Mars Monochromatic Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the monochromatic rule around Mars (#AD6242), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#3C241B

#77422C

#AD6242

#C98F70

#DDBBAA

Color names and codes

Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK
Brown Pod	`#3C241B`	60, 36, 27	16°, 38%, 17%	0, 40, 55, 76
Copper Canyon	`#77422C`	119, 66, 44	18°, 46%, 32%	0, 45, 63, 53
Mars	`#AD6242`	173, 98, 66	18°, 45%, 47%	0, 43, 62, 32
Baker’s Dream	`#C98F70`	201, 143, 112	21°, 45%, 61%	0, 29, 44, 21
Pickled Pork	`#DDBBAA`	221, 187, 170	20°, 43%, 77%	0, 15, 23, 13

Which pairs work for text

Text on background	Contrast	WCAG
Aa #3C241B on #DDBBAA	8.06:1	AAA
Aa #3C241B on #C98F70	5.24:1	AA
Aa #77422C on #DDBBAA	4.52:1	AA
Aa #3C241B on #AD6242	3.15:1	AA large
Aa #77422C on #C98F70	2.94:1	—
Aa #AD6242 on #DDBBAA	2.56:1	—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #3c241b; /* Brown Pod */
  --color-2: #77422c; /* Copper Canyon */
  --color-3: #ad6242; /* Mars */
  --color-4: #c98f70; /* Baker’s Dream */
  --color-5: #ddbbaa; /* Pickled Pork */
}

Other schemes from Mars

More Medium Orange monochromatic palettes

Questions

What colors go with Mars?

In a monochromatic scheme: Brown Pod (#3C241B), Copper Canyon (#77422C), Baker’s Dream (#C98F70), Pickled Pork (#DDBBAA).

What is the hex code of Mars?

#AD6242.