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Ancient Scroll

Ancient Scroll

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Ancient Scroll

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

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Mixed Complementary gameboy paper ancient
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #2E4252;
  --c-earthy-2: #738E85;
  --c-earthy-3: #BEBBA1;
  --c-earthy-4: #E5DAB9;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from At the Beach (#E5DAB9) as its lightest tone to Waterhen Back (#2E4252) as its darkest. It blends Waterhen Back, Hawkesbury, Heavy Hammock and At the Beach 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 #2E4252 on #E5DAB9 at 7.47:1.

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

Color breakdown

Waterhen Back #2E4252
RGB
rgb(46, 66, 82)
HSL
hsl(207, 28%, 25%)
Luminance
0.051
Hawkesbury #738E85
RGB
rgb(115, 142, 133)
HSL
hsl(160, 11%, 50%)
Luminance
0.247
Heavy Hammock #BEBBA1
RGB
rgb(190, 187, 161)
HSL
hsl(54, 18%, 69%)
Luminance
0.491
At the Beach #E5DAB9
RGB
rgb(229, 218, 185)
HSL
hsl(45, 46%, 81%)
Luminance
0.703

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #2E4252 on #E5DAB9 7.47:1 AAA
Aa #2E4252 on #BEBBA1 5.36:1 AA
Aa #2E4252 on #738E85 2.94:1 Fail
Aa #738E85 on #E5DAB9 2.54:1 Fail
Aa #738E85 on #BEBBA1 1.82:1 Fail
Aa #BEBBA1 on #E5DAB9 1.39:1 Fail

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