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Primary Cold

Primary Cold

4-color palette · Neutral · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Primary Cold

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

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Earthy 4 colors Neutral Mixed Complementary gameboyprimarycold
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #E7F2F6;
  --c-earthy-2: #976F62;
  --c-earthy-3: #23223C;
  --c-earthy-4: #C5AF8B;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Clear Vision (#E7F2F6) as its lightest tone to Midnight Express (#23223C) as its darkest. It blends Clear Vision, Chocolate Temptation, Midnight Express and Green Gold 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 #E7F2F6 on #23223C at 13.5:1.

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

Color breakdown

Clear Vision #E7F2F6
RGB
rgb(231, 242, 246)
HSL
hsl(196, 45%, 94%)
Luminance
0.872
Chocolate Temptation #976F62
RGB
rgb(151, 111, 98)
HSL
hsl(15, 21%, 49%)
Luminance
0.188
Midnight Express #23223C
RGB
rgb(35, 34, 60)
HSL
hsl(242, 28%, 18%)
Luminance
0.018
Green Gold #C5AF8B
RGB
rgb(197, 175, 139)
HSL
hsl(37, 33%, 66%)
Luminance
0.444

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #E7F2F6 on #23223C 13.50:1 AAA
Aa #23223C on #C5AF8B 7.23:1 AAA
Aa #E7F2F6 on #976F62 3.87:1 AA Large
Aa #976F62 on #23223C 3.49:1 AA Large
Aa #976F62 on #C5AF8B 2.07:1 Fail
Aa #E7F2F6 on #C5AF8B 1.87:1 Fail

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