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4-Color Basketball Palette

4-Color Basketball Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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4-Color Basketball 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: #5D697A;
  --c-earthy-2: #383838;
  --c-earthy-3: #F66B34;
  --c-earthy-4: #F2D639;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Giallo (#F2D639) as its lightest tone to Lacquered Liquorice (#383838) as its darkest. It blends Spinning Blue, Lacquered Liquorice, Basketball and Giallo into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 6 color pairings, 1 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #383838 on #F2D639 at 8.07:1.

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

Color breakdown

Spinning Blue #5D697A
RGB
rgb(93, 105, 122)
HSL
hsl(215, 13%, 42%)
Luminance
0.138
Lacquered Liquorice #383838
RGB
rgb(56, 56, 56)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 22%)
Luminance
0.040
Basketball #F66B34
RGB
rgb(246, 107, 52)
HSL
hsl(17, 92%, 58%)
Luminance
0.304
Giallo #F2D639
RGB
rgb(242, 214, 57)
HSL
hsl(51, 88%, 59%)
Luminance
0.673

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #383838 on #F2D639 8.07:1 AAA
Aa #383838 on #F66B34 3.95:1 AA Large
Aa #5D697A on #F2D639 3.84:1 AA Large
Aa #5D697A on #383838 2.10:1 Fail
Aa #F66B34 on #F2D639 2.04:1 Fail
Aa #5D697A on #F66B34 1.88:1 Fail

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