Vintage typography postcard retro colors

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Created at 05/11/2020 18:54

The palette consists of Light, Semi dark, Dark colors. Accent colors #3cb4d4 and #f0d68d. Palette has Cool, Warm, Neutral colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #0C0C14 (darkest) to #F0D68D (lightest). The lightness range is wide.

Saturation is mixed — 2 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 warm (4 of 6).

HEX codes (sorted): #0C0C14, #3CB4D4, #B3342D, #BF7474, #D5BDB9, #F0D68D

Palette Vintage typography postcard retro colors combines 6 color codes:

HEX: #3cb4d4, RGB: (60, 180, 212); HEX: #f0d68d, RGB: (240, 214, 141); HEX: #b3342d, RGB: (179, 52, 45)

HEX: #bf7474, RGB: (191, 116, 116); HEX: #d5bdb9, RGB: (213, 189, 185); HEX: #0c0c14, RGB: (12, 12, 20)

Simplified version of palette colors

Tint of Deep Sky Blue, Shade of Khaki, Tint of Firebrick, Tint of Indian Red, Shade of Misty Rose, Tint of Black

Color scheme was created by colorswall

Color codes in palette

Vintage typography postcard retro colors color codes HEX, RGB information in table

Color	HEX	RGB	Name	Alternative name
#3cb4d4	#3cb4d4	RGB(60, 180, 212)	—	—
#f0d68d	#f0d68d	RGB(240, 214, 141)	—	—
#b3342d	#b3342d	RGB(179, 52, 45)	—	—
#bf7474	#bf7474	RGB(191, 116, 116)	—	—
#d5bdb9	#d5bdb9	RGB(213, 189, 185)	—	—
#0c0c14	#0c0c14	RGB(12, 12, 20)	—	—

6 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.