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4-Color Pompeii Red Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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4-Color Pompeii Red 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: #696464;
  --c-earthy-2: #E9E5DD;
  --c-earthy-3: #D04925;
  --c-earthy-4: #992E24;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Snowed In (#E9E5DD) as its lightest tone to Red Birch (#992E24) as its darkest. It blends Scorpion, Snowed In, Pompeii Red and Red Birch 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 #E9E5DD on #992E24 at 6.03:1.

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

Color breakdown

Scorpion #696464

RGB: rgb(105, 100, 100)
HSL: hsl(0, 2%, 40%)
Luminance: 0.130

Snowed In #E9E5DD

RGB: rgb(233, 229, 221)
HSL: hsl(40, 21%, 89%)
Luminance: 0.786

Pompeii Red #D04925

RGB: rgb(208, 73, 37)
HSL: hsl(13, 70%, 48%)
Luminance: 0.183

Red Birch #992E24

RGB: rgb(153, 46, 36)
HSL: hsl(5, 62%, 37%)
Luminance: 0.089

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #E9E5DD on #992E24 6.03:1 AA

Aa #696464 on #E9E5DD 4.63:1 AA

Aa #E9E5DD on #D04925 3.59:1 AA Large

Aa #D04925 on #992E24 1.68:1 Fail

Aa #696464 on #992E24 1.30:1 Fail

Aa #696464 on #D04925 1.29:1 Fail

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