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Pico 4

Pico 4

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Pico 4

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

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Complementary polyphrog pico8
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Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #180C21;
  --c-earthy-2: #859999;
  --c-earthy-3: #3A4A54;
  --c-earthy-4: #49AB3F;
  --c-earthy-5: #FFF4B0;
  --c-earthy-6: #CE6B40;
  --c-earthy-7: #6F324E;
  --c-earthy-8: #E75E5E;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Paper Tiger (#FFF4B0) as its lightest tone to Shot in the Dark (#180C21) as its darkest. It blends Shot in the Dark, Standish Blue, New Navy Blue, Mid Green, Paper Tiger, Fresh Acorn, Burlat Red and Reductant into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 7 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #180C21 on #FFF4B0 at 16.9:1.

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

Color breakdown

Shot in the Dark #180C21
RGB
rgb(24, 12, 33)
HSL
hsl(274, 47%, 9%)
Luminance
0.006
Standish Blue #859999
RGB
rgb(133, 153, 153)
HSL
hsl(180, 9%, 56%)
Luminance
0.301
New Navy Blue #3A4A54
RGB
rgb(58, 74, 84)
HSL
hsl(203, 18%, 28%)
Luminance
0.064
Mid Green #49AB3F
RGB
rgb(73, 171, 63)
HSL
hsl(114, 46%, 46%)
Luminance
0.309
Paper Tiger #FFF4B0
RGB
rgb(255, 244, 176)
HSL
hsl(52, 100%, 85%)
Luminance
0.891
Fresh Acorn #CE6B40
RGB
rgb(206, 107, 64)
HSL
hsl(18, 59%, 53%)
Luminance
0.240
Burlat Red #6F324E
RGB
rgb(111, 50, 78)
HSL
hsl(332, 38%, 32%)
Luminance
0.062
Reductant #E75E5E
RGB
rgb(231, 94, 94)
HSL
hsl(0, 74%, 64%)
Luminance
0.258

Contrast & accessibility

7 of 28 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #180C21 on #FFF4B0 16.90:1 AAA
Aa #FFF4B0 on #6F324E 8.39:1 AAA
Aa #3A4A54 on #FFF4B0 8.23:1 AAA
Aa #180C21 on #49AB3F 6.45:1 AA
Aa #180C21 on #859999 6.30:1 AA
Aa #180C21 on #E75E5E 5.53:1 AA
Aa #180C21 on #CE6B40 5.21:1 AA
Aa #FFF4B0 on #CE6B40 3.24:1 AA Large
Aa #49AB3F on #6F324E 3.20:1 AA Large
Aa #3A4A54 on #49AB3F 3.14:1 AA Large
Aa #859999 on #6F324E 3.13:1 AA Large
Aa #859999 on #3A4A54 3.07:1 AA Large
Aa #FFF4B0 on #E75E5E 3.05:1 AA Large
Aa #6F324E on #E75E5E 2.75:1 Fail
Aa #3A4A54 on #E75E5E 2.69:1 Fail
Aa #859999 on #FFF4B0 2.68:1 Fail
Aa #49AB3F on #FFF4B0 2.62:1 Fail
Aa #CE6B40 on #6F324E 2.59:1 Fail
Aa #3A4A54 on #CE6B40 2.54:1 Fail
Aa #180C21 on #3A4A54 2.05:1 Fail
Aa #180C21 on #6F324E 2.01:1 Fail
Aa #49AB3F on #CE6B40 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #859999 on #CE6B40 1.21:1 Fail
Aa #49AB3F on #E75E5E 1.17:1 Fail
Aa #859999 on #E75E5E 1.14:1 Fail
Aa #CE6B40 on #E75E5E 1.06:1 Fail
Aa #859999 on #49AB3F 1.02:1 Fail
Aa #3A4A54 on #6F324E 1.02:1 Fail

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