Glacier Lake color palette
Glacier Lake is a 4-color palette drawing on teals and cyans, oranges and neutrals. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 21% (#001D21, very dark) to 98% (#F1FBF8, very light), and its most saturated color, #E9C46A, is moderately saturated. 2 of its 3 chromatic colors sit on the cool side of the hue wheel. 3 of its 6 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged ocean, calm, yellow, teal, muted and colorblind-friendly.
- Rich Black #001D21
- Dark Cyan #0B6E6E
- Saffron #E9C46A
- Cultured #F1FBF8
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Black | #001D21 | rgb(0, 29, 33) | hsl(187, 100%, 6%) | oklch(21.1% 0.036 207.4) |
| Dark Cyan | #0B6E6E | rgb(11, 110, 110) | hsl(180, 82%, 24%) | oklch(48.9% 0.081 194.8) |
| Saffron | #E9C46A | rgb(233, 196, 106) | hsl(43, 74%, 66%) | oklch(83.4% 0.117 87.4) |
| Cultured | #F1FBF8 | rgb(241, 251, 248) | hsl(162, 56%, 96%) | oklch(98% 0.011 176.3) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Glacier Lake, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #F1FBF8 on #001D21 | 16.61:1 | AAA | Lc -102.3 |
| #001D21 on #E9C46A | 10.49:1 | AAA | Lc 72.6 |
| #F1FBF8 on #0B6E6E | 5.73:1 | AA | Lc -80.8 |
Color vision
No pair of colors comes within ΔE 0.06 of another under protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia or achromatopsia. It is tagged colorblind-friendly: every pair stays at least ΔE 0.14 apart.
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Use it in code
Install these colors as Tailwind CSS v4 theme colors with shadcn: npx shadcn@latest add https://getcolors.so/r/palette/001d21-0b6e6e-e9c46a-f1fbf8.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.