earth tones

Soil and sand

Earth tones are colors found in natural landscapes—browns, tans, warm grays, muted greens, terracotta, ochre.

The palette evokes soil, stone, bark, and dried grasses.

In fashion and interior design, earth tones suggest warmth and understated elegance: The living room was decorated entirely in earth tones.

She favors earth tones over bright colors.

Opposites
color saturation and vibrancy

earth tonesneon colors

vivid colors · bright colors · jewel tones · hot pink · bold colors

color source/inspiration

earth tonesjewel tones

Rich colors from precious stones

candy colors · artificial colors · tropical colors · bubblegum pink · chrome

warmth and groundedness versus ethereal/celestial

earth tonescool tones

Colors leaning toward blue

silver · ice blue

Family

earth, tones

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G