Microsoft brand colors

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Created at 08/02/2019 07:43

The palette consists of Light, Semi dark colors. Accent colors #00a4ef and #ffb900. Palette has Warm, Cool, Neutral colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #737373 (darkest) to #FFB900 (lightest). The lightness range is moderate.

Overall saturation feels vivid (higher chroma) — 80% 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 (2 warm, 2 cool).

HEX codes (sorted): #00A4EF, #737373, #7FBA00, #F25022, #FFB900

Palette Microsoft brand colors combines 5 color codes:

HEX: #f25022, RGB: (242, 80, 34); HEX: #7fba00, RGB: (127, 186, 0); HEX: #00a4ef, RGB: (0, 164, 239)

HEX: #ffb900, RGB: (255, 185, 0); HEX: #737373, RGB: (115, 115, 115)

Simplified version of palette colors

Tint of Orange Red, Shade of Yellow Green, Shade of Deep Sky Blue, Tint of Orange, Tint of Dim Gray

Color scheme was created by colorswall

Color codes in palette

Microsoft brand colors color codes HEX, RGB information in table

Color	HEX	RGB	Name	Alternative name
#f25022	#f25022	RGB(242, 80, 34)	—	—
#7fba00	#7fba00	RGB(127, 186, 0)	—	—
#00a4ef	#00a4ef	RGB(0, 164, 239)	—	—
#ffb900	#ffb900	RGB(255, 185, 0)	—	—
#737373	#737373	RGB(115, 115, 115)	—	Industrial Revolution

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