Variations
View this color variations of shades, tints, tones, hues and temperatures.
Shades
A shade is created by adding black to a base color, increasing its darkness. Shades appear more dramatic and richer.
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39BEA3
34AF96
30A08A
2C927D
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237564
1E6658
1A584B
16493F
113A32
0D2C26
091D19
040F0D
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Tints
A tint is created by adding white to a base color, increasing its lightness. Tints are likely to look pastel and less intense.
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6BD3BE
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86DBCA
93DFD0
A1E3D6
AEE7DC
BCEBE1
C9EFE7
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Tones
A tone is created by adding gray to a base color, increasing its lightness. Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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4CBDA7
51B9A4
55B4A1
5AAF9E
5FAA9B
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6D9C93
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76938D
7B8E8A
808987
858585
Hues
A hue refers to the basic family of a color from red to violet. Hues are variations of a base color on the color wheel.
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Temperatures
Color are often divided in cool and warm according to how we perceive them. Greens and blues are cool, whilst reds and yellows are warm.
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Color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel. Learn more
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors on the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel. They are very versatile, and work best with one dominant color.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Blindness simulator
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1.3% of men, 0.02% of women
1.3% of men, 0.02% of women
1.2% of men, 0.01% of women
Deuteranomaly
82% similar
5% of men, 0.35% of women
0.001% of men, 0.03% of women
0.0001% of the population
Achromatopsia
74% similar
0.003% of the population
Achromatomaly
90% similar
0.001% of the population
Contrast checker
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White background
Very poor 1/5
Quote n. 20I’ve gone into hundreds of [fortune-teller’s parlors], and have been told thousands of things, but nobody ever told me I was a policewoman getting ready to arrest her.
New York City detective
Black background
Very good 4/5
Quote n. 20I’ve gone into hundreds of [fortune-teller’s parlors], and have been told thousands of things, but nobody ever told me I was a policewoman getting ready to arrest her.
New York City detective
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