Social Media Color Palette
Four vivid post colors balanced across the hue wheel — high saturation reads well in small feeds and thumbnails. Anchors: #FF6B6B, #FFD93D, #6BCB77, #4D96FF.
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#FF6B6B
#FFD93D
#6BCB77
#4D96FF
#FFBFBA
#ff6b6b #ffd93d #6bcb77 #4d96ff #ffbfba
#FF6B6B #FFD93D #6BCB77 #4D96FF #FFBFBA
Semantic roles
Assigned deterministically: lightest = background, darkest = text, most saturated = primary.
| background | #FFD93D | |
| surface | #FFBFBA | |
| text | #4D96FF | |
| text-muted | #FF6B6B | |
| primary | #FF6B6B | |
| secondary | #6BCB77 | |
| accent | #FFBFBA |
CSS variables
:root {
--background: #ffd93d;
--surface: #ffbfba;
--text: #4d96ff;
--text-muted: #ff6b6b;
--primary: #ff6b6b;
--secondary: #6bcb77;
--accent: #ffbfba;
}Accessibility matrix
Text color (rows) on background (columns). Green = WCAG AA pass for normal text (≥4.5:1).
| Text \ BG | #FF6B6B | #FFD93D | #6BCB77 | #4D96FF | #FFBFBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #FF6B6B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| #FFD93D | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| #6BCB77 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| #4D96FF | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| #FFBFBA | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.0 |
Under deuteranopia
Machado et al. (2009) simulation, severity 1.0 — approximation, not a medical tool.
Colors in this palette
#FF6B6B
rgb(255, 107, 107)
#FFD93D
rgb(255, 217, 61)
#6BCB77
rgb(107, 203, 119)
#4D96FF
rgb(77, 150, 255)
#FFBFBA
rgb(255, 191, 186)
Similar palettes
FAQ
How do I use the social media color palette in CSS?
Copy the CSS variables below into :root and use var(--primary), var(--background) etc. Full palette: #FF6B6B, #FFD93D, #6BCB77, #4D96FF, #FFBFBA.
Do these colors pass accessibility checks?
See the WCAG matrix on this page: every text-on-background pairing with ratio ≥ 4.5 passes AA for normal text; ≥ 3 passes AA for large text and UI components.