USGS Standard Cartography
- Water Feature Blue#99ccff
- Forest/Woodland Green#ccffcc
- Topographic Contour Brown#cc9966
- Built-Up Area Pink#ffccff
- Primary Highway Red#ff0000
- Background White#ffffff
Created at 10/28/2026 11:16
The palette consists of Light colors. Accent colors Forest/Woodland Green #ccffcc and Built-Up Area Pink #ffccff. Palette has Cool, Warm, Neutral colors temperature.
By lightness, this palette runs from #FF0000 (darkest) to #FFFFFF (lightest). The lightness range is moderate.
Overall saturation feels vivid (higher chroma) — 67% of colors are vivid.
Some colors sit roughly opposite each other on the color wheel, giving the palette complementary contrast.
Overall temperature among swatches leans cool (3 of 6).
HEX codes (sorted): #99CCFF, #CC9966, #CCFFCC, #FF0000, #FFCCFF, #FFFFFF
Palette USGS Standard Cartography combines 6 color codes:
HEX: #99ccff, RGB: (153, 204, 255); HEX: #ccffcc, RGB: (204, 255, 204); HEX: #cc9966, RGB: (204, 153, 102)
HEX: #ffccff, RGB: (255, 204, 255); HEX: #ff0000, RGB: (255, 0, 0); HEX: #ffffff, RGB: (255, 255, 255)
Simplified version of palette colors
Tint of Light Sky Blue, Tint of Pale Green, Tint of Peru, Tint of Thistle, Red, White
Color scheme was created by hex
Color codes in palette
USGS Standard Cartography color codes HEX, RGB information in table
| Color | HEX | RGB | Name | Alternative name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #99ccff | #99ccff | RGB(153, 204, 255) | Water Feature Blue | Apocyan |
| #ccffcc | #ccffcc | RGB(204, 255, 204) | Forest/Woodland Green | Distilled Moss |
| #cc9966 | #cc9966 | RGB(204, 153, 102) | Topographic Contour Brown | — |
| #ffccff | #ffccff | RGB(255, 204, 255) | Built-Up Area Pink | Sugar Chic |
| #ff0000 | #ff0000 | RGB(255, 0, 0) | Primary Highway Red | Red |
| #ffffff | #ffffff | RGB(255, 255, 255) | Background White | White |
Color Palette Contrast
9 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
| Text Color | Background Color | Contrast Ratio |
|---|---|---|
#99ccff | #ccffcc | 1.5 |
#99ccff | #cc9966 | 1.49 |
#99ccff | #ffccff | 1.23 |
#99ccff | #ffffff | 1.68 |
#ccffcc | #ffccff | 1.22 |
#ccffcc | #ffffff | 1.12 |
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