4-Color Vitamin C Palette

4-Color Vitamin C Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

4-Color Vitamin C Palette

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

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Mixed Complementary
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Colors 4


CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #3E4377;
  --c-earthy-2: #FD367E;
  --c-earthy-3: #F1F2F3;
  --c-earthy-4: #FF9900;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Errigal White (#F1F2F3) as its lightest tone to Little Blue Heron (#3E4377) as its darkest. It blends Little Blue Heron, Raspberry Shortcake, Errigal White and Vitamin C 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 #3E4377 on #F1F2F3 at 8.24:1.

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


Color breakdown

Little Blue Heron #3E4377
RGB
rgb(62, 67, 119)
HSL
hsl(235, 31%, 35%)
Luminance
0.064
Raspberry Shortcake #FD367E
RGB
rgb(253, 54, 126)
HSL
hsl(338, 98%, 60%)
Luminance
0.250
Errigal White #F1F2F3
RGB
rgb(241, 242, 243)
HSL
hsl(210, 8%, 95%)
Luminance
0.887
Vitamin C #FF9900
RGB
rgb(255, 153, 0)
HSL
hsl(36, 100%, 50%)
Luminance
0.440

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #3E4377 on #F1F2F3 8.24:1 AAA
Aa #3E4377 on #FF9900 4.31:1 AA Large
Aa #FD367E on #F1F2F3 3.12:1 AA Large
Aa #3E4377 on #FD367E 2.64:1 Fail
Aa #F1F2F3 on #FF9900 1.91:1 Fail
Aa #FD367E on #FF9900 1.63:1 Fail

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