Wildfire Burn Severity (BAER Index)

  • Unburned Canopy Green
    #228b22
  • Low Severity Scorched Brown
    #8b4513
  • Moderate Severity Charred Black
    #1c1c1c
  • High Severity White Ash
    #e8e8e8
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Wildfire Burn Severity (BAER Index) has 4 colors, mostly green and orange. The lightest color is High Severity White Ash (#E8E8E8), the darkest Moderate Severity Charred Black (#1C1C1C). Its strongest contrast pair is #1C1C1C on #E8E8E8 (13.9:1, WCAG AAA).

Created at 11/14/2026 19:24
The palette consists of Light, Semi dark, Dark colors. Accent colors Unburned Canopy Green #228b22 and Low Severity Scorched Brown #8b4513. Palette has Cool, Warm, Neutral colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #1C1C1C (darkest) to #E8E8E8 (lightest). The lightness range is wide.

Saturation is mixed — 2 muted and 2 vivid out of 4 colors.

The hues stay in one region of the color wheel, spanning about 95°.

Warm and cool swatches are fairly balanced (1 warm, 1 cool).

HEX codes (sorted): #1C1C1C, #228B22, #8B4513, #E8E8E8

Palette Wildfire Burn Severity (BAER Index) combines 4 color codes:
HEX: #228b22, RGB: (34, 139, 34); HEX: #8b4513, RGB: (139, 69, 19); HEX: #1c1c1c, RGB: (28, 28, 28)
HEX: #e8e8e8, RGB: (232, 232, 232)
Simplified version of palette colors
Forest Green, Saddle Brown, Tint of Black, Tint of Gainsboro
Color scheme was created by colorslib

Color codes in palette

Wildfire Burn Severity (BAER Index) color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#228b22#228b22RGB(34, 139, 34)Unburned Canopy GreenForestgreen
#8b4513#8b4513RGB(139, 69, 19)Low Severity Scorched BrownSaddlebrown
#1c1c1c#1c1c1cRGB(28, 28, 28)Moderate Severity Charred BlackGray11
#e8e8e8#e8e8e8RGB(232, 232, 232)High Severity White AshUnicorn Silver

Color Palette Contrast

1 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#228b22
#8b4513
1.61

Image palette Wildfire Burn Severity (BAER Index) png