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4-Color Vermilion Cinnabar Palette

4-Color Vermilion Cinnabar Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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4-Color Vermilion Cinnabar Palette

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

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Mixed Analogous
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #E14242;
  --c-earthy-2: #8D3434;
  --c-earthy-3: #EACD65;
  --c-earthy-4: #EBEBCD;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Bite the Bullet (#EBEBCD) as its lightest tone to Bookstone (#8D3434) as its darkest. It blends Vermilion Cinnabar, Bookstone, Grand Casino Gold and Bite the Bullet 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 #8D3434 on #EBEBCD at 6.47:1.

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

Color breakdown

Vermilion Cinnabar #E14242
RGB
rgb(225, 66, 66)
HSL
hsl(0, 73%, 57%)
Luminance
0.203
Bookstone #8D3434
RGB
rgb(141, 52, 52)
HSL
hsl(0, 46%, 38%)
Luminance
0.084
Grand Casino Gold #EACD65
RGB
rgb(234, 205, 101)
HSL
hsl(47, 76%, 66%)
Luminance
0.621
Bite the Bullet #EBEBCD
RGB
rgb(235, 235, 205)
HSL
hsl(60, 43%, 86%)
Luminance
0.815

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #8D3434 on #EBEBCD 6.47:1 AA
Aa #8D3434 on #EACD65 5.02:1 AA
Aa #E14242 on #EBEBCD 3.42:1 AA Large
Aa #E14242 on #EACD65 2.65:1 Fail
Aa #E14242 on #8D3434 1.89:1 Fail
Aa #EACD65 on #EBEBCD 1.29:1 Fail

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