Permafrost Thaw
- Stable Frozen#496c7d
- Early Thaw#658b87
- Wet Thaw#7a9d71
- Active Layer#a29a59
- Thermokarst#9a6b4f
- Collapsed Ground#694d48
Created at 10/24/2026 18:50
The palette consists of Semi dark, Light colors. Accent colors Stable Frozen #496c7d and Thermokarst #9a6b4f. Palette has Cool, Warm colors temperature.
By lightness, this palette runs from #694D48 (darkest) to #A29A59 (lightest). The lightness range is moderate.
Overall saturation feels mostly muted (lower chroma) — 67% of colors are muted.
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): #496C7D, #658B87, #694D48, #7A9D71, #9A6B4F, #A29A59
Palette Permafrost Thaw combines 6 color codes:
HEX: #496c7d, RGB: (73, 108, 125); HEX: #658b87, RGB: (101, 139, 135); HEX: #7a9d71, RGB: (122, 157, 113)
HEX: #a29a59, RGB: (162, 154, 89); HEX: #9a6b4f, RGB: (154, 107, 79); HEX: #694d48, RGB: (105, 77, 72)
Simplified version of palette colors
Shade of Slate Gray, Shade of Cadet Blue, Shade of Dark Sea Green, Shade of Dark Khaki, Tint of Sienna, Shade of Dim Gray
Color scheme was created by colorstudio
Color codes in palette
Permafrost Thaw color codes HEX, RGB information in table
Color Palette Contrast
12 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
| Text Color | Background Color | Contrast Ratio |
|---|---|---|
#496c7d | #658b87 | 1.5 |
#496c7d | #7a9d71 | 1.84 |
#496c7d | #a29a59 | 1.96 |
#496c7d | #9a6b4f | 1.23 |
#496c7d | #694d48 | 1.35 |
#658b87 | #7a9d71 | 1.23 |
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