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Borealis

Borealis

4-color palette · Neutral · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Borealis

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

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Earthy 4 colors Neutral Mixed Complementary limited natural general borealis
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #FFDBB6;
  --c-earthy-2: #DB926D;
  --c-earthy-3: #496D6D;
  --c-earthy-4: #242449;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Pandora’s Box (#FFDBB6) as its lightest tone to Black Market (#242449) as its darkest. It blends Pandora’s Box, Summer’s End, Farrago and Black Market 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 #FFDBB6 on #242449 at 11.28:1.

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

Color breakdown

Pandora’s Box #FFDBB6
RGB
rgb(255, 219, 182)
HSL
hsl(30, 100%, 86%)
Luminance
0.753
Summer’s End #DB926D
RGB
rgb(219, 146, 109)
HSL
hsl(20, 60%, 64%)
Luminance
0.367
Farrago #496D6D
RGB
rgb(73, 109, 109)
HSL
hsl(180, 20%, 36%)
Luminance
0.135
Black Market #242449
RGB
rgb(36, 36, 73)
HSL
hsl(240, 34%, 21%)
Luminance
0.021

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #FFDBB6 on #242449 11.28:1 AAA
Aa #DB926D on #242449 5.86:1 AA
Aa #FFDBB6 on #496D6D 4.35:1 AA Large
Aa #496D6D on #242449 2.59:1 Fail
Aa #DB926D on #496D6D 2.26:1 Fail
Aa #FFDBB6 on #DB926D 1.92:1 Fail

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