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4-Color Permafrost Palette

4-Color Permafrost Palette

4-color palette · Neutral · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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4-Color Permafrost 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: #804D3B;
  --c-earthy-2: #522E24;
  --c-earthy-3: #75BEDA;
  --c-earthy-4: #9AEDF4;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Permafrost (#9AEDF4) as its lightest tone to Momoshio Brown (#522E24) as its darkest. It blends Nutmeg, Momoshio Brown, Pacific Harbour and Permafrost into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 6 color pairings, 3 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #522E24 on #9AEDF4 at 8.9:1.

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

Color breakdown

Nutmeg #804D3B
RGB
rgb(128, 77, 59)
HSL
hsl(16, 37%, 37%)
Luminance
0.102
Momoshio Brown #522E24
RGB
rgb(82, 46, 36)
HSL
hsl(13, 39%, 23%)
Luminance
0.039
Pacific Harbour #75BEDA
RGB
rgb(117, 190, 218)
HSL
hsl(197, 58%, 66%)
Luminance
0.457
Permafrost #9AEDF4
RGB
rgb(154, 237, 244)
HSL
hsl(185, 80%, 78%)
Luminance
0.740

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #522E24 on #9AEDF4 8.90:1 AAA
Aa #522E24 on #75BEDA 5.71:1 AA
Aa #804D3B on #9AEDF4 5.19:1 AA
Aa #804D3B on #75BEDA 3.33:1 AA Large
Aa #804D3B on #522E24 1.71:1 Fail
Aa #75BEDA on #9AEDF4 1.56:1 Fail

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