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Population Bottleneck

  • Large Population
    #477f59
  • Mild Reduction
    #71965a
  • Moderate Reduction
    #a29a50
  • Severe Reduction
    #c17d48
  • Bottleneck
    #a94c47
  • Near Extinction
    #703541
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Created at 10/24/2026 20:32
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The palette consists of Semi dark, Light colors. Accent colors Severe Reduction #c17d48 and Bottleneck #a94c47. Palette has Cool, Warm colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #703541 (darkest) to #A29A50 (lightest). The lightness range is moderate.

Saturation sits in a moderate mid-range, averaging 36% across the palette.

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

Overall temperature among swatches leans warm (4 of 6).

HEX codes (sorted): #477F59, #703541, #71965A, #A29A50, #A94C47, #C17D48

Palette Population Bottleneck combines 6 color codes:
HEX: #477f59, RGB: (71, 127, 89); HEX: #71965a, RGB: (113, 150, 90); HEX: #a29a50, RGB: (162, 154, 80)
HEX: #c17d48, RGB: (193, 125, 72); HEX: #a94c47, RGB: (169, 76, 71); HEX: #703541, RGB: (112, 53, 65)
Simplified version of palette colors
Tint of Sea Green, Tint of Olive Drab, Shade of Dark Khaki, Shade of Peru, Tint of Brown, Shade of Brown
Color scheme was created by colourlock

Color codes in palette

Population Bottleneck color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#477f59#477f59RGB(71, 127, 89)Large Population—
#71965a#71965aRGB(113, 150, 90)Mild Reduction—
#a29a50#a29a50RGB(162, 154, 80)Moderate Reduction—
#c17d48#c17d48RGB(193, 125, 72)Severe Reduction—
#a94c47#a94c47RGB(169, 76, 71)Bottleneck—
#703541#703541RGB(112, 53, 65)Near Extinction—

Color Palette Contrast

12 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#477f59
#71965a
1.39
#477f59
#a29a50
1.63
#477f59
#c17d48
1.41
#477f59
#a94c47
1.16
#477f59
#703541
1.95
#71965a
#a29a50
1.17

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Population Bottleneck color palette: Large Population, Mild Reduction, Moderate Reduction, Severe Reduction, Bottleneck
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