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4-Color Muddy Yellow Palette

4-Color Muddy Yellow Palette

4-color palette · Neutral · Mixed · Split complementary harmony

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4-Color Muddy Yellow Palette

4-color palette · Neutral temperature · Mixed tone · Split Complementary harmony

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Earthy 4 colors Neutral Mixed Split Complementary
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #39627F;
  --c-earthy-2: #4B788F;
  --c-earthy-3: #E4DE66;
  --c-earthy-4: #BEB000;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Fandangle (#E4DE66) as its lightest tone to Chinese Porcelain (#39627F) as its darkest. It blends Chinese Porcelain, Moody Teal, Fandangle and Muddy Yellow 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 #39627F on #E4DE66 at 4.63:1.

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

Color breakdown

Chinese Porcelain #39627F
RGB
rgb(57, 98, 127)
HSL
hsl(205, 38%, 36%)
Luminance
0.111
Moody Teal #4B788F
RGB
rgb(75, 120, 143)
HSL
hsl(200, 31%, 43%)
Luminance
0.169
Fandangle #E4DE66
RGB
rgb(228, 222, 102)
HSL
hsl(57, 70%, 65%)
Luminance
0.697
Muddy Yellow #BEB000
RGB
rgb(190, 176, 0)
HSL
hsl(56, 100%, 37%)
Luminance
0.420

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #39627F on #E4DE66 4.63:1 AA
Aa #4B788F on #E4DE66 3.41:1 AA Large
Aa #39627F on #BEB000 2.91:1 Fail
Aa #4B788F on #BEB000 2.14:1 Fail
Aa #E4DE66 on #BEB000 1.59:1 Fail
Aa #39627F on #4B788F 1.36:1 Fail

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