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4-Color Desert Sand Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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4-Color Desert Sand Palette

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

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Mixed Complementary

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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #5F939A;
  --c-earthy-2: #D8AC9C;
  --c-earthy-3: #EAC8AF;
  --c-earthy-4: #1B2021;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Desert Sand (#EAC8AF) as its lightest tone to Satin Deep Black (#1B2021) as its darkest. It blends Clear Brook, Montezuma’s Castle, Desert Sand and Satin Deep Black into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 6 color pairings, 3 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #EAC8AF on #1B2021 at 10.49:1.

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

Color breakdown

Clear Brook #5F939A

RGB: rgb(95, 147, 154)
HSL: hsl(187, 24%, 49%)
Luminance: 0.256

Montezuma’s Castle #D8AC9C

RGB: rgb(216, 172, 156)
HSL: hsl(16, 43%, 73%)
Luminance: 0.465

Desert Sand #EAC8AF

RGB: rgb(234, 200, 175)
HSL: hsl(25, 58%, 80%)
Luminance: 0.619

Satin Deep Black #1B2021

RGB: rgb(27, 32, 33)
HSL: hsl(190, 10%, 12%)
Luminance: 0.014

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #EAC8AF on #1B2021 10.49:1 AAA

Aa #D8AC9C on #1B2021 8.08:1 AAA

Aa #5F939A on #1B2021 4.80:1 AA

Aa #5F939A on #EAC8AF 2.18:1 Fail

Aa #5F939A on #D8AC9C 1.68:1 Fail

Aa #D8AC9C on #EAC8AF 1.30:1 Fail

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