PICO-8
- Black#000000
- Storm#1d2b53
- Wine#7e2553
- Moss#008751
- Tan#ab5236
- Slate#5f574f
- Silver#c2c3c7
- White#fff1e8
- Ember#ff004d
- Orange#ffa300
- Lemon#ffec27
- Lime#00e436
- Sky#29adff
- Dusk#83769c
- Pink#ff77a8
- Peach#ffccaa
Created at 03/15/2023 18:24
The palette consists of Dark, Semi dark, Light colors. Accent colors White #fff1e8 and Sky #29adff. Palette has Neutral, Cool, Warm colors temperature.
By lightness, this palette runs from #000000 (darkest) to #FFF1E8 (lightest). The lightness range is wide.
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.
Overall temperature among swatches leans warm (7 of 16).
HEX codes (sorted): #000000, #008751, #00E436, #1D2B53, #29ADFF, #5F574F, #7E2553, #83769C, #AB5236, #C2C3C7, #FF004D, #FF77A8, #FFA300, #FFCCAA, #FFEC27, #FFF1E8
Palette PICO-8 combines 16 color codes:
HEX: #000000, RGB: (0, 0, 0); HEX: #1d2b53, RGB: (29, 43, 83); HEX: #7e2553, RGB: (126, 37, 83)
HEX: #008751, RGB: (0, 135, 81); HEX: #ab5236, RGB: (171, 82, 54); HEX: #5f574f, RGB: (95, 87, 79)
HEX: #c2c3c7, RGB: (194, 195, 199); HEX: #fff1e8, RGB: (255, 241, 232); HEX: #ff004d, RGB: (255, 0, 77)
HEX: #ffa300, RGB: (255, 163, 0); HEX: #ffec27, RGB: (255, 236, 39); HEX: #00e436, RGB: (0, 228, 54)
HEX: #29adff, RGB: (41, 173, 255); HEX: #83769c, RGB: (131, 118, 156); HEX: #ff77a8, RGB: (255, 119, 168)
HEX: #ffccaa, RGB: (255, 204, 170)
Simplified version of palette colors
Black, Tint of Midnight Blue, Tint of Purple, Shade of Sea Green, Tint of Sienna, Shade of Dim Gray, Tint of Silver, Tint of Linen, Tint of Crimson, Shade of Orange, Shade of Yellow, Shade of Lime Green, Tint of Deep Sky Blue, Shade of Medium Purple, Tint of Hot Pink, Shade of Peach Puff
Color scheme was created by Nathan Voltz
Color codes in palette
PICO-8 color codes HEX, RGB information in table
| Color | HEX | RGB | Name | Alternative name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #000000 | #000000 | RGB(0, 0, 0) | Black | — |
| #1d2b53 | #1d2b53 | RGB(29, 43, 83) | Storm | Pico Void |
| #7e2553 | #7e2553 | RGB(126, 37, 83) | Wine | Pico Eggplant |
| #008751 | #008751 | RGB(0, 135, 81) | Moss | Pixel Nature |
| #ab5236 | #ab5236 | RGB(171, 82, 54) | Tan | Pico Earth |
| #5f574f | #5f574f | RGB(95, 87, 79) | Slate | Dark LUA Console |
| #c2c3c7 | #c2c3c7 | RGB(194, 195, 199) | Silver | Pico Metal |
| #fff1e8 | #fff1e8 | RGB(255, 241, 232) | White | Pico Ivory |
| #ff004d | #ff004d | RGB(255, 0, 77) | Ember | Bloody Pico-8 |
| #ffa300 | #ffa300 | RGB(255, 163, 0) | Orange | Pico Orange |
| #ffec27 | #ffec27 | RGB(255, 236, 39) | Lemon | Pico Sun |
| #00e436 | #00e436 | RGB(0, 228, 54) | Lime | Lexaloffle Green |
| #29adff | #29adff | RGB(41, 173, 255) | Sky | Fantasy Console Sky |
| #83769c | #83769c | RGB(131, 118, 156) | Dusk | Voxatron Purple |
| #ff77a8 | #ff77a8 | RGB(255, 119, 168) | Pink | Pico-8 Pink |
| #ffccaa | #ffccaa | RGB(255, 204, 170) | Peach | Peachy Pico |
Color Palette Contrast
46 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
| Text Color | Background Color | Contrast Ratio |
|---|---|---|
#000000 | #1d2b53 | 1.52 |
#1d2b53 | #7e2553 | 1.49 |
#1d2b53 | #5f574f | 1.94 |
#7e2553 | #ab5236 | 1.75 |
#7e2553 | #5f574f | 1.3 |
#008751 | #ab5236 | 1.14 |
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