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☀️ Summer Color Palette 2001

Bold blues, vivid greens, warm golds, and the bright, unhesitating energy of long days at their peak.

2000 2001 2002

Summer is the season of maximum saturation. The sky is not merely blue — it is intensely, almost aggressively blue, the kind of blue that makes shadows look purple and grass look almost electric. Sunflowers do not ask for attention; they demand it with full-throated yellow. Even the shade is warm. This palette draws from that abundance: the Mediterranean sea at noon, the deep heart of a sunflower, the lush green of midsummer foliage in full leaf, the warm gold of late afternoon light on limestone, and the particular turquoise of a swimming pool glimpsed through garden gates. It is a palette without apology.

The 6 colors

RGB (82-143-235)

#528feb

A vivid blue: light, considered, and steady.

The Firm Border nearby Arching →

RGB (220-238-89)

#dcee59

This light yellow sits at the vivid end of its family.

What the Bog within Substantial Embedding →

RGB (223-205-73)

#dfcd49

A light, vivid yellow with a quiet presence.

What the Cape outside Layered Rounding →

RGB (132-230-173)

#84e6ad

vivid and light — a green that reads as open.

The Bloom underneath Soaring Sparkling →

RGB (77-125-213)

#4d7dd5

A moderate blue: light, considered, and steady.

The Composed Atoll through the Turning →

RGB (188-206-70)

#bcce46

A moderate yellow: medium, considered, and steady.

Rich Brook alongside Entwining →

CSS custom properties

:root {  --summer-1: #528feb;  --summer-2: #dcee59;  --summer-3: #dfcd49;  --summer-4: #84e6ad;  --summer-5: #4d7dd5;  --summer-6: #bcce46;}

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