Chapter 03, Color
Color
Yellow for energy. Sage for calm. Midnight for weight. Use them in this order of priority.
Three colors lead. Everything else supports.
Primary · Yellow
HEX #F9A826
RGB 249, 168, 38
CMYK 0, 33, 85, 2
Accent · Sage
HEX #B2D7D2
RGB 178, 215, 210
CMYK 17, 0, 2, 16
Base · Midnight
HEX #242F4C
RGB 36, 47, 76
CMYK 53, 38, 0, 70
Extended palette
Yellow
#FEE5C6
#FED9AD
#FECE93
#FFC37A
#FEB760
#F9A826
#E6A557
#B38143
#996E3A
Sage
#EDF6F4
#E5F3F0
#D3E9E4
#C5DFD9
#B2D7D2
#9ECEC8
#84B9B3
#73A49E
#5A8D87
Midnight
#E8EAF0
#C6CBD7
#A4ADBD
#8290A4
#60728B
#3F5472
#2E3A59
#242F4C
#1A2336
Info
#DCE6F8
#C2D2EA
#9EB6DD
#7AA0D3
#5E96EB
#4A7BBC
#3A6398
#2C4A73
#374A66
Warning
#FEE5C6
#FEDBA8
#FECC85
#FDBD63
#F9A826
#D68E1C
#AD7416
#8A5D11
#5E3F0B
Danger
#FCCFCF
#F8A9A9
#F38383
#F06E6E
#F26E6E
#CC5555
#A64444
#803A3A
#5A2A2A
Grayscale
#FFFFFF
#F9FAFB
#E8E7E8
#D1D0D2
#BBBBBC
#A5A5A6
#7B7A7D
#4E4D50
#242F4C
In practice, 60 / 30 / 10.
Lead with calm neutral surfaces, support with Midnight and Sage, and save Yellow for the moments that matter, buttons, highlights and calls to action.
60%
Neutral surfaces
30%
Midnight & Sage
10%
Yellow accents