4-Color Yellow Jacket Palette

4-Color Yellow Jacket Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Monochromatic harmony

4-Color Yellow Jacket Palette

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

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Mixed Monochromatic
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Colors 4


CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #F3F3F3;
  --c-earthy-2: #FFDD67;
  --c-earthy-3: #FFCD38;
  --c-earthy-4: #4A4A4A;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Bleached Silk (#F3F3F3) as its lightest tone to Shadowed Steel (#4A4A4A) as its darkest. It blends Bleached Silk, Lemon Tart, Yellow Jacket and Shadowed Steel 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 #F3F3F3 on #4A4A4A at 7.99:1.

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


Color breakdown

Bleached Silk #F3F3F3
RGB
rgb(243, 243, 243)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 95%)
Luminance
0.896
Lemon Tart #FFDD67
RGB
rgb(255, 221, 103)
HSL
hsl(47, 100%, 70%)
Luminance
0.740
Yellow Jacket #FFCD38
RGB
rgb(255, 205, 56)
HSL
hsl(45, 100%, 61%)
Luminance
0.652
Shadowed Steel #4A4A4A
RGB
rgb(74, 74, 74)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 29%)
Luminance
0.069

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #F3F3F3 on #4A4A4A 7.99:1 AAA
Aa #FFDD67 on #4A4A4A 6.66:1 AA
Aa #FFCD38 on #4A4A4A 5.93:1 AA
Aa #F3F3F3 on #FFCD38 1.35:1 Fail
Aa #F3F3F3 on #FFDD67 1.20:1 Fail
Aa #FFDD67 on #FFCD38 1.12:1 Fail

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