Sea Surface Temperature

Created at 10/23/2026 19:00

The palette consists of Light colors. Accent colors Polar #4b7f96 and Hot #d77a42. Palette has Cool, Warm colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #4B7F96 (darkest) to #BFA04E (lightest). The lightness range is relatively narrow.

Saturation is mixed — 1 muted and 2 vivid out of 6 colors.

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

Warm and cool swatches are fairly balanced (3 warm, 3 cool).

HEX codes (sorted): #4B7F96, #579CA2, #7DA86D, #BFA04E, #C94C46, #D77A42

Palette Sea Surface Temperature combines 6 color codes:

HEX: #4b7f96, RGB: (75, 127, 150); HEX: #579ca2, RGB: (87, 156, 162); HEX: #7da86d, RGB: (125, 168, 109)

HEX: #bfa04e, RGB: (191, 160, 78); HEX: #d77a42, RGB: (215, 122, 66); HEX: #c94c46, RGB: (201, 76, 70)

Simplified version of palette colors

Shade of Steel Blue, Shade of Cadet Blue, Shade of Dark Sea Green, Shade of Goldenrod, Tint of Chocolate, Shade of Indian Red

Color scheme was created by palettespicker

Color codes in palette

Sea Surface Temperature color codes HEX, RGB information in table

Color	HEX	RGB	Name	Alternative name
#4b7f96	#4b7f96	RGB(75, 127, 150)	Polar	—
#579ca2	#579ca2	RGB(87, 156, 162)	Cool	—
#7da86d	#7da86d	RGB(125, 168, 109)	Mild	—
#bfa04e	#bfa04e	RGB(191, 160, 78)	Warm	—
#d77a42	#d77a42	RGB(215, 122, 66)	Hot	—
#c94c46	#c94c46	RGB(201, 76, 70)	Marine Heatwave	—

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