Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Mineralization

  • Schwertmannite Yellow-Orange (pH 3-4)
    #d35400
  • Ferrihydrite Red-Brown (pH >5)
    #8b0000
  • Goethite Yellow-Brown (Aged)
    #9a7b4f
  • Aluminum Hydroxide White (pH >5)
    #f8f9fa
  • Green Rust (Fe II/III transition)
    #4a7c59
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Created at 11/06/2026 11:25
The palette consists of Light, Dark, Semi dark colors. Accent colors Schwertmannite Yellow-Orange (pH 3-4) #d35400 and Aluminum Hydroxide White (pH >5) #f8f9fa. Palette has Warm, Neutral, Cool colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #8B0000 (darkest) to #F8F9FA (lightest). The lightness range is wide.

Saturation is mixed — 2 muted and 2 vivid out of 5 colors.

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): #4A7C59, #8B0000, #9A7B4F, #D35400, #F8F9FA

Palette Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Mineralization combines 5 color codes:
HEX: #d35400, RGB: (211, 84, 0); HEX: #8b0000, RGB: (139, 0, 0); HEX: #9a7b4f, RGB: (154, 123, 79)
HEX: #f8f9fa, RGB: (248, 249, 250); HEX: #4a7c59, RGB: (74, 124, 89)
Simplified version of palette colors
Shade of Chocolate, Dark Red, Shade of Dark Goldenrod, Tint of White Smoke, Shade of Sea Green
Color scheme was created by raccoon

Color codes in palette

Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Mineralization color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#d35400#d35400RGB(211, 84, 0)Schwertmannite Yellow-Orange (pH 3-4)—
#8b0000#8b0000RGB(139, 0, 0)Ferrihydrite Red-Brown (pH >5)Darkred
#9a7b4f#9a7b4fRGB(154, 123, 79)Goethite Yellow-Brown (Aged)—
#f8f9fa#f8f9faRGB(248, 249, 250)Aluminum Hydroxide White (pH >5)—
#4a7c59#4a7c59RGB(74, 124, 89)Green Rust (Fe II/III transition)—

Color Palette Contrast

3 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#d35400
#9a7b4f
1.05
#d35400
#4a7c59
1.16
#9a7b4f
#4a7c59
1.23

Image palette Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Mineralization png