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4-Color Pacific Sand Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Triadic harmony

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4-Color Pacific Sand Palette

4-color palette · Warm temperature · Mixed tone · Triadic harmony

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Mixed Triadic

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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #395144;
  --c-earthy-2: #4E6C50;
  --c-earthy-3: #AA8B56;
  --c-earthy-4: #F0EBCE;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Pacific Sand (#F0EBCE) as its lightest tone to Amphitrite (#395144) as its darkest. It blends Amphitrite, Medium Grey Green, Golden Quartz Ochre and Pacific Sand 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 #395144 on #F0EBCE at 7.18:1.

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

Color breakdown

Amphitrite #395144

RGB: rgb(57, 81, 68)
HSL: hsl(148, 17%, 27%)
Luminance: 0.072

Medium Grey Green #4E6C50

RGB: rgb(78, 108, 80)
HSL: hsl(124, 16%, 36%)
Luminance: 0.129

Golden Quartz Ochre #AA8B56

RGB: rgb(170, 139, 86)
HSL: hsl(38, 33%, 50%)
Luminance: 0.277

Pacific Sand #F0EBCE

RGB: rgb(240, 235, 206)
HSL: hsl(51, 53%, 87%)
Luminance: 0.824

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #395144 on #F0EBCE 7.18:1 AAA

Aa #4E6C50 on #F0EBCE 4.88:1 AA

Aa #395144 on #AA8B56 2.69:1 Fail

Aa #AA8B56 on #F0EBCE 2.67:1 Fail

Aa #4E6C50 on #AA8B56 1.82:1 Fail

Aa #395144 on #4E6C50 1.47:1 Fail

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