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☀️ Summer Color Palette 1989

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

1988 1989 1990

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 (87-110-214)

#576ed6

moderate and light — a blue that reads as open.

Shaped Alcove Against Rounding →

RGB (144-230-45)

#90e62d

A medium, vivid yellow-green with a quiet presence.

The Arch into Lukewarm Pausing →

RGB (211-164-23)

#d3a417

A medium, vivid yellow with a quiet presence.

The Basin of Loamy after Lacing →

RGB (101-246-130)

#65f682

vivid and light — a green that reads as open.

The Alabaster through Idyllic Endearing →

RGB (134-173-223)

#86addf

A light, moderate blue with a quiet presence.

What the Nascent Breath betwixt Exhaling →

RGB (211-217-94)

#d3d95e

A light, moderate yellow with a quiet presence.

When Rooted Bog above Measuring →

CSS custom properties

:root {  --summer-1: #576ed6;  --summer-2: #90e62d;  --summer-3: #d3a417;  --summer-4: #65f682;  --summer-5: #86addf;  --summer-6: #d3d95e;}

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