Phytoplankton Pigments

Created at 10/23/2026 19:04

The palette consists of Light colors. Accent colors Carotenoids #d4a93e and Cyanobacteria #3e9d9b. Palette has Cool, Warm colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #A96562 (darkest) to #D4A93E (lightest). The lightness range is relatively narrow.

Saturation sits in a moderate mid-range, averaging 41% across the palette.

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): #3D9652, #3E9D9B, #70A94C, #8C9D53, #A96562, #D4A93E

Palette Phytoplankton Pigments combines 6 color codes:

HEX: #3d9652, RGB: (61, 150, 82); HEX: #70a94c, RGB: (112, 169, 76); HEX: #d4a93e, RGB: (212, 169, 62)

HEX: #3e9d9b, RGB: (62, 157, 155); HEX: #8c9d53, RGB: (140, 157, 83); HEX: #a96562, RGB: (169, 101, 98)

Simplified version of palette colors

Tint of Sea Green, Tint of Olive Drab, Tint of Goldenrod, Shade of Cadet Blue, Tint of Olive Drab, Shade of Indian Red

Color scheme was created by colorday

Color codes in palette

Phytoplankton Pigments color codes HEX, RGB information in table

Color	HEX	RGB	Name	Alternative name
#3d9652	#3d9652	RGB(61, 150, 82)	Chlorophyll A	—
#70a94c	#70a94c	RGB(112, 169, 76)	Chlorophyll B	—
#d4a93e	#d4a93e	RGB(212, 169, 62)	Carotenoids	—
#3e9d9b	#3e9d9b	RGB(62, 157, 155)	Cyanobacteria	—
#8c9d53	#8c9d53	RGB(140, 157, 83)	Diatoms	—
#a96562	#a96562	RGB(169, 101, 98)	Dinoflagellates	—

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