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4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Triadic harmony

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GRAPEBOY

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

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Mixed Triadic green gameboy purple 2bit
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #CCBDAD;
  --c-earthy-2: #998A6B;
  --c-earthy-3: #666647;
  --c-earthy-4: #330533;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Mesa Tumbleweed (#CCBDAD) as its lightest tone to Exquisite Eggplant (#330533) as its darkest. It blends Mesa Tumbleweed, Renwick Olive, Cedar Glen and Exquisite Eggplant 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 #CCBDAD on #330533 at 9.46:1.

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

Color breakdown

Mesa Tumbleweed #CCBDAD
RGB
rgb(204, 189, 173)
HSL
hsl(31, 23%, 74%)
Luminance
0.523
Renwick Olive #998A6B
RGB
rgb(153, 138, 107)
HSL
hsl(40, 18%, 51%)
Luminance
0.260
Cedar Glen #666647
RGB
rgb(102, 102, 71)
HSL
hsl(60, 18%, 34%)
Luminance
0.128
Exquisite Eggplant #330533
RGB
rgb(51, 5, 51)
HSL
hsl(300, 82%, 11%)
Luminance
0.011

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #CCBDAD on #330533 9.46:1 AAA
Aa #998A6B on #330533 5.12:1 AA
Aa #CCBDAD on #666647 3.22:1 AA Large
Aa #666647 on #330533 2.94:1 Fail
Aa #CCBDAD on #998A6B 1.85:1 Fail
Aa #998A6B on #666647 1.74:1 Fail

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