Layout exploration experiment design colours

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Created at 09/21/2020 16:23

The palette consists of Light, Semi dark colors. Accent colors #ede747 and #f5b99d. Palette has Warm, Cool colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #553026 (darkest) to #EDE747 (lightest). The lightness range is wide.

Saturation is mixed — 2 muted and 2 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 (5 of 6).

HEX codes (sorted): #2F492D, #553026, #B46C7C, #C4A4B4, #EDE747, #F5B99D

Palette Layout exploration experiment design colours combines 6 color codes:

HEX: #ede747, RGB: (237, 231, 71); HEX: #f5b99d, RGB: (245, 185, 157); HEX: #553026, RGB: (85, 48, 38)

HEX: #b46c7c, RGB: (180, 108, 124); HEX: #c4a4b4, RGB: (196, 164, 180); HEX: #2f492d, RGB: (47, 73, 45)

Simplified version of palette colors

Shade of Yellow, Tint of Light Salmon, Tint of Maroon, Shade of Pale Violet Red, Shade of Thistle, Shade of Dark Slate Gray

Color scheme was created by colorswall

Color codes in palette

Layout exploration experiment design colours color codes HEX, RGB information in table

Color	HEX	RGB	Name	Alternative name
#ede747	#ede747	RGB(237, 231, 71)	—	—
#f5b99d	#f5b99d	RGB(245, 185, 157)	—	—
#553026	#553026	RGB(85, 48, 38)	—	—
#b46c7c	#b46c7c	RGB(180, 108, 124)	—	—
#c4a4b4	#c4a4b4	RGB(196, 164, 180)	—	—
#2f492d	#2f492d	RGB(47, 73, 45)	—	—

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