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4-Color Ponceau Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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4-Color Ponceau 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: #F85F73;
  --c-earthy-2: #FBE8D3;
  --c-earthy-3: #928A97;
  --c-earthy-4: #283C63;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Naive Peach (#FBE8D3) as its lightest tone to Blue Depths (#283C63) as its darkest. It blends Ponceau, Naive Peach, Tin Lizzie and Blue Depths 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 #FBE8D3 on #283C63 at 9.17:1.

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

Color breakdown

Ponceau #F85F73

RGB: rgb(248, 95, 115)
HSL: hsl(352, 92%, 67%)
Luminance: 0.294

Naive Peach #FBE8D3

RGB: rgb(251, 232, 211)
HSL: hsl(32, 83%, 91%)
Luminance: 0.829

Tin Lizzie #928A97

RGB: rgb(146, 138, 151)
HSL: hsl(277, 6%, 57%)
Luminance: 0.265

Blue Depths #283C63

RGB: rgb(40, 60, 99)
HSL: hsl(220, 42%, 27%)
Luminance: 0.046

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #FBE8D3 on #283C63 9.17:1 AAA

Aa #F85F73 on #283C63 3.59:1 AA Large

Aa #928A97 on #283C63 3.29:1 AA Large

Aa #FBE8D3 on #928A97 2.79:1 Fail

Aa #F85F73 on #FBE8D3 2.56:1 Fail

Aa #F85F73 on #928A97 1.09:1 Fail

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