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4-Color Earthy Palette

4-color palette · Neutral · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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4-Color Earthy Palette

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

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Earthy 4 colors Neutral Mixed Complementary

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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #F5EFE7;
  --c-earthy-2: #D8C4B6;
  --c-earthy-3: #4F709C;
  --c-earthy-4: #213555;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from pale orange (#F5EFE7) as its lightest tone to dark blue (#213555) as its darkest. It blends pale orange, light orange, blue and dark blue into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 6 color pairings, 2 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #F5EFE7 on #213555 at 10.78:1.

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

Color breakdown

Pale orange #F5EFE7

RGB: rgb(245, 239, 231)
HSL: hsl(34, 41%, 93%)
Luminance: 0.869

Light orange #D8C4B6

RGB: rgb(216, 196, 182)
HSL: hsl(25, 30%, 78%)
Luminance: 0.575

Blue #4F709C

RGB: rgb(79, 112, 156)
HSL: hsl(214, 33%, 46%)
Luminance: 0.157

Dark blue #213555

RGB: rgb(33, 53, 85)
HSL: hsl(217, 44%, 23%)
Luminance: 0.035

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #F5EFE7 on #213555 10.78:1 AAA

Aa #D8C4B6 on #213555 7.33:1 AAA

Aa #F5EFE7 on #4F709C 4.45:1 AA Large

Aa #D8C4B6 on #4F709C 3.02:1 AA Large

Aa #4F709C on #213555 2.42:1 Fail

Aa #F5EFE7 on #D8C4B6 1.47:1 Fail

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