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4-Color Mermaid Tears Palette

4-Color Mermaid Tears Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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4-Color Mermaid Tears 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: #4B2B30;
  --c-earthy-2: #5E3B4D;
  --c-earthy-3: #AA96B7;
  --c-earthy-4: #D9E2A8;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Mermaid Tears (#D9E2A8) as its lightest tone to Dark Roast (#4B2B30) as its darkest. It blends Dark Roast, Violet Posy, Gleeful Joy and Mermaid Tears 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 #4B2B30 on #D9E2A8 at 9.12:1.

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

Color breakdown

Dark Roast #4B2B30
RGB
rgb(75, 43, 48)
HSL
hsl(351, 27%, 23%)
Luminance
0.034
Violet Posy #5E3B4D
RGB
rgb(94, 59, 77)
HSL
hsl(329, 23%, 30%)
Luminance
0.060
Gleeful Joy #AA96B7
RGB
rgb(170, 150, 183)
HSL
hsl(276, 19%, 65%)
Luminance
0.338
Mermaid Tears #D9E2A8
RGB
rgb(217, 226, 168)
HSL
hsl(69, 50%, 77%)
Luminance
0.720

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #4B2B30 on #D9E2A8 9.12:1 AAA
Aa #5E3B4D on #D9E2A8 6.97:1 AA
Aa #4B2B30 on #AA96B7 4.60:1 AA
Aa #5E3B4D on #AA96B7 3.51:1 AA Large
Aa #AA96B7 on #D9E2A8 1.98:1 Fail
Aa #4B2B30 on #5E3B4D 1.31:1 Fail

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