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4-Color Safflower Palette

4-Color Safflower Palette

4-color palette · Neutral · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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4-Color Safflower 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: #2F3C4F;
  --c-earthy-2: #506F86;
  --c-earthy-3: #FBB040;
  --c-earthy-4: #DE703C;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Safflower (#FBB040) as its lightest tone to Dark Spell (#2F3C4F) as its darkest. It blends Dark Spell, Shipyard, Safflower and Knockout Orange 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 #2F3C4F on #FBB040 at 6.06:1.

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

Color breakdown

Dark Spell #2F3C4F
RGB
rgb(47, 60, 79)
HSL
hsl(216, 25%, 25%)
Luminance
0.044
Shipyard #506F86
RGB
rgb(80, 111, 134)
HSL
hsl(206, 25%, 42%)
Luminance
0.148
Safflower #FBB040
RGB
rgb(251, 176, 64)
HSL
hsl(36, 96%, 62%)
Luminance
0.519
Knockout Orange #DE703C
RGB
rgb(222, 112, 60)
HSL
hsl(19, 71%, 55%)
Luminance
0.274

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #2F3C4F on #FBB040 6.06:1 AA
Aa #2F3C4F on #DE703C 3.45:1 AA Large
Aa #506F86 on #FBB040 2.88:1 Fail
Aa #2F3C4F on #506F86 2.11:1 Fail
Aa #FBB040 on #DE703C 1.75:1 Fail
Aa #506F86 on #DE703C 1.64:1 Fail

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