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Created at 05/06/2025 22:43
byScarlotte Spurgeon
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CBS 1965 Palette

  • Black
    #000000
  • Extreme Yellow
    #ffb428
  • Sky of Magritte
    #00a0ff
  • MicroProse Red
    #f01428
  • Pedestrian Green
    #00b428
The palette consists of Dark, Light colors. Accent colors Extreme Yellow #ffb428 and Sky of Magritte #00a0ff. Palette has Neutral, Warm, Cool colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #000000 (darkest) to #FFB428 (lightest). The lightness range is wide.

Overall saturation feels vivid (higher chroma).

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

Warm and cool swatches are fairly balanced.

HEX codes (sorted): #000000, #00A0FF, #00B428, #F01428, #FFB428

Palette CBS 1965 Palette has combination of 5 codes colors:
HEX: #000000, RGB: (0, 0, 0); HEX: #ffb428, RGB: (255, 180, 40); HEX: #00a0ff, RGB: (0, 160, 255)
HEX: #f01428, RGB: (240, 20, 40); HEX: #00b428, RGB: (0, 180, 40)
Simplified version of palette colors
Black, Shade of Orange, Shade of dodgerblue, Shade of Red, Tint of limegreen
Color scheme was created by Scarlotte Spurgeon

Colors codes in palette

CBS 1965 Palette color codes HEX, RGB information in table

Color HEX RGB Name Alternative name
#000000 #000000 RGB(0, 0, 0)Black—
#ffb428 #ffb428 RGB(255, 180, 40)Extreme Yellow—
#00a0ff #00a0ff RGB(0, 160, 255)Sky of Magritte—
#f01428 #f01428 RGB(240, 20, 40)MicroProse Red—
#00b428 #00b428 RGB(0, 180, 40)Pedestrian Green—

Color Palette Contrast

5 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text Color Background Color Contrast Ratio
#ffb428
#00a0ff
1.58
#ffb428
#00b428
1.56
#00a0ff
#f01428
1.54
#00a0ff
#00b428
1.01
#f01428
#00b428
1.56

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