Instant 90s gameboy colors palette

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Created at 10/29/2019 21:17

The palette consists of Semi dark, Light, Dark colors. Accent colors #3660ef and #f4e484. Palette has Cool, Warm colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #270755 (darkest) to #F4E484 (lightest). The lightness range is wide.

Saturation sits in a moderate mid-range, averaging 57% across the palette.

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): #270755, #3660EF, #603D6E, #A5845D, #C08EA7, #F4E484

Palette Instant 90s gameboy colors palette combines 6 color codes:

HEX: #3660ef, RGB: (54, 96, 239); HEX: #f4e484, RGB: (244, 228, 132); HEX: #270755, RGB: (39, 7, 85)

HEX: #a5845d, RGB: (165, 132, 93); HEX: #c08ea7, RGB: (192, 142, 167); HEX: #603d6e, RGB: (96, 61, 110)

Simplified version of palette colors

Shade of Royal Blue, Shade of Khaki, Shade of Midnight Blue, Shade of Peru, Tint of Rosy Brown, Tint of Dark Slate Blue

Color scheme was created by colorswall

Color codes in palette

Instant 90s gameboy colors palette color codes HEX, RGB information in table

Color	HEX	RGB	Name	Alternative name
#3660ef	#3660ef	RGB(54, 96, 239)	—	—
#f4e484	#f4e484	RGB(244, 228, 132)	—	—
#270755	#270755	RGB(39, 7, 85)	—	—
#a5845d	#a5845d	RGB(165, 132, 93)	—	—
#c08ea7	#c08ea7	RGB(192, 142, 167)	—	—
#603d6e	#603d6e	RGB(96, 61, 110)	—	—

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