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4-Color Summer’s Heat Palette

4-Color Summer’s Heat Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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4-Color Summer’s Heat 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: #F8E796;
  --c-earthy-2: #C98B70;
  --c-earthy-3: #635270;
  --c-earthy-4: #363863;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Summer’s Heat (#F8E796) as its lightest tone to Rhynchites Nitens (#363863) as its darkest. It blends Summer’s Heat, Baker’s Dream, Rich Texture and Rhynchites Nitens 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 #F8E796 on #363863 at 8.86:1.

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

Color breakdown

Summer’s Heat #F8E796
RGB
rgb(248, 231, 150)
HSL
hsl(50, 88%, 78%)
Luminance
0.793
Baker’s Dream #C98B70
RGB
rgb(201, 139, 112)
HSL
hsl(18, 45%, 61%)
Luminance
0.321
Rich Texture #635270
RGB
rgb(99, 82, 112)
HSL
hsl(274, 15%, 38%)
Luminance
0.099
Rhynchites Nitens #363863
RGB
rgb(54, 56, 99)
HSL
hsl(237, 29%, 30%)
Luminance
0.045

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #F8E796 on #363863 8.86:1 AAA
Aa #F8E796 on #635270 5.67:1 AA
Aa #C98B70 on #363863 3.89:1 AA Large
Aa #C98B70 on #635270 2.49:1 Fail
Aa #F8E796 on #C98B70 2.28:1 Fail
Aa #635270 on #363863 1.56:1 Fail

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