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4-Color Cold White Palette

4-Color Cold White Palette

4-color palette · Neutral · Light · Complementary harmony

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4-Color Cold White 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: #EDFFFA;
  --c-earthy-2: #8BD5CB;
  --c-earthy-3: #C56868;
  --c-earthy-4: #974949;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Cold White (#EDFFFA) as its lightest tone to Regal Red (#974949) as its darkest. It blends Cold White, Electro Chill, Stormy Passion and Regal Red 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 #EDFFFA on #974949 at 6.03:1.

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

Color breakdown

Cold White #EDFFFA
RGB
rgb(237, 255, 250)
HSL
hsl(163, 100%, 96%)
Luminance
0.964
Electro Chill #8BD5CB
RGB
rgb(139, 213, 203)
HSL
hsl(172, 47%, 69%)
Luminance
0.574
Stormy Passion #C56868
RGB
rgb(197, 104, 104)
HSL
hsl(0, 44%, 59%)
Luminance
0.228
Regal Red #974949
RGB
rgb(151, 73, 73)
HSL
hsl(0, 35%, 44%)
Luminance
0.118

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #EDFFFA on #974949 6.03:1 AA
Aa #8BD5CB on #974949 3.71:1 AA Large
Aa #EDFFFA on #C56868 3.65:1 AA Large
Aa #8BD5CB on #C56868 2.25:1 Fail
Aa #C56868 on #974949 1.65:1 Fail
Aa #EDFFFA on #8BD5CB 1.63:1 Fail

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