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4-Color Cheerful Yellow Palette

4-Color Cheerful Yellow Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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4-Color Cheerful 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: #3338A0;
  --c-earthy-2: #C59560;
  --c-earthy-3: #FCC61D;
  --c-earthy-4: #F7F7F7;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Lynx White (#F7F7F7) as its lightest tone to Bluebell (#3338A0) as its darkest. It blends Bluebell, Mid Tan, Cheerful Yellow and Lynx White into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 6 color pairings, 2 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #3338A0 on #F7F7F7 at 8.85:1.

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

Color breakdown

Bluebell #3338A0
RGB
rgb(51, 56, 160)
HSL
hsl(237, 52%, 41%)
Luminance
0.061
Mid Tan #C59560
RGB
rgb(197, 149, 96)
HSL
hsl(31, 47%, 57%)
Luminance
0.342
Cheerful Yellow #FCC61D
RGB
rgb(252, 198, 29)
HSL
hsl(45, 97%, 55%)
Luminance
0.612
Lynx White #F7F7F7
RGB
rgb(247, 247, 247)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 97%)
Luminance
0.930

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #3338A0 on #F7F7F7 8.85:1 AAA
Aa #3338A0 on #FCC61D 5.98:1 AA
Aa #3338A0 on #C59560 3.54:1 AA Large
Aa #C59560 on #F7F7F7 2.50:1 Fail
Aa #C59560 on #FCC61D 1.69:1 Fail
Aa #FCC61D on #F7F7F7 1.48:1 Fail

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