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☀️ Summer Color Palette 2012

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

2011 2012 2013

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 (41-125-188)

#297dbc

moderate and medium — a blue that reads as grounded.

Abiding Basin after Casting →

RGB (187-206-80)

#bbce50

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

The Rustic Alcove along Changing →

RGB (207-167-74)

#cfa74a

A light, moderate orange with a quiet presence.

Kindly Bay beyond the Settling →

RGB (64-226-110)

#40e26e

A vivid green: light, considered, and steady.

When Sedate Brook into Stirring →

RGB (93-160-218)

#5da0da

A light, moderate blue with a quiet presence.

Rustic Basin amidst the Working →

RGB (157-200-65)

#9dc841

This medium yellow-green sits at the moderate end of its family.

Permanent Bluff toward the Measuring →

CSS custom properties

:root {  --summer-1: #297dbc;  --summer-2: #bbce50;  --summer-3: #cfa74a;  --summer-4: #40e26e;  --summer-5: #5da0da;  --summer-6: #9dc841;}

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