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4-Color Sizzling Red Palette

4-Color Sizzling Red Palette

4-color palette · Neutral · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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4-Color Sizzling Red Palette

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

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Earthy 4 colors Neutral Mixed Complementary
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #404B69;
  --c-earthy-2: #283149;
  --c-earthy-3: #F73859;
  --c-earthy-4: #F3ECC8;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Starbright (#F3ECC8) as its lightest tone to Ahoy (#283149) as its darkest. It blends Buster, Ahoy, Sizzling Red and Starbright 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 #283149 on #F3ECC8 at 10.85:1.

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

Color breakdown

Buster #404B69
RGB
rgb(64, 75, 105)
HSL
hsl(224, 24%, 33%)
Luminance
0.071
Ahoy #283149
RGB
rgb(40, 49, 73)
HSL
hsl(224, 29%, 22%)
Luminance
0.031
Sizzling Red #F73859
RGB
rgb(247, 56, 89)
HSL
hsl(350, 92%, 59%)
Luminance
0.233
Starbright #F3ECC8
RGB
rgb(243, 236, 200)
HSL
hsl(50, 64%, 87%)
Luminance
0.832

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #283149 on #F3ECC8 10.85:1 AAA
Aa #404B69 on #F3ECC8 7.27:1 AAA
Aa #283149 on #F73859 3.48:1 AA Large
Aa #F73859 on #F3ECC8 3.11:1 AA Large
Aa #404B69 on #F73859 2.33:1 Fail
Aa #404B69 on #283149 1.49:1 Fail

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