Illustration branding design editorial hex colors

0.25k

Created at 11/09/2019 14:26

The palette consists of Light, Dark, Semi dark colors. Accent colors #f9670c and #043484. Palette has Warm, Cool colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #4E322C (darkest) to #FCC4C4 (lightest). The lightness range is moderate.

Saturation is mixed — 2 muted and 3 vivid out of 6 colors.

Some colors sit roughly opposite each other on the color wheel, giving the palette complementary contrast.

Overall temperature among swatches leans warm (4 of 6).

HEX codes (sorted): #043484, #4E322C, #987B79, #9EB0CF, #F9670C, #FCC4C4

Palette Illustration branding design editorial hex colors combines 6 color codes:

HEX: #f9670c, RGB: (249, 103, 12); HEX: #fcc4c4, RGB: (252, 196, 196); HEX: #043484, RGB: (4, 52, 132)

HEX: #987b79, RGB: (152, 123, 121); HEX: #9eb0cf, RGB: (158, 176, 207); HEX: #4e322c, RGB: (78, 50, 44)

Simplified version of palette colors

Tint of Orange Red, Tint of Pink, Shade of Dark Slate Blue, Shade of Rosy Brown, Shade of Light Steel Blue, Tint of Maroon

Color scheme was created by colorswall

Color codes in palette

Illustration branding design editorial hex colors color codes HEX, RGB information in table

Color	HEX	RGB	Name	Alternative name
#f9670c	#f9670c	RGB(249, 103, 12)	—	—
#fcc4c4	#fcc4c4	RGB(252, 196, 196)	—	—
#043484	#043484	RGB(4, 52, 132)	—	—
#987b79	#987b79	RGB(152, 123, 121)	—	—
#9eb0cf	#9eb0cf	RGB(158, 176, 207)	—	—
#4e322c	#4e322c	RGB(78, 50, 44)	—	—

6 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.