Sign Up Sign Up
4-Color Chicken Comb Palette

4-Color Chicken Comb Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

Back to Library

4-Color Chicken Comb Palette

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

Modify
Earthy 4 colors Warm Mixed Complementary
Likes 1,823
Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #511D43;
  --c-earthy-2: #901E3E;
  --c-earthy-3: #DC2525;
  --c-earthy-4: #9BC09C;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Spruce Stone (#9BC09C) as its lightest tone to Violet Carmine (#511D43) as its darkest. It blends Violet Carmine, Refined Chianti, Chicken Comb and Spruce Stone 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 #511D43 on #9BC09C at 6.48:1.

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

Color breakdown

Violet Carmine #511D43
RGB
rgb(81, 29, 67)
HSL
hsl(316, 47%, 22%)
Luminance
0.030
Refined Chianti #901E3E
RGB
rgb(144, 30, 62)
HSL
hsl(343, 66%, 34%)
Luminance
0.072
Chicken Comb #DC2525
RGB
rgb(220, 37, 37)
HSL
hsl(0, 72%, 50%)
Luminance
0.167
Spruce Stone #9BC09C
RGB
rgb(155, 192, 156)
HSL
hsl(122, 23%, 68%)
Luminance
0.471

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #511D43 on #9BC09C 6.48:1 AA
Aa #901E3E on #9BC09C 4.27:1 AA Large
Aa #511D43 on #DC2525 2.70:1 Fail
Aa #DC2525 on #9BC09C 2.40:1 Fail
Aa #901E3E on #DC2525 1.78:1 Fail
Aa #511D43 on #901E3E 1.52:1 Fail

Similar palettes

#F9ED69 #F08A5D #B83B5E #6A2C70
4 colors
#7D5A50 #B4846C #E5B299 #FCDEC0
4 colors
#FFF8EA #9E7676 #815B5B #594545
4 colors
#2C3639 #3F4E4F #A27B5C #DCD7C9
4 colors
#F67280 #C06C84 #6C5B7B #355C7D
4 colors
#2B2E4A #E84545 #903749 #53354A
4 colors
#E5D9B6 #A4BE7B #5F8D4E #285430
4 colors
#A9907E #F3DEBA #ABC4AA #675D50
4 colors