Sign Up Sign Up
4-Color Yellow Iris Palette

4-Color Yellow Iris Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

Back to Library

4-Color Yellow Iris Palette

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

Modify
Earthy 4 colors Warm Mixed Complementary
Likes 1,857
Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #2F3032;
  --c-earthy-2: #383A56;
  --c-earthy-3: #B0A565;
  --c-earthy-4: #EDE68A;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Yellow Iris (#EDE68A) as its lightest tone to Tap Shoe (#2F3032) as its darkest. It blends Tap Shoe, Magic Night, Wavy Glass and Yellow Iris 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 #2F3032 on #EDE68A at 10.25:1.

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

Color breakdown

Tap Shoe #2F3032
RGB
rgb(47, 48, 50)
HSL
hsl(220, 3%, 19%)
Luminance
0.030
Magic Night #383A56
RGB
rgb(56, 58, 86)
HSL
hsl(236, 21%, 28%)
Luminance
0.045
Wavy Glass #B0A565
RGB
rgb(176, 165, 101)
HSL
hsl(51, 32%, 54%)
Luminance
0.371
Yellow Iris #EDE68A
RGB
rgb(237, 230, 138)
HSL
hsl(56, 73%, 74%)
Luminance
0.764

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #2F3032 on #EDE68A 10.25:1 AAA
Aa #383A56 on #EDE68A 8.54:1 AAA
Aa #2F3032 on #B0A565 5.29:1 AA
Aa #383A56 on #B0A565 4.41:1 AA Large
Aa #B0A565 on #EDE68A 1.94:1 Fail
Aa #2F3032 on #383A56 1.20:1 Fail

Similar palettes

#F9ED69 #F08A5D #B83B5E #6A2C70
4 colors
#7D5A50 #B4846C #E5B299 #FCDEC0
4 colors
#FFF8EA #9E7676 #815B5B #594545
4 colors
#2C3639 #3F4E4F #A27B5C #DCD7C9
4 colors
#F67280 #C06C84 #6C5B7B #355C7D
4 colors
#2B2E4A #E84545 #903749 #53354A
4 colors
#E5D9B6 #A4BE7B #5F8D4E #285430
4 colors
#A9907E #F3DEBA #ABC4AA #675D50
4 colors