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Dying Contrast

Dying Contrast

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Dying Contrast

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

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Mixed Complementary 2bit muted 2buarypalettecontest contrast
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #D1ADA1;
  --c-earthy-2: #5E759C;
  --c-earthy-3: #7F2C44;
  --c-earthy-4: #3B252E;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Rose Smoke (#D1ADA1) as its lightest tone to Toledo (#3B252E) as its darkest. It blends Rose Smoke, Quiet Harbour, Rhododendron and Toledo 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 #D1ADA1 on #3B252E at 6.85:1.

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

Color breakdown

Rose Smoke #D1ADA1
RGB
rgb(209, 173, 161)
HSL
hsl(15, 34%, 73%)
Luminance
0.460
Quiet Harbour #5E759C
RGB
rgb(94, 117, 156)
HSL
hsl(218, 25%, 49%)
Luminance
0.175
Rhododendron #7F2C44
RGB
rgb(127, 44, 68)
HSL
hsl(343, 49%, 34%)
Luminance
0.067
Toledo #3B252E
RGB
rgb(59, 37, 46)
HSL
hsl(335, 23%, 19%)
Luminance
0.025

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #D1ADA1 on #3B252E 6.85:1 AA
Aa #D1ADA1 on #7F2C44 4.35:1 AA Large
Aa #5E759C on #3B252E 3.02:1 AA Large
Aa #D1ADA1 on #5E759C 2.27:1 Fail
Aa #5E759C on #7F2C44 1.92:1 Fail
Aa #7F2C44 on #3B252E 1.57:1 Fail

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