Acid Mine Drainage

  • Mineral Gray
    #6e7475
  • Iron Ochre
    #c4a04a
  • Sulfur Yellow
    #e3d74b
  • Rust Orange
    #d8753f
  • Ferric Red
    #a74335
  • Acid Water
    #568b87
  • Sediment Brown
    #74503d
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Created at 10/22/2026 10:09
The palette consists of Semi dark, Light colors. Accent colors Sulfur Yellow #e3d74b and Acid Water #568b87. Palette has Neutral, Warm, Cool colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #74503D (darkest) to #E3D74B (lightest). The lightness range is moderate.

Saturation is mixed — 2 muted and 2 vivid out of 7 colors.

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

Overall temperature among swatches leans warm (5 of 7).

HEX codes (sorted): #568B87, #6E7475, #74503D, #A74335, #C4A04A, #D8753F, #E3D74B

Palette Acid Mine Drainage combines 7 color codes:
HEX: #6e7475, RGB: (110, 116, 117); HEX: #c4a04a, RGB: (196, 160, 74); HEX: #e3d74b, RGB: (227, 215, 75)
HEX: #d8753f, RGB: (216, 117, 63); HEX: #a74335, RGB: (167, 67, 53); HEX: #568b87, RGB: (86, 139, 135)
HEX: #74503d, RGB: (116, 80, 61)
Simplified version of palette colors
Tint of Dim Gray, Shade of Goldenrod, Shade of Khaki, Tint of Chocolate, Tint of Brown, Tint of Dark Cyan, Tint of Saddle Brown
Color scheme was created by colorslib

Color codes in palette

Acid Mine Drainage color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#6e7475#6e7475RGB(110, 116, 117)Mineral Gray—
#c4a04a#c4a04aRGB(196, 160, 74)Iron Ochre—
#e3d74b#e3d74bRGB(227, 215, 75)Sulfur Yellow—
#d8753f#d8753fRGB(216, 117, 63)Rust Orange—
#a74335#a74335RGB(167, 67, 53)Ferric Red—
#568b87#568b87RGB(86, 139, 135)Acid Water—
#74503d#74503dRGB(116, 80, 61)Sediment Brown—

Color Palette Contrast

13 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#6e7475
#c4a04a
1.91
#6e7475
#d8753f
1.47
#6e7475
#a74335
1.26
#6e7475
#568b87
1.23
#6e7475
#74503d
1.49
#c4a04a
#e3d74b
1.66

Image palette Acid Mine Drainage png