Warm amber, sunflower gold, dusty lavender, and the deep blue of a sky that never quite becomes night — the golden hour extended to infinity.
Midsummer night has its own palette, distinct from ordinary summer. The sun barely sets at all in the far north, and the light it leaves is extraordinary — warm amber and old gold that stretches for hours past when the sun should have gone, the dusty lavender of a sky that hovered between day and night for so long it became something else entirely. This is the palette of the threshold: between day and night, between waking and dreaming, between this world and the one that Scandinavian tradition says is closer on this night than any other. The colours are warm and cool at once, never quite committing to either.
#d5aa53
RGB(213, 170, 83) · hsl(40, 61%, 58%)
A light, moderate orange with a quiet presence.
When Mellowed Atoll throughout Continuing →#ecc169
RGB(236, 193, 105) · hsl(40, 78%, 67%)
A vivid orange: light, considered, and steady.
What the Blossom amid Pearlescent Christening →#be81d9
RGB(190, 129, 217) · hsl(281, 54%, 68%)
This light violet sits at the moderate end of its family.
What the Beam for Festive Swelling →#257fda
RGB(37, 127, 218) · hsl(210, 71%, 50%)
vivid and medium — a blue that reads as open.
Well-worn Bog beneath the Distilling →#edcc73
RGB(237, 204, 115) · hsl(44, 77%, 69%)
A light, vivid orange with a quiet presence.
When Downy Blaze circa Gleaming →#aa6f27
RGB(170, 111, 39) · hsl(33, 63%, 41%)
A moderate orange: medium, considered, and steady.
The Arch of Genuine nearby Turning →:root { --midsummer-1: #d5aa53; --midsummer-2: #ecc169; --midsummer-3: #be81d9; --midsummer-4: #257fda; --midsummer-5: #edcc73; --midsummer-6: #aa6f27;}