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4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Triadic harmony

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

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Mixed Triadic 4 warm 2bit saturated
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #050209;
  --c-earthy-2: #52311E;
  --c-earthy-3: #C59562;
  --c-earthy-4: #FBF6F1;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Silver Bird (#FBF6F1) as its lightest tone to Ninja (#050209) as its darkest. It blends Ninja, Brown Bramble, Mannered Gold and Silver Bird 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 #050209 on #FBF6F1 at 19.19:1.

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

Color breakdown

Ninja #050209
RGB
rgb(5, 2, 9)
HSL
hsl(266, 64%, 2%)
Luminance
0.001
Brown Bramble #52311E
RGB
rgb(82, 49, 30)
HSL
hsl(22, 46%, 22%)
Luminance
0.041
Mannered Gold #C59562
RGB
rgb(197, 149, 98)
HSL
hsl(31, 46%, 58%)
Luminance
0.343
Silver Bird #FBF6F1
RGB
rgb(251, 246, 241)
HSL
hsl(30, 56%, 96%)
Luminance
0.928

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #050209 on #FBF6F1 19.19:1 AAA
Aa #52311E on #FBF6F1 10.76:1 AAA
Aa #050209 on #C59562 7.70:1 AAA
Aa #52311E on #C59562 4.32:1 AA Large
Aa #C59562 on #FBF6F1 2.49:1 Fail
Aa #050209 on #52311E 1.78:1 Fail

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