Milkshake Special color palette
Milkshake Special is a 5-color palette drawing on neutrals, reds, oranges and teals and cyans. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 30% (#2E2E2E, dark) to 98% (#FFF9F1, very light), and its most saturated color, #D4572B, is vivid. 2 of its 3 chromatic colors sit on the warm side of the hue wheel. 3 of its 10 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged retro, vintage, red, orange and warm.
- Gunmetal #2E2E2E
- Rust #D4572B
- Gamboge #E7A33E
- Tiffany Blue #8FC1B5
- Seashell #FFF9F1
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunmetal | #2E2E2E | rgb(46, 46, 46) | hsl(0, 0%, 18%) | oklch(30.1% 0 0) |
| Rust | #D4572B | rgb(212, 87, 43) | hsl(16, 66%, 50%) | oklch(61.2% 0.168 38.8) |
| Gamboge | #E7A33E | rgb(231, 163, 62) | hsl(36, 78%, 57%) | oklch(76.4% 0.139 73.2) |
| Tiffany Blue | #8FC1B5 | rgb(143, 193, 181) | hsl(166, 29%, 66%) | oklch(77.2% 0.055 178.3) |
| Seashell | #FFF9F1 | rgb(255, 249, 241) | hsl(34, 100%, 97%) | oklch(98.5% 0.012 75.4) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Milkshake Special, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #FFF9F1 on #2E2E2E | 12.98:1 | AAA | Lc -99.7 |
| #2E2E2E on #8FC1B5 | 6.77:1 | AA | Lc 59.1 |
| #2E2E2E on #E7A33E | 6.28:1 | AA | Lc 55.7 |
Color vision
1 pair of colors come within ΔE 0.06 of each other under at least one simulation.
Protanopia
Deuteranopia
Tritanopia
Achromatopsia
Use it in code
Install these colors as Tailwind CSS v4 theme colors with shadcn: npx shadcn@latest add https://getcolors.so/r/palette/2e2e2e-d4572b-e7a33e-8fc1b5-fff9f1.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.