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4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Analogous harmony

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

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Mixed Analogous artist 2bit yellow
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #1C1412;
  --c-earthy-2: #635650;
  --c-earthy-3: #D3AE21;
  --c-earthy-4: #D4C9C3;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Crushed Almond (#D4C9C3) as its lightest tone to Kokushoku Black (#1C1412) as its darkest. It blends Kokushoku Black, Harvest Oak, Grass Daisy and Crushed Almond into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 6 color pairings, 2 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #1C1412 on #D4C9C3 at 11.17:1.

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

Color breakdown

Kokushoku Black #1C1412
RGB
rgb(28, 20, 18)
HSL
hsl(12, 22%, 9%)
Luminance
0.008
Harvest Oak #635650
RGB
rgb(99, 86, 80)
HSL
hsl(19, 11%, 35%)
Luminance
0.099
Grass Daisy #D3AE21
RGB
rgb(211, 174, 33)
HSL
hsl(48, 73%, 48%)
Luminance
0.442
Crushed Almond #D4C9C3
RGB
rgb(212, 201, 195)
HSL
hsl(21, 17%, 80%)
Luminance
0.597

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #1C1412 on #D4C9C3 11.17:1 AAA
Aa #1C1412 on #D3AE21 8.50:1 AAA
Aa #635650 on #D4C9C3 4.35:1 AA Large
Aa #635650 on #D3AE21 3.31:1 AA Large
Aa #1C1412 on #635650 2.57:1 Fail
Aa #D3AE21 on #D4C9C3 1.31:1 Fail

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