Puddle Box color palette
Puddle Box is a 4-color palette drawing on blues, yellows and neutrals. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 30% (#2B2D42, dark) to 97% (#FFF4E0, very light), and its most saturated color, #4D96FF, is vivid. 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 kids, bold, blue and yellow.
- Space Cadet #2B2D42
- Chefchaouen Blue #4D96FF
- Sunglow #FFD93D
- Cornsilk #FFF4E0
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space Cadet | #2B2D42 | rgb(43, 45, 66) | hsl(235, 21%, 21%) | oklch(30.5% 0.038 279.7) |
| Chefchaouen Blue | #4D96FF | rgb(77, 150, 255) | hsl(215, 100%, 65%) | oklch(67.7% 0.172 257.8) |
| Sunglow | #FFD93D | rgb(255, 217, 61) | hsl(48, 100%, 62%) | oklch(89.3% 0.167 94.5) |
| Cornsilk | #FFF4E0 | rgb(255, 244, 224) | hsl(39, 100%, 94%) | oklch(97% 0.029 82.6) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Puddle Box, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #FFF4E0 on #2B2D42 | 12.38:1 | AAA | Lc -96.5 |
| #FFD93D on #2B2D42 | 9.79:1 | AAA | Lc -80.5 |
| #2B2D42 on #4D96FF | 4.57:1 | AA | Lc 42.3 |
Color vision
No pair of colors comes within ΔE 0.06 of another under protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia or achromatopsia.
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/2b2d42-4d96ff-ffd93d-fff4e0.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.