← All palettes  /  Summer 1988

Seasonal

☀️ Summer Color Palette 1988

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

1987 1988 1989

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 (121-204-231)

#79cce7

A vivid blue: light, considered, and steady.

The Aurora of Aglow beneath Heartening →

RGB (186-210-91)

#bad25b

moderate and light — a yellow-green that reads as open.

The Methodical Border upon Finding →

RGB (243-225-57)

#f3e139

A light, vivid yellow with a quiet presence.

What the Bluff amidst Enduring Pacing →

RGB (121-241-143)

#79f18f

A vivid green: light, considered, and steady.

What the Jovial Alabaster for Bedazzling →

RGB (121-219-241)

#79dbf1

This light cyan sits at the vivid end of its family.

Sundrenched Alabaster among the Burnishing →

RGB (219-219-92)

#dbdb5c

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

Stocky Bluff upon Steadying →

CSS custom properties

:root {  --summer-1: #79cce7;  --summer-2: #bad25b;  --summer-3: #f3e139;  --summer-4: #79f18f;  --summer-5: #79dbf1;  --summer-6: #dbdb5c;}

More palettes