Travel Color Palette
Ocean blue, lagoon cyan and sun yellow — a postcard palette that reads at thumbnail size. Anchors: #023E8A, #00B4D8, #FFD166.
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#023E8A
#00B4D8
#FFD166
#9CA2CA
#257890
#023e8a #00b4d8 #ffd166 #9ca2ca #257890
#023E8A #00B4D8 #FFD166 #9CA2CA #257890
Semantic roles
Assigned deterministically: lightest = background, darkest = text, most saturated = primary.
| background | #FFD166 | |
| surface | #00B4D8 | |
| text | #023E8A | |
| text-muted | #257890 | |
| primary | #00B4D8 | |
| secondary | #9CA2CA | |
| accent | #257890 |
CSS variables
:root {
--background: #ffd166;
--surface: #00b4d8;
--text: #023e8a;
--text-muted: #257890;
--primary: #00b4d8;
--secondary: #9ca2ca;
--accent: #257890;
}Accessibility matrix
Text color (rows) on background (columns). Green = WCAG AA pass for normal text (≥4.5:1).
| Text \ BG | #023E8A | #00B4D8 | #FFD166 | #9CA2CA | #257890 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #023E8A | 1.0 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 2.0 |
| #00B4D8 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| #FFD166 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.5 |
| #9CA2CA | 4.1 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| #257890 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
Under deuteranopia
Machado et al. (2009) simulation, severity 1.0 — approximation, not a medical tool.
Colors in this palette
#023E8A
rgb(2, 62, 138)
#00B4D8
rgb(0, 180, 216)
#FFD166
rgb(255, 209, 102)
#9CA2CA
rgb(156, 162, 202)
#257890
rgb(37, 120, 144)
Similar palettes
FAQ
How do I use the travel color palette in CSS?
Copy the CSS variables below into :root and use var(--primary), var(--background) etc. Full palette: #023E8A, #00B4D8, #FFD166, #9CA2CA, #257890.
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.