Maps illustration cartography typography colours

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Created at 09/11/2020 21:02

The palette consists of Light, Semi dark colors. Accent colors #bc816a and #b3d3f3. Palette has Warm, Cool colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #1E3840 (darkest) to #B3D3F3 (lightest). The lightness range is moderate.

Saturation is mixed — 1 muted and 1 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): #1E3840, #3B525C, #B08069, #B3D3F3, #BC816A, #D4B2A2

Palette Maps illustration cartography typography colours combines 6 color codes:

HEX: #bc816a, RGB: (188, 129, 106); HEX: #b3d3f3, RGB: (179, 211, 243); HEX: #1e3840, RGB: (30, 56, 64)

HEX: #b08069, RGB: (176, 128, 105); HEX: #d4b2a2, RGB: (212, 178, 162); HEX: #3b525c, RGB: (59, 82, 92)

Simplified version of palette colors

Shade of Dark Salmon, Tint of Light Steel Blue, Shade of Dark Slate Gray, Shade of Rosy Brown, Tint of Tan, Tint of Dark Slate Gray

Color scheme was created by colorswall

Color codes in palette

Maps illustration cartography typography colours color codes HEX, RGB information in table

Color	HEX	RGB	Name	Alternative name
#bc816a	#bc816a	RGB(188, 129, 106)	—	—
#b3d3f3	#b3d3f3	RGB(179, 211, 243)	—	—
#1e3840	#1e3840	RGB(30, 56, 64)	—	—
#b08069	#b08069	RGB(176, 128, 105)	—	—
#d4b2a2	#d4b2a2	RGB(212, 178, 162)	—	—
#3b525c	#3b525c	RGB(59, 82, 92)	—	—

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