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4-Color Curd Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Triadic harmony

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4-Color Curd Palette

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

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Mixed Triadic

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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #B6CBBD;
  --c-earthy-2: #754E1A;
  --c-earthy-3: #CBA35C;
  --c-earthy-4: #F8E1B7;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Curd (#F8E1B7) as its lightest tone to Trojan Horse Brown (#754E1A) as its darkest. It blends Matte Jade Green, Trojan Horse Brown, Excitable and Curd 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 #754E1A on #F8E1B7 at 5.75:1.

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

Color breakdown

Matte Jade Green #B6CBBD

RGB: rgb(182, 203, 189)
HSL: hsl(140, 17%, 75%)
Luminance: 0.563

Trojan Horse Brown #754E1A

RGB: rgb(117, 78, 26)
HSL: hsl(34, 64%, 28%)
Luminance: 0.093

Excitable #CBA35C

RGB: rgb(203, 163, 92)
HSL: hsl(38, 52%, 58%)
Luminance: 0.397

Curd #F8E1B7

RGB: rgb(248, 225, 183)
HSL: hsl(39, 82%, 85%)
Luminance: 0.772

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #754E1A on #F8E1B7 5.75:1 AA

Aa #B6CBBD on #754E1A 4.29:1 AA Large

Aa #754E1A on #CBA35C 3.12:1 AA Large

Aa #CBA35C on #F8E1B7 1.84:1 Fail

Aa #B6CBBD on #CBA35C 1.37:1 Fail

Aa #B6CBBD on #F8E1B7 1.34:1 Fail

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