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4-Color Maximum Red Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Monochromatic harmony

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4-Color Maximum Red Palette

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

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Mixed Monochromatic

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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #000000;
  --c-earthy-2: #3E3636;
  --c-earthy-3: #D72323;
  --c-earthy-4: #F5EDED;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Line Dried Sheets (#F5EDED) as its lightest tone to Black (#000000) as its darkest. It blends Black, After Dark, Maximum Red and Line Dried Sheets into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 6 color pairings, 2 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #000000 on #F5EDED at 18.22:1.

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

Color breakdown

Black #000000

RGB: rgb(0, 0, 0)
HSL: hsl(0, 0%, 0%)
Luminance: 0.000

After Dark #3E3636

RGB: rgb(62, 54, 54)
HSL: hsl(0, 7%, 23%)
Luminance: 0.039

Maximum Red #D72323

RGB: rgb(215, 35, 35)
HSL: hsl(0, 72%, 49%)
Luminance: 0.158

Line Dried Sheets #F5EDED

RGB: rgb(245, 237, 237)
HSL: hsl(0, 29%, 95%)
Luminance: 0.861

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #000000 on #F5EDED 18.22:1 AAA

Aa #3E3636 on #F5EDED 10.20:1 AAA

Aa #D72323 on #F5EDED 4.39:1 AA Large

Aa #000000 on #D72323 4.15:1 AA Large

Aa #3E3636 on #D72323 2.33:1 Fail

Aa #000000 on #3E3636 1.79:1 Fail

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