80s colour palettes

Hot pink, cyan, violet and yellow on black. Loud on purpose. Explore 136 palettes.

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Colour pairings & usage tips

A pairing to start with.

In Orchid & Vanilla, #382638 against #FEEBA2 has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1. 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 30–94% OKLCH lightness. Try different colour roles in the palette generator.

80striadic · warm
80scompound · warm
80striadic · warm
80striadic · warm
80striadic · warm
80striadic · warm
80striadic · warm
80striadic · mixed
80striadic · warm
80striadic · cool
80scompound · mixed
80striadic · mixed
80striadic · warm
80striadic · warm
80striadic · mixed
80striadic · warm
80striadic · mixed
80striadic · warm
80striadic · mixed
80ssplit-complementary · warm
80striadic · mixed
80striadic · warm
80stetradic · mixed
80striadic · warm

THE COLOR SHEET / POSTCARD

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THE PICTURE SIDE

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