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Blood Tide

Blood Tide

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Blood Tide

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

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Mixed Complementary cool blood exciting tide
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #FFFEEA;
  --c-earthy-2: #7A968D;
  --c-earthy-3: #394A5A;
  --c-earthy-4: #652121;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Northern Star (#FFFEEA) as its lightest tone to Full City Roast (#652121) as its darkest. It blends Northern Star, Brimming Over, Odyssey and Full City Roast 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 #FFFEEA on #652121 at 11.5:1.

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

Color breakdown

Northern Star #FFFEEA
RGB
rgb(255, 254, 234)
HSL
hsl(57, 100%, 96%)
Luminance
0.981
Brimming Over #7A968D
RGB
rgb(122, 150, 141)
HSL
hsl(161, 12%, 53%)
Luminance
0.279
Odyssey #394A5A
RGB
rgb(57, 74, 90)
HSL
hsl(209, 22%, 29%)
Luminance
0.065
Full City Roast #652121
RGB
rgb(101, 33, 33)
HSL
hsl(0, 51%, 26%)
Luminance
0.040

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #FFFEEA on #652121 11.50:1 AAA
Aa #FFFEEA on #394A5A 8.96:1 AAA
Aa #7A968D on #652121 3.67:1 AA Large
Aa #FFFEEA on #7A968D 3.14:1 AA Large
Aa #7A968D on #394A5A 2.86:1 Fail
Aa #394A5A on #652121 1.28:1 Fail

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