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4-Color Mandarin Orange Palette

4-color palette · Neutral · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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4-Color Mandarin Orange 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: #EF6C35;
  --c-earthy-2: #161C2E;
  --c-earthy-3: #2BB3C0;
  --c-earthy-4: #FAF7F2;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Milk Jug (#FAF7F2) as its lightest tone to Dark Knight (#161C2E) as its darkest. It blends Mandarin Orange, Dark Knight, Utopia Beckons and Milk Jug into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 6 color pairings, 3 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #161C2E on #FAF7F2 at 15.85:1.

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

Color breakdown

Mandarin Orange #EF6C35

RGB: rgb(239, 108, 53)
HSL: hsl(18, 85%, 57%)
Luminance: 0.293

Dark Knight #161C2E

RGB: rgb(22, 28, 46)
HSL: hsl(225, 35%, 13%)
Luminance: 0.012

Utopia Beckons #2BB3C0

RGB: rgb(43, 179, 192)
HSL: hsl(185, 63%, 46%)
Luminance: 0.366

Milk Jug #FAF7F2

RGB: rgb(250, 247, 242)
HSL: hsl(38, 44%, 96%)
Luminance: 0.933

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #161C2E on #FAF7F2 15.85:1 AAA

Aa #161C2E on #2BB3C0 6.70:1 AA

Aa #EF6C35 on #161C2E 5.54:1 AA

Aa #EF6C35 on #FAF7F2 2.86:1 Fail

Aa #2BB3C0 on #FAF7F2 2.36:1 Fail

Aa #EF6C35 on #2BB3C0 1.21:1 Fail

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