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4-Color Capital Yellow Palette

4-Color Capital Yellow Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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4-Color Capital Yellow Palette

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

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Mixed Complementary
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #2D3C59;
  --c-earthy-2: #94A378;
  --c-earthy-3: #E5BA41;
  --c-earthy-4: #D1855C;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Capital Yellow (#E5BA41) as its lightest tone to Academic Blue (#2D3C59) as its darkest. It blends Academic Blue, Broccoflower, Capital Yellow and Sunny Horizon 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 #2D3C59 on #E5BA41 at 6.01:1.

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

Color breakdown

Academic Blue #2D3C59
RGB
rgb(45, 60, 89)
HSL
hsl(220, 33%, 26%)
Luminance
0.045
Broccoflower #94A378
RGB
rgb(148, 163, 120)
HSL
hsl(81, 19%, 55%)
Luminance
0.339
Capital Yellow #E5BA41
RGB
rgb(229, 186, 65)
HSL
hsl(44, 76%, 58%)
Luminance
0.522
Sunny Horizon #D1855C
RGB
rgb(209, 133, 92)
HSL
hsl(21, 56%, 59%)
Luminance
0.311

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #2D3C59 on #E5BA41 6.01:1 AA
Aa #2D3C59 on #94A378 4.08:1 AA Large
Aa #2D3C59 on #D1855C 3.80:1 AA Large
Aa #E5BA41 on #D1855C 1.58:1 Fail
Aa #94A378 on #E5BA41 1.47:1 Fail
Aa #94A378 on #D1855C 1.08:1 Fail

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