Pie and Formica color palette
Pie and Formica is a 5-color palette drawing on teals and cyans, browns and oranges. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 30% (#003341, dark) to 92% (#F2E3C6, very light), and its most saturated color, #E7A33E, is moderately saturated. 3 of its 5 chromatic colors sit on the warm side of the hue wheel. 4 of its 10 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged retro, vintage, orange and warm.
- Midnight Green #003341
- Sinopia #9F450F
- Gamboge #E7A33E
- Tiffany Blue #8FC1B5
- Champagne #F2E3C6
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midnight Green | #003341 | rgb(0, 51, 65) | hsl(193, 100%, 13%) | oklch(29.8% 0.055 222.3) |
| Sinopia | #9F450F | rgb(159, 69, 15) | hsl(22, 83%, 34%) | oklch(50.2% 0.134 45.7) |
| 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) |
| Champagne | #F2E3C6 | rgb(242, 227, 198) | hsl(40, 63%, 86%) | oklch(92% 0.042 83.9) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Pie and Formica, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #F2E3C6 on #003341 | 10.70:1 | AAA | Lc -85.7 |
| #003341 on #8FC1B5 | 6.75:1 | AA | Lc 58.7 |
| #003341 on #E7A33E | 6.26:1 | AA | Lc 55.3 |
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/003341-9f450f-e7a33e-8fc1b5-f2e3c6.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.