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4-Color Picton Blue Palette

4-Color Picton Blue Palette

4-color palette · Neutral · Light · Complementary harmony

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4-Color Picton Blue Palette

4-color palette · Neutral temperature · Light tone · Complementary harmony

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Earthy 4 colors Neutral Light Complementary
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #F2EEE0;
  --c-earthy-2: #C8E6F5;
  --c-earthy-3: #5CA0D3;
  --c-earthy-4: #6D3939;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Whipped White (#F2EEE0) as its lightest tone to Plum Sauce (#6D3939) as its darkest. It blends Whipped White, Icy Landscape, Picton Blue and Plum Sauce 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 #F2EEE0 on #6D3939 at 7.88:1.

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

Color breakdown

Whipped White #F2EEE0
RGB
rgb(242, 238, 224)
HSL
hsl(47, 41%, 91%)
Luminance
0.854
Icy Landscape #C8E6F5
RGB
rgb(200, 230, 245)
HSL
hsl(200, 69%, 87%)
Luminance
0.755
Picton Blue #5CA0D3
RGB
rgb(92, 160, 211)
HSL
hsl(206, 57%, 59%)
Luminance
0.321
Plum Sauce #6D3939
RGB
rgb(109, 57, 57)
HSL
hsl(0, 31%, 33%)
Luminance
0.065

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #F2EEE0 on #6D3939 7.88:1 AAA
Aa #C8E6F5 on #6D3939 7.01:1 AAA
Aa #5CA0D3 on #6D3939 3.24:1 AA Large
Aa #F2EEE0 on #5CA0D3 2.44:1 Fail
Aa #C8E6F5 on #5CA0D3 2.17:1 Fail
Aa #F2EEE0 on #C8E6F5 1.12:1 Fail

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