creative palette

Citrus Pop colour palette

Energetic and playful. Two primaries, three alternates and a six-step base, with type, spacing, motion and contrast notes.

Primary and alternate

  • Primary 1
  • Primary 2
  • Alternate 1
  • Alternate 2
  • Alternate 3

Base, worked out from the palette

  • Base 1 (derived)
  • Base 2 (derived)
  • Base 3 (derived)
  • Base 4 (derived)
  • Base 5 (derived)
  • Base 6 (derived)

Type, spacing and motion

Type, spacing and motion follow the one system every Theme Tanker palette shares unless it has its own; the contrast notes are worked out from this palette's colours.

Type, spacing and elevation for Citrus Pop.
TokenValue
Heading typeGeist
Body typeGeist
Mono typeGeist Mono
Type scale1.25 ratio: 16px, 20px, 25px, 31px, 39px
Weightsheading 500 / body 400
Spacing base8px
Spacing steps4px, 8px, 12px, 16px, 24px, 32px, 48px, 64px
Corner radius8px
Elevation1px hairline borders; no shadow at rest.
Every motion stops for visitors who ask for reduced motion.
MotionWhenDurationEasing
Hover tinthover120mscubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)
Rise-and-fade entrancemount200mscubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1)
Card hover lifthover200mscubic-bezier(0.33, 1, 0.68, 1)

Contrast notes

  • Text sits on #FFFDE7 or #F57F17, which are 2.6:1 apart.
  • Fills and decoration only, never text: Primary 1, Primary 2, Alternate 1, Alternate 2 and Alternate 3.
WCAG 2 contrast of each colour on the palette's lightest and darkest ground. 4.5:1 is the bar for body text, 3:1 for large text and icons.
ColourHexOn #FFFDE7On #F57F17Safe for
Primary 1#F57F172.58:11.00:1Decoration only
Primary 2#FBC02D1.61:11.60:1Decoration only
Alternate 1#FFEE581.16:12.22:1Decoration only
Alternate 2#FFF59D1.09:12.37:1Decoration only
Alternate 3#FFFDE71.00:12.58:1Decoration only
Citrus Pop as code
:root {
  --citrus-pop-primary-1: #F57F17;
  --citrus-pop-primary-2: #FBC02D;
  --citrus-pop-alternate-1: #FFEE58;
  --citrus-pop-alternate-2: #FFF59D;
  --citrus-pop-alternate-3: #FFFDE7;
}

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