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Retrocal 4

Retrocal 4

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Retrocal 4

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

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Mixed Complementary gameboy polyphrog retro
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #268856;
  --c-earthy-2: #DCD579;
  --c-earthy-3: #B03522;
  --c-earthy-4: #4B1D2B;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Golden Rice (#DCD579) as its lightest tone to Dark Mahogany (#4B1D2B) as its darkest. It blends Lucky Green, Golden Rice, Cardinal’s Cassock and Dark Mahogany into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 6 color pairings, 1 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #DCD579 on #4B1D2B at 9.16:1.

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

Color breakdown

Lucky Green #268856
RGB
rgb(38, 136, 86)
HSL
hsl(149, 56%, 34%)
Luminance
0.187
Golden Rice #DCD579
RGB
rgb(220, 213, 121)
HSL
hsl(56, 59%, 67%)
Luminance
0.642
Cardinal’s Cassock #B03522
RGB
rgb(176, 53, 34)
HSL
hsl(8, 68%, 41%)
Luminance
0.119
Dark Mahogany #4B1D2B
RGB
rgb(75, 29, 43)
HSL
hsl(342, 44%, 20%)
Luminance
0.026

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #DCD579 on #4B1D2B 9.16:1 AAA
Aa #DCD579 on #B03522 4.10:1 AA Large
Aa #268856 on #4B1D2B 3.14:1 AA Large
Aa #268856 on #DCD579 2.92:1 Fail
Aa #B03522 on #4B1D2B 2.24:1 Fail
Aa #268856 on #B03522 1.40:1 Fail

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