Lettering illustration typography handlettering colors palette

  • Bronze (Metallic)
    #a79550
  • Dark Vanilla
    #d4caa5
  • Spanish Bistre
    #84743c
  • Slate Gray
    #698494
  • Pale Silver
    #c9c0b9
  • Arsenic
    #354348
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Created at 03/30/2022 20:32
The palette consists of Light, Semi dark colors. Accent colors Spanish Bistre #84743c and Slate Gray #698494. Palette has Warm, Cool colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #354348 (darkest) to #D4CAA5 (lightest). The lightness range is moderate.

Saturation sits in a moderate mid-range, averaging 26% across the palette.

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): #354348, #698494, #84743C, #A79550, #C9C0B9, #D4CAA5

Palette Lettering illustration typography handlettering colors palette combines 6 color codes:
HEX: #a79550, RGB: (167, 149, 80); HEX: #d4caa5, RGB: (212, 202, 165); HEX: #84743c, RGB: (132, 116, 60)
HEX: #698494, RGB: (105, 132, 148); HEX: #c9c0b9, RGB: (201, 192, 185); HEX: #354348, RGB: (53, 67, 72)
Simplified version of palette colors
Shade of Dark Khaki, Shade of Wheat, Tint of Olive, Tint of Slate Gray, Tint of Silver, Shade of Dark Slate Gray
Color scheme was created by colorswall

Color codes in palette

Lettering illustration typography handlettering colors palette color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#a79550#a79550RGB(167, 149, 80)Bronze (Metallic)—
#d4caa5#d4caa5RGB(212, 202, 165)Dark Vanilla—
#84743c#84743cRGB(132, 116, 60)Spanish Bistre—
#698494#698494RGB(105, 132, 148)Slate Gray—
#c9c0b9#c9c0b9RGB(201, 192, 185)Pale Silver—
#354348#354348RGB(53, 67, 72)Arsenic—

Color Palette Contrast

6 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#a79550
#d4caa5
1.81
#a79550
#84743c
1.55
#a79550
#698494
1.32
#a79550
#c9c0b9
1.66
#d4caa5
#c9c0b9
1.09
#84743c
#698494
1.17

Image palette Lettering illustration typography handlettering colors palette png