Summer Color Palette

Sunshine yellow, tangerine, watermelon pink, lagoon turquoise and palm green. A bright, juicy summer palette for anything that should feel like a holiday.

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Summer color codes

NameHEXRGBHSL
Sand#F6E7C8246, 231, 20040°, 72%, 87%
Sunshine#FFD23F255, 210, 6346°, 100%, 62%
Tangerine#FF8C42255, 140, 6623°, 100%, 63%
Watermelon#EE4266238, 66, 102347°, 83%, 60%
Lagoon#1FB5AE31, 181, 174177°, 71%, 42%
Palm#2F9C5A47, 156, 90144°, 54%, 40%

How to use this palette

A simple way to use 6 colors without chaos is the 60-30-10 rule: about 60% of the space in the lightest shade, 30% in a supporting color and 10% in the accent. For this palette that is Sand (#F6E7C8) as the base, Tangerine (#FF8C42) as the supporting color and Sunshine (#FFD23F) as the accent, with Watermelon (#EE4266) for text and fine details.

Summer

A quick preview of the palette with base, text and accent colors.

Sunshine Tangerine

Where it works

Readable text color pairs

None of the pairs in this palette reach the 4.5:1 contrast needed for small text. Use near-black (#1B1A17) or white text on these colors, and keep the palette for backgrounds, shapes and decoration.

CSS variables

:root {
  --sand: #F6E7C8;
  --sunshine: #FFD23F;
  --tangerine: #FF8C42;
  --watermelon: #EE4266;
  --lagoon: #1FB5AE;
  --palm: #2F9C5A;
}

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