Illustration mixtape retro color palette

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Created at 03/11/2020 12:25

The palette consists of Light, Dark, Semi dark colors. Accent colors #f1d095 and #040c1c. Palette has Warm, Neutral, Cool colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #040C1C (darkest) to #F1D095 (lightest). The lightness range is wide.

Saturation is mixed — 1 muted and 3 vivid out of 6 colors.

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

Overall temperature among swatches leans warm (3 of 6).

HEX codes (sorted): #040C1C, #3C3A7E, #7B5CAF, #D5B6BC, #DB5E44, #F1D095

Palette Illustration mixtape retro color palette combines 6 color codes:

HEX: #db5e44, RGB: (219, 94, 68); HEX: #f1d095, RGB: (241, 208, 149); HEX: #040c1c, RGB: (4, 12, 28)

HEX: #7b5caf, RGB: (123, 92, 175); HEX: #d5b6bc, RGB: (213, 182, 188); HEX: #3c3a7e, RGB: (60, 58, 126)

Simplified version of palette colors

Shade of Tomato, Shade of Navajo White, Tint of Black, Tint of Slate Blue, Shade of Thistle, Shade of Dark Slate Blue

Color scheme was created by colorswall

Color codes in palette

Illustration mixtape retro color palette color codes HEX, RGB information in table

Color	HEX	RGB	Name	Alternative name
#db5e44	#db5e44	RGB(219, 94, 68)	—	—
#f1d095	#f1d095	RGB(241, 208, 149)	—	—
#040c1c	#040c1c	RGB(4, 12, 28)	—	—
#7b5caf	#7b5caf	RGB(123, 92, 175)	—	—
#d5b6bc	#d5b6bc	RGB(213, 182, 188)	—	—
#3c3a7e	#3c3a7e	RGB(60, 58, 126)	—	—

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