Created at 12/26/2024 09:39
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USC Cardinal, Dangerously Red, Geranium Leaf, Sage Green Grey, Tahoe Blue palette

  • USC Cardinal
    #990010
  • Dangerously Red
    #d84139
  • Geranium Leaf
    #90ac74
  • Sage Green Grey
    #69796a
  • Tahoe Blue
    #94b8c1
  • Desert Cactus
    #afca9d
  • Silver Shadow
    #d8dad8
The palette consists of Dark, Semi dark, Light colors. Accent colors USC Cardinal #990010 and Tahoe Blue #94b8c1. Palette has Warm, Neutral, Cool colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #990010 (darkest) to #D8DAD8 (lightest). The lightness range is wide.

Overall saturation feels mostly muted (lower chroma).

Some hue pairs sit near complementary positions — you may read this as complementary contrast (loose heuristic).

Most swatches read as neutral in color temperature.

HEX codes (sorted): #69796A, #90AC74, #94B8C1, #990010, #AFCA9D, #D84139, #D8DAD8

Palette USC Cardinal, Dangerously Red, Geranium Leaf, Sage Green Grey, Tahoe Blue palette has combination of 7 codes colors:
HEX: #990010, RGB: (153, 0, 16); HEX: #d84139, RGB: (216, 65, 57); HEX: #90ac74, RGB: (144, 172, 116)
HEX: #69796a, RGB: (105, 121, 106); HEX: #94b8c1, RGB: (148, 184, 193); HEX: #afca9d, RGB: (175, 202, 157)
HEX: #d8dad8, RGB: (216, 218, 216)
Simplified version of palette colors
Shade of darkred, Shade of crimson, Tint of darkseagreen, Shade of dimgrey, Tint of lightblue, Shade of darkseagreen, Tint of gainsboro
Color scheme was created by raccoon

Colors codes in palette

USC Cardinal, Dangerously Red, Geranium Leaf, Sage Green Grey, Tahoe Blue palette color codes HEX, RGB information in table

Color HEX RGB Name Alternative name
#990010 #990010 RGB(153, 0, 16)USC Cardinal
#d84139 #d84139 RGB(216, 65, 57)Dangerously Red
#90ac74 #90ac74 RGB(144, 172, 116)Geranium Leaf
#69796a #69796a RGB(105, 121, 106)Sage Green Grey
#94b8c1 #94b8c1 RGB(148, 184, 193)Tahoe Blue
#afca9d #afca9d RGB(175, 202, 157)Desert Cactus
#d8dad8 #d8dad8 RGB(216, 218, 216)Silver Shadow

Color Palette Contrast

10 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text Color Background Color Contrast Ratio
#990010
#69796a
1.92
#d84139
#90ac74
1.76
#d84139
#69796a
1.04
#90ac74
#69796a
1.83
#90ac74
#94b8c1
1.18
#90ac74
#afca9d
1.4

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