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Calico 4

Calico 4

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Monochromatic harmony

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Calico 4

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

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Mixed Monochromatic monochrome yellow brown bnzo
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #EFEBDF;
  --c-earthy-2: #E8A053;
  --c-earthy-3: #936A4E;
  --c-earthy-4: #381701;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Sanding Sugar (#EFEBDF) as its lightest tone to American Bronze (#381701) as its darkest. It blends Sanding Sugar, Roasted Squash, Thrush and American Bronze 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 #EFEBDF on #381701 at 13.65:1.

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

Color breakdown

Sanding Sugar #EFEBDF
RGB
rgb(239, 235, 223)
HSL
hsl(45, 33%, 91%)
Luminance
0.831
Roasted Squash #E8A053
RGB
rgb(232, 160, 83)
HSL
hsl(31, 76%, 62%)
Luminance
0.429
Thrush #936A4E
RGB
rgb(147, 106, 78)
HSL
hsl(24, 31%, 44%)
Luminance
0.171
American Bronze #381701
RGB
rgb(56, 23, 1)
HSL
hsl(24, 96%, 11%)
Luminance
0.015

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #EFEBDF on #381701 13.65:1 AAA
Aa #E8A053 on #381701 7.42:1 AAA
Aa #EFEBDF on #936A4E 3.99:1 AA Large
Aa #936A4E on #381701 3.42:1 AA Large
Aa #E8A053 on #936A4E 2.17:1 Fail
Aa #EFEBDF on #E8A053 1.84:1 Fail

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