Primer CSS framework Color system

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Created at 11/27/2018 09:21

The palette consists of Semi dark, Light colors. Accent colors Blue #0366d6 and Yellow #ffd33d. Palette has Neutral, Cool, Warm colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #6F42C1 (darkest) to #FFFFFF (lightest). The lightness range is moderate.

Overall saturation feels vivid (higher chroma) — 63% of colors are vivid.

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

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

HEX codes (sorted): #0366D6, #28A745, #6A737D, #6F42C1, #D73A49, #F66A0A, #FFD33D, #FFFFFF

Palette Primer CSS framework Color system combines 8 color codes:

HEX: #6a737d, RGB: (106, 115, 125); HEX: #0366d6, RGB: (3, 102, 214); HEX: #28a745, RGB: (40, 167, 69)

HEX: #6f42c1, RGB: (111, 66, 193); HEX: #ffd33d, RGB: (255, 211, 61); HEX: #f66a0a, RGB: (246, 106, 10)

HEX: #d73a49, RGB: (215, 58, 73); HEX: #ffffff, RGB: (255, 255, 255)

Simplified version of palette colors

Shade of Slate Gray, Shade of Royal Blue, Shade of Medium Sea Green, Tint of Blue Violet, Tint of Gold, Tint of Chocolate, Tint of Crimson, White

Color scheme was created by colorswall

Color codes in palette

Primer CSS framework Color system color codes HEX, RGB information in table

Color	HEX	RGB	Name	Alternative name
#6a737d	#6a737d	RGB(106, 115, 125)	Gray	—
#0366d6	#0366d6	RGB(3, 102, 214)	Blue	—
#28a745	#28a745	RGB(40, 167, 69)	Green	—
#6f42c1	#6f42c1	RGB(111, 66, 193)	Purple	—
#ffd33d	#ffd33d	RGB(255, 211, 61)	Yellow	—
#f66a0a	#f66a0a	RGB(246, 106, 10)	Orange	—
#d73a49	#d73a49	RGB(215, 58, 73)	Red	—
#ffffff	#ffffff	RGB(255, 255, 255)	White	—

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