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4-Color Earthy Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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4-Color Earthy Palette

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

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Mixed Analogous

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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #FFF8EA;
  --c-earthy-2: #9E7676;
  --c-earthy-3: #815B5B;
  --c-earthy-4: #594545;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from pale yellow (#FFF8EA) as its lightest tone to muted red (#594545) as its darkest. It blends pale yellow and muted red 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 #FFF8EA on #594545 at 8.41:1.

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

Color breakdown

Pale yellow #FFF8EA

RGB: rgb(255, 248, 234)
HSL: hsl(40, 100%, 96%)
Luminance: 0.943

Muted red #9E7676

RGB: rgb(158, 118, 118)
HSL: hsl(0, 17%, 54%)
Luminance: 0.215

Muted red #815B5B

RGB: rgb(129, 91, 91)
HSL: hsl(0, 17%, 43%)
Luminance: 0.129

Muted red #594545

RGB: rgb(89, 69, 69)
HSL: hsl(0, 13%, 31%)
Luminance: 0.068

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #FFF8EA on #594545 8.41:1 AAA

Aa #FFF8EA on #815B5B 5.55:1 AA

Aa #FFF8EA on #9E7676 3.74:1 AA Large

Aa #9E7676 on #594545 2.25:1 Fail

Aa #815B5B on #594545 1.52:1 Fail

Aa #9E7676 on #815B5B 1.48:1 Fail

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