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4-Color Brown Yellow Palette

4-Color Brown Yellow Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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4-Color Brown Yellow 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: #EEEDED;
  --c-earthy-2: #5C6E91;
  --c-earthy-3: #8F384D;
  --c-earthy-4: #DD9866;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from White Edgar (#EEEDED) as its lightest tone to That’s My Jam (#8F384D) as its darkest. It blends White Edgar, Waikawa Grey, That’s My Jam and Brown Yellow into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 6 color pairings, 1 meets the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #EEEDED on #8F384D at 6.33:1.

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

Color breakdown

White Edgar #EEEDED
RGB
rgb(238, 237, 237)
HSL
hsl(0, 3%, 93%)
Luminance
0.849
Waikawa Grey #5C6E91
RGB
rgb(92, 110, 145)
HSL
hsl(220, 22%, 46%)
Luminance
0.155
That’s My Jam #8F384D
RGB
rgb(143, 56, 77)
HSL
hsl(346, 44%, 39%)
Luminance
0.092
Brown Yellow #DD9866
RGB
rgb(221, 152, 102)
HSL
hsl(25, 64%, 63%)
Luminance
0.388

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #EEEDED on #8F384D 6.33:1 AA
Aa #EEEDED on #5C6E91 4.39:1 AA Large
Aa #8F384D on #DD9866 3.08:1 AA Large
Aa #5C6E91 on #DD9866 2.14:1 Fail
Aa #EEEDED on #DD9866 2.05:1 Fail
Aa #5C6E91 on #8F384D 1.44:1 Fail

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