Macrumors web redesign design

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Created at 06/21/2020 10:14

The palette consists of Semi dark, Light, Dark colors. Accent colors #9e191b and #7caac5. Palette has Warm, Cool colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #761B23 (darkest) to #A1B7C8 (lightest). The lightness range is moderate.

Saturation is mixed — 3 muted and 2 vivid out of 6 colors.

Some colors sit roughly opposite each other on the color wheel, giving the palette complementary contrast.

Warm and cool swatches are fairly balanced (3 warm, 3 cool).

HEX codes (sorted): #5C4C34, #6979A4, #761B23, #7CAAC5, #9E191B, #A1B7C8

Palette Macrumors web redesign design combines 6 color codes:

HEX: #9e191b, RGB: (158, 25, 27); HEX: #7caac5, RGB: (124, 170, 197); HEX: #761b23, RGB: (118, 27, 35)

HEX: #6979a4, RGB: (105, 121, 164); HEX: #a1b7c8, RGB: (161, 183, 200); HEX: #5c4c34, RGB: (92, 76, 52)

Simplified version of palette colors

Shade of Brown, Shade of Sky Blue, Tint of Maroon, Shade of Slate Gray, Shade of Light Steel Blue, Shade of Dim Gray

Color scheme was created by colorswall

Color codes in palette

Macrumors web redesign design color codes HEX, RGB information in table

Color	HEX	RGB	Name	Alternative name
#9e191b	#9e191b	RGB(158, 25, 27)	—	—
#7caac5	#7caac5	RGB(124, 170, 197)	—	—
#761b23	#761b23	RGB(118, 27, 35)	—	—
#6979a4	#6979a4	RGB(105, 121, 164)	—	—
#a1b7c8	#a1b7c8	RGB(161, 183, 200)	—	—
#5c4c34	#5c4c34	RGB(92, 76, 52)	—	—

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