Editorial colour palettes

Paper, ink and one decisive colour, with a quiet supporting tint. Built for headlines and long reads. Explore 589 palettes.

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Colour pairings & usage tips

A pairing to start with.

In Raspberry Broadsheet, #200F17 against #D3B2C3 has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1. This pair meets the WCAG AA contrast threshold for normal text. This checks opaque colours only; other pairings, transparency and gradients need their own checks.

The five swatches span 20–80% OKLCH lightness. Try different colour roles in the palette generator.

Editorialanalogous · warm
Editorialcomplementary · mixed
Editorialcomplementary · mixed
Editorialcomplementary · mixed
Editorialcomplementary · mixed
Editorialnear-monochromatic · warm
Editorialanalogous · mixed
Editorialnear-monochromatic · cool
Editorialcomplementary · mixed
Editorialcomplementary · cool
Editorialnear-monochromatic · cool
Editorialnear-monochromatic · warm
Editorialcomplementary · mixed
Editorialcomplementary · mixed
Editorialnear-monochromatic · warm
Editorialnear-monochromatic · cool
Editorialnear-monochromatic · warm
Editorialnear-monochromatic · cool
Editorialcomplementary · cool
Editorialnear-monochromatic · cool
Editorialcomplementary · warm
Editorialnear-monochromatic · cool
Editorialcomplementary · cool
Editorialcompound · cool

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