Photographic Film Base & Emulsion

  • Silver Halide Unexposed
    #e5e8e8
  • Developed Silver Black
    #17202a
  • Color Negative Mask Orange
    #dc7633
  • Kodachrome Yellow Layer
    #f1c40f
  • Kodachrome Magenta Layer
    #c39bd3
  • Kodachrome Cyan Layer
    #85c1e9
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Created at 10/29/2026 10:55
The palette consists of Light, Dark colors. Accent colors Kodachrome Yellow Layer #f1c40f and Kodachrome Cyan Layer #85c1e9. Palette has Neutral, Cool, Warm colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #17202A (darkest) to #E5E8E8 (lightest). The lightness range is wide.

Saturation is mixed — 1 muted and 3 vivid out of 6 colors.

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): #17202A, #85C1E9, #C39BD3, #DC7633, #E5E8E8, #F1C40F

Palette Photographic Film Base & Emulsion combines 6 color codes:
HEX: #e5e8e8, RGB: (229, 232, 232); HEX: #17202a, RGB: (23, 32, 42); HEX: #dc7633, RGB: (220, 118, 51)
HEX: #f1c40f, RGB: (241, 196, 15); HEX: #c39bd3, RGB: (195, 155, 211); HEX: #85c1e9, RGB: (133, 193, 233)
Simplified version of palette colors
Tint of Gainsboro, Tint of Black, Tint of Chocolate, Shade of Gold, Shade of Plum, Shade of Light Sky Blue
Color scheme was created by colourlock

Color codes in palette

Photographic Film Base & Emulsion color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#e5e8e8#e5e8e8RGB(229, 232, 232)Silver Halide Unexposed—
#17202a#17202aRGB(23, 32, 42)Developed Silver Black—
#dc7633#dc7633RGB(220, 118, 51)Color Negative Mask Orange—
#f1c40f#f1c40fRGB(241, 196, 15)Kodachrome Yellow Layer—
#c39bd3#c39bd3RGB(195, 155, 211)Kodachrome Magenta Layer—
#85c1e9#85c1e9RGB(133, 193, 233)Kodachrome Cyan Layer—

Color Palette Contrast

9 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#e5e8e8
#f1c40f
1.34
#e5e8e8
#c39bd3
1.9
#e5e8e8
#85c1e9
1.57
#dc7633
#f1c40f
1.89
#dc7633
#c39bd3
1.33
#dc7633
#85c1e9
1.61

Image palette Photographic Film Base & Emulsion png