Thermal Expansion

Created at 10/23/2026 19:08

The palette consists of Semi dark, Light colors. Accent colors Minimal #55717c and Very High #d17b4c. Palette has Cool, Warm colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #55717C (darkest) to #B49A55 (lightest). The lightness range is relatively narrow.

Saturation is mixed — 3 muted and 1 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): #55717C, #658B80, #8B9B68, #A9534A, #B49A55, #D17B4C

Palette Thermal Expansion combines 6 color codes:

HEX: #55717c, RGB: (85, 113, 124); HEX: #658b80, RGB: (101, 139, 128); HEX: #8b9b68, RGB: (139, 155, 104)

HEX: #b49a55, RGB: (180, 154, 85); HEX: #d17b4c, RGB: (209, 123, 76); HEX: #a9534a, RGB: (169, 83, 74)

Simplified version of palette colors

Shade of Slate Gray, Shade of Cadet Blue, Shade of Dark Sea Green, Shade of Dark Khaki, Tint of Chocolate, Shade of Indian Red

Color scheme was created by hex

Color codes in palette

Thermal Expansion color codes HEX, RGB information in table

Color	HEX	RGB	Name	Alternative name
#55717c	#55717c	RGB(85, 113, 124)	Minimal	—
#658b80	#658b80	RGB(101, 139, 128)	Low	—
#8b9b68	#8b9b68	RGB(139, 155, 104)	Moderate	—
#b49a55	#b49a55	RGB(180, 154, 85)	High	—
#d17b4c	#d17b4c	RGB(209, 123, 76)	Very High	—
#a9534a	#a9534a	RGB(169, 83, 74)	Extreme	—

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