Design process blog illustration painting colours

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Created at 11/17/2019 17:20

The palette consists of Semi dark, Light, Dark colors. Accent colors #da1405 and #0d1366. Palette has Warm, Cool colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #0D1366 (darkest) to #BAF3AB (lightest). The lightness range is wide.

Saturation is mixed — 1 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 cool (5 of 6).

HEX codes (sorted): #0D1366, #3C514E, #6054A8, #B1D09B, #BAF3AB, #DA1405

Palette Design process blog illustration painting colours combines 6 color codes:

HEX: #da1405, RGB: (218, 20, 5); HEX: #baf3ab, RGB: (186, 243, 171); HEX: #0d1366, RGB: (13, 19, 102)

HEX: #6054a8, RGB: (96, 84, 168); HEX: #b1d09b, RGB: (177, 208, 155); HEX: #3c514e, RGB: (60, 81, 78)

Simplified version of palette colors

Tint of Red, Tint of Light Green, Shade of Midnight Blue, Shade of Slate Blue, Tint of Dark Sea Green, Tint of Dark Slate Gray

Color scheme was created by colorswall

Color codes in palette

Design process blog illustration painting colours color codes HEX, RGB information in table

Color	HEX	RGB	Name	Alternative name
#da1405	#da1405	RGB(218, 20, 5)	—	—
#baf3ab	#baf3ab	RGB(186, 243, 171)	—	—
#0d1366	#0d1366	RGB(13, 19, 102)	—	—
#6054a8	#6054a8	RGB(96, 84, 168)	—	—
#b1d09b	#b1d09b	RGB(177, 208, 155)	—	—
#3c514e	#3c514e	RGB(60, 81, 78)	—	—

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