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Tears On The Sand

Tears On The Sand

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Tears On The Sand

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

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Mixed Complementary sand tears melancholic
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #2A2829;
  --c-earthy-2: #87BCCE;
  --c-earthy-3: #4F3F30;
  --c-earthy-4: #ADAC8D;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Juvie (#87BCCE) as its lightest tone to Chromaphobic Black (#2A2829) as its darkest. It blends Chromaphobic Black, Juvie, Turtle and Majolica Green into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 6 color pairings, 3 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #2A2829 on #87BCCE at 7.05:1.

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

Color breakdown

Chromaphobic Black #2A2829
RGB
rgb(42, 40, 41)
HSL
hsl(330, 2%, 16%)
Luminance
0.022
Juvie #87BCCE
RGB
rgb(135, 188, 206)
HSL
hsl(195, 42%, 67%)
Luminance
0.456
Turtle #4F3F30
RGB
rgb(79, 63, 48)
HSL
hsl(29, 24%, 25%)
Luminance
0.054
Majolica Green #ADAC8D
RGB
rgb(173, 172, 141)
HSL
hsl(58, 16%, 62%)
Luminance
0.403

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #2A2829 on #87BCCE 7.05:1 AAA
Aa #2A2829 on #ADAC8D 6.32:1 AA
Aa #87BCCE on #4F3F30 4.85:1 AA
Aa #4F3F30 on #ADAC8D 4.34:1 AA Large
Aa #2A2829 on #4F3F30 1.45:1 Fail
Aa #87BCCE on #ADAC8D 1.12:1 Fail

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