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4-Color Golden Rays Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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4-Color Golden Rays 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: #F2D974;
  --c-earthy-2: #C7956D;
  --c-earthy-3: #965D62;
  --c-earthy-4: #534E52;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Golden Rays (#F2D974) as its lightest tone to Pavement (#534E52) as its darkest. It blends Golden Rays, Surprise, Ruby Crystal and Pavement 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 #F2D974 on #534E52 at 5.8:1.

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

Color breakdown

Golden Rays #F2D974

RGB: rgb(242, 217, 116)
HSL: hsl(48, 83%, 70%)
Luminance: 0.698

Surprise #C7956D

RGB: rgb(199, 149, 109)
HSL: hsl(27, 45%, 60%)
Luminance: 0.347

Ruby Crystal #965D62

RGB: rgb(150, 93, 98)
HSL: hsl(355, 23%, 48%)
Luminance: 0.152

Pavement #534E52

RGB: rgb(83, 78, 82)
HSL: hsl(312, 3%, 32%)
Luminance: 0.079

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #F2D974 on #534E52 5.80:1 AA

Aa #F2D974 on #965D62 3.70:1 AA Large

Aa #C7956D on #534E52 3.08:1 AA Large

Aa #C7956D on #965D62 1.97:1 Fail

Aa #F2D974 on #C7956D 1.88:1 Fail

Aa #965D62 on #534E52 1.57:1 Fail

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