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4-Color Porpoise Place Palette

4-Color Porpoise Place Palette

4-color palette · Neutral · Light · Complementary harmony

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4-Color Porpoise Place Palette

4-color palette · Neutral temperature · Light tone · Complementary harmony

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Earthy 4 colors Neutral Light Complementary
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #C2DEDC;
  --c-earthy-2: #ECE5C7;
  --c-earthy-3: #CDC2AE;
  --c-earthy-4: #116A7B;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Proper Temperature (#ECE5C7) as its lightest tone to Porpoise Place (#116A7B) as its darkest. It blends Cold Air Turquoise, Proper Temperature, Tuft and Porpoise Place into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 6 color pairings, 1 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #ECE5C7 on #116A7B at 4.92:1.

Grounded, natural tones — suits sustainability/organic brands, coffee shops, outdoor gear, and warm editorial typography.

Color breakdown

Cold Air Turquoise #C2DEDC
RGB
rgb(194, 222, 220)
HSL
hsl(176, 30%, 82%)
Luminance
0.689
Proper Temperature #ECE5C7
RGB
rgb(236, 229, 199)
HSL
hsl(49, 49%, 85%)
Luminance
0.780
Tuft #CDC2AE
RGB
rgb(205, 194, 174)
HSL
hsl(39, 24%, 74%)
Luminance
0.546
Porpoise Place #116A7B
RGB
rgb(17, 106, 123)
HSL
hsl(190, 76%, 27%)
Luminance
0.119

Contrast & accessibility

1 of 6 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #ECE5C7 on #116A7B 4.92:1 AA
Aa #C2DEDC on #116A7B 4.38:1 AA Large
Aa #CDC2AE on #116A7B 3.54:1 AA Large
Aa #ECE5C7 on #CDC2AE 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #C2DEDC on #CDC2AE 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #C2DEDC on #ECE5C7 1.12:1 Fail

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