Sediment Sorting

Created at 10/26/2026 10:18

The palette consists of Light, Semi dark colors. Accent colors Poor #927d62 and Very Good #5a8a79. Palette has Warm, Cool colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #61778A (darkest) to #8D8B69 (lightest). The lightness range is relatively narrow.

Overall saturation feels mostly muted (lower chroma) — 100% 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): #5A8A79, #61778A, #718F70, #8A735D, #8D8B69, #927D62

Palette Sediment Sorting combines 6 color codes:

HEX: #8a735d, RGB: (138, 115, 93); HEX: #927d62, RGB: (146, 125, 98); HEX: #8d8b69, RGB: (141, 139, 105)

HEX: #718f70, RGB: (113, 143, 112); HEX: #5a8a79, RGB: (90, 138, 121); HEX: #61778a, RGB: (97, 119, 138)

Simplified version of palette colors

Shade of Grey, Tint of Grey, Tint of Grey, Tint of Sea Green, Shade of Cadet Blue, Shade of Slate Gray

Color scheme was created by hex

Color codes in palette

Sediment Sorting color codes HEX, RGB information in table

Color	HEX	RGB	Name	Alternative name
#8a735d	#8a735d	RGB(138, 115, 93)	Very Poor	—
#927d62	#927d62	RGB(146, 125, 98)	Poor	—
#8d8b69	#8d8b69	RGB(141, 139, 105)	Moderate	—
#718f70	#718f70	RGB(113, 143, 112)	Good	—
#5a8a79	#5a8a79	RGB(90, 138, 121)	Very Good	—
#61778a	#61778a	RGB(97, 119, 138)	Perfect	—

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