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Cave4

Cave4

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Triadic harmony

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Cave4

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

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Mixed Triadic dark polyducks gameboy blue
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #E4CBBF;
  --c-earthy-2: #938282;
  --c-earthy-3: #4F4E80;
  --c-earthy-4: #2C0016;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Belle of the Ball (#E4CBBF) as its lightest tone to Rhodophobia (#2C0016) as its darkest. It blends Belle of the Ball, Venetian, Tangent Periwinkle and Rhodophobia 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 #E4CBBF on #2C0016 at 12.15:1.

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

Color breakdown

Belle of the Ball #E4CBBF
RGB
rgb(228, 203, 191)
HSL
hsl(19, 41%, 82%)
Luminance
0.630
Venetian #938282
RGB
rgb(147, 130, 130)
HSL
hsl(0, 7%, 54%)
Luminance
0.238
Tangent Periwinkle #4F4E80
RGB
rgb(79, 78, 128)
HSL
hsl(241, 24%, 40%)
Luminance
0.087
Rhodophobia #2C0016
RGB
rgb(44, 0, 22)
HSL
hsl(330, 100%, 9%)
Luminance
0.006

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #E4CBBF on #2C0016 12.15:1 AAA
Aa #938282 on #2C0016 5.15:1 AA
Aa #E4CBBF on #4F4E80 4.97:1 AA
Aa #4F4E80 on #2C0016 2.44:1 Fail
Aa #E4CBBF on #938282 2.36:1 Fail
Aa #938282 on #4F4E80 2.11:1 Fail

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