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4-Color Red Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Dark · Monochromatic harmony

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4-Color Red Palette

4-color palette · Warm temperature · Dark tone · Monochromatic harmony

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Dark Monochromatic

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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #443737;
  --c-earthy-2: #272121;
  --c-earthy-3: #FF0000;
  --c-earthy-4: #FF4D00;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Phaser Beam (#FF4D00) as its lightest tone to Orka Black (#272121) as its darkest. It blends Cowboy, Orka Black, Red and Phaser Beam 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 #272121 on #FF4D00 at 4.76:1.

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

Color breakdown

Cowboy #443737

RGB: rgb(68, 55, 55)
HSL: hsl(0, 11%, 24%)
Luminance: 0.042

Orka Black #272121

RGB: rgb(39, 33, 33)
HSL: hsl(0, 8%, 14%)
Luminance: 0.016

Red #FF0000

RGB: rgb(255, 0, 0)
HSL: hsl(0, 100%, 50%)
Luminance: 0.213

Phaser Beam #FF4D00

RGB: rgb(255, 77, 0)
HSL: hsl(18, 100%, 50%)
Luminance: 0.266

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #272121 on #FF4D00 4.76:1 AA

Aa #272121 on #FF0000 3.96:1 AA Large

Aa #443737 on #FF4D00 3.42:1 AA Large

Aa #443737 on #FF0000 2.84:1 Fail

Aa #443737 on #272121 1.39:1 Fail

Aa #FF0000 on #FF4D00 1.20:1 Fail

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