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4-Color Upbeat Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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4-Color Upbeat 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: #565D47;
  --c-earthy-2: #B49C73;
  --c-earthy-3: #EAAC9D;
  --c-earthy-4: #F0DAA4;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Upbeat (#F0DAA4) as its lightest tone to Forest Ridge (#565D47) as its darkest. It blends Forest Ridge, King’s Ransom, Passion Fruit Punch and Upbeat 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 #565D47 on #F0DAA4 at 5:1.

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

Color breakdown

Forest Ridge #565D47

RGB: rgb(86, 93, 71)
HSL: hsl(79, 13%, 32%)
Luminance: 0.103

King’s Ransom #B49C73

RGB: rgb(180, 156, 115)
HSL: hsl(38, 30%, 58%)
Luminance: 0.347

Passion Fruit Punch #EAAC9D

RGB: rgb(234, 172, 157)
HSL: hsl(12, 65%, 77%)
Luminance: 0.494

Upbeat #F0DAA4

RGB: rgb(240, 218, 164)
HSL: hsl(43, 72%, 79%)
Luminance: 0.714

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #565D47 on #F0DAA4 5.00:1 AA

Aa #565D47 on #EAAC9D 3.57:1 AA Large

Aa #565D47 on #B49C73 2.60:1 Fail

Aa #B49C73 on #F0DAA4 1.92:1 Fail

Aa #EAAC9D on #F0DAA4 1.40:1 Fail

Aa #B49C73 on #EAAC9D 1.37:1 Fail

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