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4-Color Ferocious Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Light · Complementary harmony

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4-Color Ferocious Palette

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

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Light Complementary

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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #E62727;
  --c-earthy-2: #F3F2EC;
  --c-earthy-3: #DCDCDC;
  --c-earthy-4: #1E93AB;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Bit of Sugar (#F3F2EC) as its lightest tone to Ferocious (#E62727) as its darkest. It blends Ferocious, Bit of Sugar, Gainsboro and Tropical Lagoon into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. None of the 6 in-palette color pairings clear the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1), so pair these colors with black or white for body text.

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

Color breakdown

Ferocious #E62727

RGB: rgb(230, 39, 39)
HSL: hsl(0, 79%, 53%)
Luminance: 0.184

Bit of Sugar #F3F2EC

RGB: rgb(243, 242, 236)
HSL: hsl(51, 23%, 94%)
Luminance: 0.886

Gainsboro #DCDCDC

RGB: rgb(220, 220, 220)
HSL: hsl(0, 0%, 86%)
Luminance: 0.716

Tropical Lagoon #1E93AB

RGB: rgb(30, 147, 171)
HSL: hsl(190, 70%, 39%)
Luminance: 0.241

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #E62727 on #F3F2EC 4.00:1 AA Large

Aa #E62727 on #DCDCDC 3.27:1 AA Large

Aa #F3F2EC on #1E93AB 3.22:1 AA Large

Aa #DCDCDC on #1E93AB 2.63:1 Fail

Aa #E62727 on #1E93AB 1.24:1 Fail

Aa #F3F2EC on #DCDCDC 1.22:1 Fail

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