Coral Reef Benthic Survey (Standardized)

  • Live Hard Coral
    #ee82ee
  • Dead Coral with Algae
    #8b4513
  • Coral Rubble
    #d3d3d3
  • Calcareous Sand
    #f4a460
  • Encrusting Sponges
    #ffa500
  • Fleshy Macroalgae
    #006400
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Coral Reef Benthic Survey (Standardized) has 6 colors spread across many hues. The lightest color is Coral Rubble (#D3D3D3), the darkest Fleshy Macroalgae (#006400). Its strongest contrast pair is #006400 on #D3D3D3 (4.9:1, WCAG AA).

Created at 11/14/2026 19:26
The palette consists of Light, Semi dark colors. Accent colors Encrusting Sponges #ffa500 and Fleshy Macroalgae #006400. Palette has Cool, Warm, Neutral colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #006400 (darkest) to #D3D3D3 (lightest). The lightness range is moderate.

Overall saturation feels vivid (higher chroma) — 83% 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 6).

HEX codes (sorted): #006400, #8B4513, #D3D3D3, #EE82EE, #F4A460, #FFA500

Palette Coral Reef Benthic Survey (Standardized) combines 6 color codes:
HEX: #ee82ee, RGB: (238, 130, 238); HEX: #8b4513, RGB: (139, 69, 19); HEX: #d3d3d3, RGB: (211, 211, 211)
HEX: #f4a460, RGB: (244, 164, 96); HEX: #ffa500, RGB: (255, 165, 0); HEX: #006400, RGB: (0, 100, 0)
Color scheme was created by colorslib

Color codes in palette

Coral Reef Benthic Survey (Standardized) color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#ee82ee#ee82eeRGB(238, 130, 238)Live Hard CoralViolet
#8b4513#8b4513RGB(139, 69, 19)Dead Coral with AlgaeSaddlebrown
#d3d3d3#d3d3d3RGB(211, 211, 211)Coral RubbleLightgray
#f4a460#f4a460RGB(244, 164, 96)Calcareous SandSandybrown
#ffa500#ffa500RGB(255, 165, 0)Encrusting SpongesOrange
#006400#006400RGB(0, 100, 0)Fleshy MacroalgaeDarkgreen

Color Palette Contrast

7 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#ee82ee
#d3d3d3
1.54
#ee82ee
#f4a460
1.13
#ee82ee
#ffa500
1.17
#8b4513
#006400
1.04
#d3d3d3
#f4a460
1.35
#d3d3d3
#ffa500
1.31

Image palette Coral Reef Benthic Survey (Standardized) png