4-Color Electrum Palette

4-Color Electrum Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Triadic harmony

4-Color Electrum 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: #433D3C;
  --c-earthy-2: #944E6C;
  --c-earthy-3: #E9C496;
  --c-earthy-4: #83A95C;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Electrum (#E9C496) as its lightest tone to Binrouji Black (#433D3C) as its darkest. It blends Binrouji Black, Goddess of Dawn, Electrum and Chelsea Cucumber 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 #433D3C on #E9C496 at 6.49:1.

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


Color breakdown

Binrouji Black #433D3C
RGB
rgb(67, 61, 60)
HSL
hsl(9, 6%, 25%)
Luminance
0.049
Goddess of Dawn #944E6C
RGB
rgb(148, 78, 108)
HSL
hsl(334, 31%, 44%)
Luminance
0.128
Electrum #E9C496
RGB
rgb(233, 196, 150)
HSL
hsl(33, 65%, 75%)
Luminance
0.590
Chelsea Cucumber #83A95C
RGB
rgb(131, 169, 92)
HSL
hsl(90, 31%, 51%)
Luminance
0.340

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #433D3C on #E9C496 6.49:1 AA
Aa #433D3C on #83A95C 3.95:1 AA Large
Aa #944E6C on #E9C496 3.59:1 AA Large
Aa #944E6C on #83A95C 2.19:1 Fail
Aa #433D3C on #944E6C 1.81:1 Fail
Aa #E9C496 on #83A95C 1.64:1 Fail

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