Satellite Ocean Color (Phytoplankton Blooms)

  • Coccolithophore Milky Aqua
    #a8e4d5
  • Diatom Golden-Brown
    #c29b4a
  • Cyanobacteria Bright Green
    #45b853
  • Dinoflagellate Red Tide
    #a62f24
  • Noctiluca Orange
    #e87933
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Created at 10/29/2026 10:52
The palette consists of Light, Semi dark colors. Accent colors Coccolithophore Milky Aqua #a8e4d5 and Noctiluca Orange #e87933. Palette has Cool, Warm colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #A62F24 (darkest) to #A8E4D5 (lightest). The lightness range is moderate.

Overall saturation feels vivid (higher chroma) — 60% 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 warm (3 of 5).

HEX codes (sorted): #45B853, #A62F24, #A8E4D5, #C29B4A, #E87933

Palette Satellite Ocean Color (Phytoplankton Blooms) combines 5 color codes:
HEX: #a8e4d5, RGB: (168, 228, 213); HEX: #c29b4a, RGB: (194, 155, 74); HEX: #45b853, RGB: (69, 184, 83)
HEX: #a62f24, RGB: (166, 47, 36); HEX: #e87933, RGB: (232, 121, 51)
Simplified version of palette colors
Shade of Pale Turquoise, Shade of Goldenrod, Tint of Medium Sea Green, Tint of Firebrick, Tint of Chocolate
Color scheme was created by bad_colors

Color codes in palette

Satellite Ocean Color (Phytoplankton Blooms) color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#a8e4d5#a8e4d5RGB(168, 228, 213)Coccolithophore Milky Aqua—
#c29b4a#c29b4aRGB(194, 155, 74)Diatom Golden-Brown—
#45b853#45b853RGB(69, 184, 83)Cyanobacteria Bright Green—
#a62f24#a62f24RGB(166, 47, 36)Dinoflagellate Red Tide—
#e87933#e87933RGB(232, 121, 51)Noctiluca Orange—

Color Palette Contrast

5 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#a8e4d5
#c29b4a
1.82
#a8e4d5
#45b853
1.78
#c29b4a
#45b853
1.01
#c29b4a
#e87933
1.12
#45b853
#e87933
1.14

Image palette Satellite Ocean Color (Phytoplankton Blooms) png