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4-Color Rusty Orange Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Light · Triadic harmony

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4-Color Rusty Orange Palette

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

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Light Triadic

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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #CD5C08;
  --c-earthy-2: #FFF5E4;
  --c-earthy-3: #C1D8C3;
  --c-earthy-4: #6A9C89;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Silky Tofu (#FFF5E4) as its lightest tone to Rusty Orange (#CD5C08) as its darkest. It blends Rusty Orange, Silky Tofu, Edgewater and Cyprus Green into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. None of the 6 in-palette color pairings clear the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1), so pair these colors with black or white for body text.

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

Color breakdown

Rusty Orange #CD5C08

RGB: rgb(205, 92, 8)
HSL: hsl(26, 92%, 42%)
Luminance: 0.207

Silky Tofu #FFF5E4

RGB: rgb(255, 245, 228)
HSL: hsl(38, 100%, 95%)
Luminance: 0.922

Edgewater #C1D8C3

RGB: rgb(193, 216, 195)
HSL: hsl(125, 23%, 80%)
Luminance: 0.644

Cyprus Green #6A9C89

RGB: rgb(106, 156, 137)
HSL: hsl(157, 20%, 51%)
Luminance: 0.287

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #CD5C08 on #FFF5E4 3.79:1 AA Large

Aa #FFF5E4 on #6A9C89 2.89:1 Fail

Aa #CD5C08 on #C1D8C3 2.71:1 Fail

Aa #C1D8C3 on #6A9C89 2.06:1 Fail

Aa #FFF5E4 on #C1D8C3 1.40:1 Fail

Aa #CD5C08 on #6A9C89 1.31:1 Fail

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