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4-Color Pelican Pecker Palette

4-Color Pelican Pecker Palette

4-color palette · Neutral · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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4-Color Pelican Pecker 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: #34495D;
  --c-earthy-2: #2C3D4F;
  --c-earthy-3: #EE7738;
  --c-earthy-4: #F59D2A;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Pelican Pecker (#F59D2A) as its lightest tone to Blue Fantastic (#2C3D4F) as its darkest. It blends Dilly Blue, Blue Fantastic, Orange Crush and Pelican Pecker into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 6 color pairings, 1 meets the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #2C3D4F on #F59D2A at 5.16:1.

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

Color breakdown

Dilly Blue #34495D
RGB
rgb(52, 73, 93)
HSL
hsl(209, 28%, 28%)
Luminance
0.063
Blue Fantastic #2C3D4F
RGB
rgb(44, 61, 79)
HSL
hsl(211, 28%, 24%)
Luminance
0.044
Orange Crush #EE7738
RGB
rgb(238, 119, 56)
HSL
hsl(21, 84%, 58%)
Luminance
0.317
Pelican Pecker #F59D2A
RGB
rgb(245, 157, 42)
HSL
hsl(34, 91%, 56%)
Luminance
0.437

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #2C3D4F on #F59D2A 5.16:1 AA
Aa #34495D on #F59D2A 4.31:1 AA Large
Aa #2C3D4F on #EE7738 3.88:1 AA Large
Aa #34495D on #EE7738 3.25:1 AA Large
Aa #EE7738 on #F59D2A 1.33:1 Fail
Aa #34495D on #2C3D4F 1.20:1 Fail

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