Cape Verde to Galactic Gossamer color palette

About this palette

Cape Verde to Galactic Gossamer is a 5-color warm, vintage palette: #005243 (Cape Verde), #814E59 (Nocturne Red), #E5D4B1 (Anise Biscotti), #DCA0B4 (Brandywine Spritz), #788CB1 (Galactic Gossamer). It mixes turquoise, red, yellow, pink, blue tones and feels warm overall. The strongest text pairing is #005243 on #E5D4B1 with a contrast ratio of 6.29:1, and 2 of its 10 color pairs pass WCAG AA for normal text.

Color codes

ColorHEXRGBHSL
Cape Verdergb(0, 82, 67)hsl(169, 100%, 16%)
Nocturne Redrgb(129, 78, 89)hsl(347, 25%, 41%)
Anise Biscottirgb(229, 212, 177)hsl(40, 50%, 80%)
Brandywine Spritzrgb(220, 160, 180)hsl(340, 46%, 75%)
Galactic Gossamerrgb(120, 140, 177)hsl(219, 27%, 58%)

Accessible color pairs

Pairs with at least 3:1 contrast (large text and UI components); 4.5:1 or more passes WCAG AA for body text.

  • Aa6.29:1 Good#005243 on #E5D4B1
  • Aa6.29:1 Good#E5D4B1 on #005243
  • Aa4.54:1 Good#814E59 on #E5D4B1
  • Aa4.54:1 Good#E5D4B1 on #814E59
  • Aa4.25:1 Poor#005243 on #DCA0B4
  • Aa4.25:1 Poor#DCA0B4 on #005243
  • Aa3.07:1 Poor#814E59 on #DCA0B4
  • Aa3.07:1 Poor#DCA0B4 on #814E59

Color blindness preview

  • Protanopia
  • Deuteranopia
  • Tritanopia
  • Achromatopsia
  • Dog vision

CSS variables

/* Cape Verde to Galactic Gossamer — https://swatchly.xyz/palette/005243-814e59-e5d4b1-dca0b4-788cb1 */
:root {
  --cape-verde: #005243;
  --nocturne-red: #814e59;
  --anise-biscotti: #e5d4b1;
  --brandywine-spritz: #dca0b4;
  --galactic-gossamer: #788cb1;
}

Tailwind CSS v4

/* Cape Verde to Galactic Gossamer — https://swatchly.xyz/palette/005243-814e59-e5d4b1-dca0b4-788cb1 */
@theme {
  --color-cape-verde: #005243;
  --color-cape-verde-50: #dafff3;
  --color-cape-verde-100: #cdf6e9;
  --color-cape-verde-200: #b3e4d5;
  --color-cape-verde-300: #97cfbf;
  --color-cape-verde-400: #72b2a0;
  --color-cape-verde-500: #549785;
  --color-cape-verde-600: #3a7c6b;
  --color-cape-verde-700: #256456;
  --color-cape-verde-800: #005243;
  --color-cape-verde-900: #0b3f34;
  --color-cape-verde-950: #032820;
  --color-nocturne-red: #814e59;
  --color-nocturne-red-50: #fff1f3;
  --color-nocturne-red-100: #ffe3e8;
  --color-nocturne-red-200: #f8ccd4;
  --color-nocturne-red-300: #e7b6bf;
  --color-nocturne-red-400: #cc96a1;
  --color-nocturne-red-500: #b27c87;
  --color-nocturne-red-600: #98636e;
  --color-nocturne-red-700: #814e59;
  --color-nocturne-red-800: #673c45;
  --color-nocturne-red-900: #512c34;
  --color-nocturne-red-950: #351a20;
  --color-anise-biscotti: #e5d4b1;
  --color-anise-biscotti-50: #fdf3df;
  --color-anise-biscotti-100: #f3e9d3;
  --color-anise-biscotti-200: #e5d4b1;
  --color-anise-biscotti-300: #ccbea1;
  --color-anise-biscotti-400: #ae9f7f;
  --color-anise-biscotti-500: #938463;
  --color-anise-biscotti-600: #78694a;
  --color-anise-biscotti-700: #615337;
  --color-anise-biscotti-800: #4d4128;
  --color-anise-biscotti-900: #3b311c;
  --color-anise-biscotti-950: #251e0f;
  --color-brandywine-spritz: #dca0b4;
  --color-brandywine-spritz-50: #ffe7ee;
  --color-brandywine-spritz-100: #ffd5e2;
  --color-brandywine-spritz-200: #eebccc;
  --color-brandywine-spritz-300: #dca0b4;
  --color-brandywine-spritz-400: #bd8497;
  --color-brandywine-spritz-500: #a36b7e;
  --color-brandywine-spritz-600: #885466;
  --color-brandywine-spritz-700: #704152;
  --color-brandywine-spritz-800: #5b3241;
  --color-brandywine-spritz-900: #492633;
  --color-brandywine-spritz-950: #2f161f;
  --color-galactic-gossamer: #788cb1;
  --color-galactic-gossamer-50: #f2f6ff;
  --color-galactic-gossamer-100: #e4eeff;
  --color-galactic-gossamer-200: #cbdbf8;
  --color-galactic-gossamer-300: #b3c5e6;
  --color-galactic-gossamer-400: #93a7cb;
  --color-galactic-gossamer-500: #788cb1;
  --color-galactic-gossamer-600: #5d7094;
  --color-galactic-gossamer-700: #485979;
  --color-galactic-gossamer-800: #364561;
  --color-galactic-gossamer-900: #28344c;
  --color-galactic-gossamer-950: #172031;
}

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