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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654392
5E3E87
56397C
4E3470
462E65
3E295A
37244F
2F1F43
271A38
1F152D
170F22
100A16
08050B
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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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774FAB
815AB3
8B68BA
9676C0
A083C6
AB91CD
B59FD3
C0ADD9
CABADF
D5C8E6
DFD6EC
EAE4F2
F4F1F9
FFFFFF
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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6D4B9A
6E4E97
6E5194
6F5491
6F578E
705A8B
705E88
706185
716482
71677F
726A7C
726D79
727076
737373
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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9E4994
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9E4968
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
95% similar
5% of men, 0.35% of women
0.001% of men, 0.03% of women
0.0001% of the population
Achromatopsia
75% similar
0.003% of the population
Achromatomaly
89% similar
0.001% of the population
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Quote n. 22Just the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
Carl Sagan
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Quote n. 22Just the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
Carl Sagan
Color libraries
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Color Palettes
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