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4-Color Shalimar Palette

4-Color Shalimar Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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4-Color Shalimar 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: #D19178;
  --c-earthy-2: #A1583E;
  --c-earthy-3: #D4C07A;
  --c-earthy-4: #F8F7A5;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Shalimar (#F8F7A5) as its lightest tone to Ground Nutmeg (#A1583E) as its darkest. It blends Feldspar, Ground Nutmeg, Marsh Field and Shalimar 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 #A1583E on #F8F7A5 at 4.73:1.

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

Color breakdown

Feldspar #D19178
RGB
rgb(209, 145, 120)
HSL
hsl(17, 49%, 65%)
Luminance
0.352
Ground Nutmeg #A1583E
RGB
rgb(161, 88, 62)
HSL
hsl(16, 44%, 44%)
Luminance
0.149
Marsh Field #D4C07A
RGB
rgb(212, 192, 122)
HSL
hsl(47, 51%, 65%)
Luminance
0.531
Shalimar #F8F7A5
RGB
rgb(248, 247, 165)
HSL
hsl(59, 86%, 81%)
Luminance
0.892

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #A1583E on #F8F7A5 4.73:1 AA
Aa #A1583E on #D4C07A 2.92:1 Fail
Aa #D19178 on #F8F7A5 2.35:1 Fail
Aa #D19178 on #A1583E 2.02:1 Fail
Aa #D4C07A on #F8F7A5 1.62:1 Fail
Aa #D19178 on #D4C07A 1.45:1 Fail

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