 18%), var(--gradient-partner), var(--gradient-anchor));
  background-size: 160% 160%, 180% 180%, 240% 240%;
  animation: colorfly-gradient-bg 10.5s cubic-bezier(.72, 0, .22, 1) infinite;
}
.colorfly-moving-gradient-bg > div {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 640px;
  text-align: center;
}
.colorfly-moving-gradient-bg::before,
.colorfly-moving-gradient-bg::after,
.colorfly-gradient-spark {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  pointer-events: none;
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
}
.colorfly-moving-gradient-bg::before {
  left: -10%;
  top: -18%;
  width: min(520px, 72%);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gradient-partner) 88%, white 8%) 0%, transparent 66%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 68% 32%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gradient-accent) 58%, white 10%) 0%, transparent 38%);
  opacity: .86;
  animation: colorfly-gradient-orb-one 11s cubic-bezier(.65, 0, .22, 1) infinite;
}
.colorfly-moving-gradient-bg::after {
  right: -12%;
  bottom: -24%;
  width: min(620px, 82%);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gradient-accent) 86%, white 6%) 0%, transparent 68%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 28% 72%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gradient-partner) 62%, white 8%) 0%, transparent 42%);
  opacity: .78;
  animation: colorfly-gradient-orb-two 12.8s cubic-bezier(.56, 0, .25, 1) infinite;
}
.colorfly-gradient-spark {
  left: 42%;
  top: 44%;
  width: min(360px, 54%);
  background: radial-gradient(circle, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gradient-anchor) 64%, white 12%) 0%, transparent 62%);
  opacity: .46;
  animation: colorfly-gradient-spark 9.2s cubic-bezier(.62, 0, .2, 1) infinite;
}
@keyframes colorfly-gradient-bg {
  0%, 100% { background-position: 0% 46%, 100% 24%, 0% 50%; }
  18% { background-position: 44% 88%, 58% 12%, 34% 22%; }
  39% { background-position: 86% 38%, 18% 74%, 86% 64%; }
  63% { background-position: 26% 16%, 84% 92%, 42% 100%; }
  82% { background-position: 68% 68%, 32% 30%, 100% 34%; }
}
@keyframes colorfly-gradient-orb-one {
  0%, 100% { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(1); }
  22% { transform: translate3d(78%, 22%, 0) scale(1.12); }
  47% { transform: translate3d(44%, 86%, 0) scale(.92); }
  72% { transform: translate3d(112%, 56%, 0) scale(1.2); }
}
@keyframes colorfly-gradient-orb-two {
  0%, 100% { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(1.08); }
  19% { transform: translate3d(-48%, -18%, 0) scale(.9); }
  53% { transform: translate3d(-92%, -62%, 0) scale(1.14); }
  79% { transform: translate3d(-22%, -86%, 0) scale(.98); }
}
@keyframes colorfly-gradient-spark {
  0%, 100% { transform: translate3d(-12%, -8%, 0) scale(.84); }
  28% { transform: translate3d(52%, -34%, 0) scale(1.08); }
  58% { transform: translate3d(-44%, 38%, 0) scale(.96); }
  84% { transform: translate3d(20%, 28%, 0) scale(1.18); }
}
</style>

Moving gradient text

Copy the animated gradient text treatment from the visualizer, generated from the main and support colors.

Use when: you want gradient headline text.

<div class="colorfly-gradient-text-card">
  <small>Gradient type</small>
  <h2>Gradient on text</h2>
  <p>A moving text gradient built from your palette.</p>
</div>

<style>
.colorfly-gradient-text-card {
  --gradient-text-a: #6F4E37;
  --gradient-text-b: #B09E91;
  --gradient-text-c: #8B857D;
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  min-height: 310px;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 42px;
  text-align: center;
  border-radius: 28px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 14% 18%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gradient-text-a) 8%, transparent), transparent 28%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #fff, #fbfbfd);
}
.colorfly-gradient-text-card::before,
.colorfly-gradient-text-card::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  pointer-events: none;
  border-radius: 50%;
  filter: blur(2px);
}
.colorfly-gradient-text-card::before {
  left: 9%;
  top: 15%;
  width: min(330px, 48%);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gradient-text-a) 20%, transparent) 0%, transparent 68%);
  animation: colorfly-gradient-text-glow-one 8s cubic-bezier(.62, 0, .2, 1) infinite;
}
.colorfly-gradient-text-card::after {
  right: 7%;
  bottom: 6%;
  width: min(360px, 52%);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gradient-text-c) 18%, transparent) 0%, transparent 70%);
  animation: colorfly-gradient-text-glow-two 9.5s cubic-bezier(.56, 0, .25, 1) infinite;
}
.colorfly-gradient-text-card small,
.colorfly-gradient-text-card p {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  color: #65616d;
}
.colorfly-gradient-text-card h2 {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  margin: 10px 0 12px;
  color: transparent;
  font-size: clamp(42px, 8vw, 96px);
  line-height: .92;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 18% 50%, var(--gradient-text-b) 0 12%, transparent 38%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 82% 44%, var(--gradient-text-c) 0 14%, transparent 40%),
    linear-gradient(100deg, var(--gradient-text-a), var(--gradient-text-b), var(--gradient-text-c), var(--gradient-text-a));
  background-size: 220% 220%, 240% 240%, 280% 100%;
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  animation: colorfly-gradient-text-shift 6.2s cubic-bezier(.68, 0, .22, 1) infinite;
}
@keyframes colorfly-gradient-text-shift {
  0%, 100% { background-position: 8% 52%, 92% 42%, 0% 50%; }
  27% { background-position: 78% 18%, 28% 82%, 42% 50%; }
  61% { background-position: 36% 92%, 86% 24%, 100% 50%; }
  84% { background-position: 92% 48%, 18% 40%, 58% 50%; }
}
@keyframes colorfly-gradient-text-glow-one {
  0%, 100% { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(.92); }
  42% { transform: translate3d(80%, 32%, 0) scale(1.12); }
  72% { transform: translate3d(28%, 86%, 0) scale(.98); }
}
@keyframes colorfly-gradient-text-glow-two {
  0%, 100% { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(1); }
  36% { transform: translate3d(-62%, -18%, 0) scale(.9); }
  76% { transform: translate3d(-36%, -78%, 0) scale(1.12); }
}
</style>

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