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4-Color Barbarian Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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4-Color Barbarian 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: #211717;
  --c-earthy-2: #A34A28;
  --c-earthy-3: #F58B54;
  --c-earthy-4: #DFDDC7;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Light Sandbank (#DFDDC7) as its lightest tone to Kālā Black (#211717) as its darkest. It blends Kālā Black, Potter’s Clay, Barbarian and Light Sandbank 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 #211717 on #DFDDC7 at 12.76:1.

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

Color breakdown

Kālā Black #211717

RGB: rgb(33, 23, 23)
HSL: hsl(0, 18%, 11%)
Luminance: 0.010

Potter’s Clay #A34A28

RGB: rgb(163, 74, 40)
HSL: hsl(17, 61%, 40%)
Luminance: 0.128

Barbarian #F58B54

RGB: rgb(245, 139, 84)
HSL: hsl(20, 89%, 65%)
Luminance: 0.385

Light Sandbank #DFDDC7

RGB: rgb(223, 221, 199)
HSL: hsl(55, 27%, 83%)
Luminance: 0.715

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #211717 on #DFDDC7 12.76:1 AAA

Aa #211717 on #F58B54 7.26:1 AAA

Aa #A34A28 on #DFDDC7 4.29:1 AA Large

Aa #211717 on #A34A28 2.97:1 Fail

Aa #A34A28 on #F58B54 2.44:1 Fail

Aa #F58B54 on #DFDDC7 1.76:1 Fail

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