Summer Crush as a scale
Eleven steps from #f2d6da, built by moving lightness in OKLCh and keeping the hue where it is. Every step is gamut-mapped by giving up chroma, never by clipping channels — clipping is what turns a light blue purple.
| Stop | Hex | OKLCh L | Chroma | On white | On black | APCA on white | ΔE00 from the step above |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | #fff1f3 | 97.0% | 0.015 ·capped | 1.10:1 | 19.15:1 | 0 | — |
| 100 | #ffe2e6 | 93.8% | 0.032 | 1.21:1 | 17.30:1 | 11 | 5.9 |
| 200 | #e9cdd1 | 87.4% | 0.032 | 1.48:1 | 14.17:1 | 23 | 4.7 |
| 300 | #d4b9bd | 81.0% | 0.032 | 1.83:1 | 11.47:1 | 34 | 5.1 |
| 400 | #bfa5a9 | 74.6% | 0.032 | 2.29:1 | 9.17:1 | 45 | 5.5 |
| 500 | #ab9195 | 68.2% | 0.032 | 2.90:1 | 7.24:1 | 55 | 6.0 |
| 600 | #977e82 | 61.8% | 0.032 | 3.73:1 | 5.63:1 | 65 | 6.6 |
| 700 | #846b6f | 55.4% | 0.032 | 4.85:1 | 4.33:1 | 74 | 7.4 |
| 800 | #71595d | 49.0% | 0.032 | 6.37:1 | 3.30:1 | 82 | 6.9 |
| 900 | #473135 | 34.0% | 0.032 | 11.94:1 | 1.76:1 | 97 | 13.7 |
| 950 | #1d0b0f | 18.0% | 0.032 | 18.94:1 | 1.11:1 | 105 | 11.9 |
What is true of this ramp
- 10 of the 10 adjacent pairs differ by ΔE00 2 or more. Every step here is a step a reader can see.
- The tightest pair is 100 to200, at ΔE00 4.7.
- 1 step had to give up chroma to stay inside sRGB — 50. A wider display would show it more vividly.
- 4 steps clear 4.5:1 on white (700, 800, 900, 950), and 7 on black (50, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600).
Harmonies from Summer Crush
complement
the hue directly opposite, at the same lightness. #c8e5e2 (+180°)
analogous
the two neighbours 30° either side. #edd7e5 (+-30°), #f2d8cf (+30°)
split complement
the two hues either side of the opposite, 30° apart from it. #cee5d6 (+150°), #c8e4ec (+210°)
triad
the circle divided in three. #d8e2cc (+120°), #cee1f3 (+240°)
tetrad
the circle divided in four. #e3dfc7 (+90°), #c8e5e2 (+180°), #d9ddf4 (+270°)
The ramp as CSS
:root {
--summer-crush-50: #fff1f3;
--summer-crush-100: #ffe2e6;
--summer-crush-200: #e9cdd1;
--summer-crush-300: #d4b9bd;
--summer-crush-400: #bfa5a9;
--summer-crush-500: #ab9195;
--summer-crush-600: #977e82;
--summer-crush-700: #846b6f;
--summer-crush-800: #71595d;
--summer-crush-900: #473135;
--summer-crush-950: #1d0b0f;
}