Illustration printmaking linocut icon colors

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Created at 01/18/2022 18:32

The palette consists of Light, Semi dark, Dark colors. Accent colors #efabde and #5b284f. Palette has Cool, Warm colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #3C2C34 (darkest) to #EFABDE (lightest). The lightness range is moderate.

Saturation is mixed — 2 muted and 1 vivid out of 6 colors.

An analogous palette: its hues sit close together on the color wheel, within about 37°.

Warm and cool swatches are fairly balanced (3 warm, 3 cool).

HEX codes (sorted): #3C2C34, #5B284F, #CC8CB4, #CC8CBC, #CFAFB4, #EFABDE

Palette Illustration printmaking linocut icon colors combines 6 color codes:

HEX: #cc8cbc, RGB: (204, 140, 188); HEX: #efabde, RGB: (239, 171, 222); HEX: #5b284f, RGB: (91, 40, 79)

HEX: #cc8cb4, RGB: (204, 140, 180); HEX: #cfafb4, RGB: (207, 175, 180); HEX: #3c2c34, RGB: (60, 44, 52)

Simplified version of palette colors

Shade of Plum, Tint of Plum, Tint of Purple, Shade of Plum, Shade of Thistle, Tint of Black

Color scheme was created by colorswall

Color codes in palette

Illustration printmaking linocut icon colors color codes HEX, RGB information in table

Color	HEX	RGB	Name	Alternative name
#cc8cbc	#cc8cbc	RGB(204, 140, 188)	—	—
#efabde	#efabde	RGB(239, 171, 222)	—	—
#5b284f	#5b284f	RGB(91, 40, 79)	—	—
#cc8cb4	#cc8cb4	RGB(204, 140, 180)	—	—
#cfafb4	#cfafb4	RGB(207, 175, 180)	—	—
#3c2c34	#3c2c34	RGB(60, 44, 52)	—	—

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