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Rainbow Flag (November 1978)

  • #ff0000
  • #ff8e00
  • #ffff00
  • #008e00
  • #00c0c0
  • #400098
  • #8e008e
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Rainbow Flag (November 1978) has 7 colors spread across many hues. The lightest color is Yellow (#FFFF00), the darkest Indigo (#400098). Its strongest contrast pair is #400098 on #FFFF00 (11.7:1, WCAG AAA).

Created at 09/22/2019 20:32
byDylanMurray
The palette consists of Light, Dark colors. Accent colors Yellow #ffff00 and #00c0c0. Palette has Warm, Cool colors temperature.

A sequential spectral scheme: the colors run in order across the full hue spectrum, like a rainbow.

By lightness, this palette runs from #400098 (darkest) to #FFFF00 (lightest). The lightness range is wide.

Overall saturation feels vivid (higher chroma) — 100% 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 (4 of 7).

HEX codes (sorted): #008E00, #00C0C0, #400098, #8E008E, #FF0000, #FF8E00, #FFFF00

Palette Rainbow Flag (November 1978) combines 7 color codes:
HEX: #ff0000, RGB: (255, 0, 0); HEX: #ff8e00, RGB: (255, 142, 0); HEX: #ffff00, RGB: (255, 255, 0)
HEX: #008e00, RGB: (0, 142, 0); HEX: #00c0c0, RGB: (0, 192, 192); HEX: #400098, RGB: (64, 0, 152)
HEX: #8e008e, RGB: (142, 0, 142)
Simplified version of palette colors
Red, Tint of Dark Orange, Yellow, Shade of Forest Green, Shade of Dark Turquoise, Shade of Indigo, Tint of Dark Magenta
Color scheme was created by DylanMurray

Color codes in palette

Rainbow Flag (November 1978) color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#ff0000#ff0000RGB(255, 0, 0)—Red
#ff8e00#ff8e00RGB(255, 142, 0)——
#ffff00#ffff00RGB(255, 255, 0)—Yellow
#008e00#008e00RGB(0, 142, 0)——
#00c0c0#00c0c0RGB(0, 192, 192)——
#400098#400098RGB(64, 0, 152)——
#8e008e#8e008eRGB(142, 0, 142)——

Color Palette Contrast

8 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#ff0000
#ff8e00
1.73
#ff0000
#008e00
1.07
#ff0000
#00c0c0
1.77
#ff8e00
#008e00
1.87
#ff8e00
#00c0c0
1.01
#008e00
#00c0c0
1.91

Image palette Rainbow Flag (November 1978) png

Rainbow Flag (November 1978) color palette: #ff0000, #ff8e00, #ffff00, #008e00, #00c0c0, #400098, #8e008e
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