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Pen N Paper

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Triadic harmony

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Pen N Paper

4-color palette · Warm temperature · Mixed tone · Triadic harmony

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Mixed Triadic purple paper ink drawing
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #E4DBBA;
  --c-earthy-2: #A4929A;
  --c-earthy-3: #4F3A54;
  --c-earthy-4: #260D1C;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Tempered Sage (#E4DBBA) as its lightest tone to Meški Black (#260D1C) as its darkest. It blends Tempered Sage, Nirvana, Amethyst Dark Violet and Meški Black 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 #E4DBBA on #260D1C at 13.09:1.

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

Color breakdown

Tempered Sage #E4DBBA
RGB
rgb(228, 219, 186)
HSL
hsl(47, 44%, 81%)
Luminance
0.707
Nirvana #A4929A
RGB
rgb(164, 146, 154)
HSL
hsl(333, 9%, 61%)
Luminance
0.308
Amethyst Dark Violet #4F3A54
RGB
rgb(79, 58, 84)
HSL
hsl(288, 18%, 28%)
Luminance
0.053
Meški Black #260D1C
RGB
rgb(38, 13, 28)
HSL
hsl(324, 49%, 10%)
Luminance
0.008

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #E4DBBA on #260D1C 13.09:1 AAA
Aa #E4DBBA on #4F3A54 7.33:1 AAA
Aa #A4929A on #260D1C 6.19:1 AA
Aa #A4929A on #4F3A54 3.46:1 AA Large
Aa #E4DBBA on #A4929A 2.12:1 Fail
Aa #4F3A54 on #260D1C 1.79:1 Fail

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