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4-Color Light Shell Tint Palette

4-Color Light Shell Tint Palette

4-color palette · Neutral · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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4-Color Light Shell Tint Palette

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

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Earthy 4 colors Neutral Mixed Complementary
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #FBE0D8;
  --c-earthy-2: #4D727E;
  --c-earthy-3: #283644;
  --c-earthy-4: #7A6552;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Light Shell Tint (#FBE0D8) as its lightest tone to Tahitian Pearl (#283644) as its darkest. It blends Light Shell Tint, Hydro, Tahitian Pearl and Cobble Brown into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 6 color pairings, 1 meets the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #FBE0D8 on #283644 at 9.85:1.

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

Color breakdown

Light Shell Tint #FBE0D8
RGB
rgb(251, 224, 216)
HSL
hsl(14, 81%, 92%)
Luminance
0.788
Hydro #4D727E
RGB
rgb(77, 114, 126)
HSL
hsl(195, 24%, 40%)
Luminance
0.151
Tahitian Pearl #283644
RGB
rgb(40, 54, 68)
HSL
hsl(210, 26%, 21%)
Luminance
0.035
Cobble Brown #7A6552
RGB
rgb(122, 101, 82)
HSL
hsl(29, 20%, 40%)
Luminance
0.141

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #FBE0D8 on #283644 9.85:1 AAA
Aa #FBE0D8 on #7A6552 4.40:1 AA Large
Aa #FBE0D8 on #4D727E 4.16:1 AA Large
Aa #4D727E on #283644 2.37:1 Fail
Aa #283644 on #7A6552 2.24:1 Fail
Aa #4D727E on #7A6552 1.06:1 Fail

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