#C85A8E
#E8A83C
#5C8EA8
#2A1220
Background
Primary Accent
Secondary
Body Text

Bushwick Mural Color Palette

#C85A8E · #E8A83C · #5C8EA8 · #2A1220

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WCAG Grade
4.4:1
Contrast Ratio
960
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Use #C85A8E as the background. Use #E8A83C as the primary accent. Use #5C8EA8 as secondary. Use #2A1220 as body text/supporting color. Palette mood: Bushwick Mural — colorful, street art, vibrant.

Hex Codes, RGB & CMYK Color Values

Technical breakdown for the Bushwick Mural color scheme. Use these values for web design (HEX/RGB), print projects (CMYK), or specialized design software (HSL).

Swatch Design Role HEX RGB CMYK HSL
Background
Luminance: 21.5%
200, 90, 142 0%, 55%, 29%, 22% 332°, 50%, 57%
Primary Accent
Luminance: 45.5%
232, 168, 60 0%, 28%, 74%, 9% 38°, 79%, 57%
Secondary
Luminance: 24.4%
92, 142, 168 45%, 15%, 0%, 34% 201°, 30%, 51%
Body Text
Luminance: 1.0%
42, 18, 32 0%, 57%, 24%, 84% 325°, 40%, 12%

Bushwick Mural Tints & Shades

Hover states, borders and elevation need lighter and darker steps of your base colors. Here are computed tints and shades for every color in the Bushwick Mural palette — click any swatch to copy its hex.

#C85A8E gently saturated rose-red
#E8A83C saturated orange
#5C8EA8 gently saturated cyan-blue
#2A1220 gently saturated magenta

Bushwick Mural Palette Contrast Matrix (WCAG 2.1)

Every color tested as text on every other color as background. Body copy needs 4.5:1 (AA), large text and UI components 3:1. AAA requires 7:1.

Text on Background Preview Ratio Grade Safe For
#2A1220 on #E8A83C
Aa Sample Text
8.37:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#E8A83C on #2A1220
Aa Sample Text
8.37:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#2A1220 on #5C8EA8
Aa Sample Text
4.88:1 AA Body text, UI
#5C8EA8 on #2A1220
Aa Sample Text
4.88:1 AA Body text, UI
#2A1220 on #C85A8E
Aa Sample Text
4.40:1 Fail Large headings, UI components
#C85A8E on #2A1220
Aa Sample Text
4.40:1 Fail Large headings, UI components
#E8A83C on #C85A8E
Aa Sample Text
1.90:1 Fail Decorative use only
#C85A8E on #E8A83C
Aa Sample Text
1.90:1 Fail Decorative use only
#5C8EA8 on #E8A83C
Aa Sample Text
1.71:1 Fail Decorative use only
#E8A83C on #5C8EA8
Aa Sample Text
1.71:1 Fail Decorative use only
#5C8EA8 on #C85A8E
Aa Sample Text
1.11:1 Fail Decorative use only
#C85A8E on #5C8EA8
Aa Sample Text
1.11:1 Fail Decorative use only

Bushwick Mural Color Psychology & Meaning

Bushwick is the Brooklyn neighborhood where entire blocks are painted with murals, a living gallery of aerosol color, and this palette is that bold pink with gold and blue. It feels vibrant and daring, the color of a neighborhood that made the wall itself the canvas.

Color Harmony: Triadic Scheme

The Bushwick Mural palette is built using a triadic relationship between its hues. This ensures that even with high-contrast accents, the overall scheme feels balanced and intentional.

Hue Wheel

A triadic palette is often preferred by professional designers because it balances visual interest with cohesion.

History & Design Context

Bushwick was a brewing and manufacturing center whose factories closed in the 1970s, and artists moved into the empty industrial spaces in the 2000s. The Bushwick Collective, founded in 2012, turned the neighborhood into one of the largest open-air street art galleries in the world.

Best Design Use Cases

Use the bold pink for vibrant surfaces, the gold for accents, and the blue for supporting sections. The deep plum grounds everything.

Industries This Palette Suits

Street art, creative studios, nightlife, food, fashion.

Colors That Pair Well With Bushwick Mural

Need a fifth color? These three companions are computed from the palette's own hue positions on the color wheel, so they extend the scheme without breaking its harmony.

blue

directly opposite #E8A83C on the wheel — the strongest accent for CTAs and highlights when you need maximum energy

yellow

30° beside #E8A83C — a calm secondary that extends the palette without adding tension

tinted neutral

a ink-black carrying the palette's own hue — perfect for surfaces and dividers

Using Bushwick Mural Without Breaking Accessibility

  • Avoid #E8A83C for small UI elements on #C85A8E — at 1.9:1 it misses the 3:1 WCAG threshold; darken it with a shade from the ramp below.
  • Don't set body copy in #2A1220 on #C85A8E — 4.4:1 fails WCAG AA; keep it for large decorative headings only.
  • Let #5C8EA8 carry sidebars, cards and footers — at a mid lightness it separates zones without stealing focus from #E8A83C.

How to Implement the Bushwick Mural Color Scheme

To use this Bushwick Mural color palette in your web project, you can copy the following CSS variables or Tailwind CSS configuration. These roles ensure your UI maintains accessibility and visual hierarchy.

Option 1: CSS Variables

:root { 
  /* {name} Palette - ihatecolors.com */{'
'}  --color-bg: {colors[0]};{'
'}  --color-primary: {colors[1]};{'
'}  --color-secondary: {colors[2]};{'
'}  --color-text: {colors[3]};{'
'} {'}'}

Web Design Tip

Use #C85A8E for the main background and #E8A83C for primary buttons. This creates a high-contrast focal point.

Accessibility Note

The contrast ratio between #2A1220 and #C85A8E is 4.40:1 (Fail). Ensure your body text remains legible.

Bushwick Mural Palette — Frequently Asked Questions

What are the hex codes in the Bushwick Mural color palette?

The Bushwick Mural palette contains #C85A8E, #E8A83C, #5C8EA8, #2A1220. Click any swatch on this page to copy its value, or export all four at once as CSS variables, Tailwind config, SCSS or a Figma-ready list.

Is the Bushwick Mural color palette accessible (WCAG)?

Yes for its strongest pairings: #2A1220 on #E8A83C reaches 8.4:1 (AAA). For body text always keep a 4.5:1 ratio and for large UI elements 3:1 — the full contrast matrix above shows the exact score for every color-on-color combination in this palette.

What colors go well with the Bushwick Mural palette?

Beyond its own four colors, #3B7AE8, #C9DD46, #171214 extend it naturally: the complementary hue for high-energy accents, an analogous neighbor for calm transitions, and a tinted neutral for surfaces. All three are computed from this palette's hues on the color wheel.

What mood does the Bushwick Mural palette create?

Bushwick Mural reads as colorful, street art, vibrant. Saturated orange drives the personality, grounded by gently saturated rose-red — a combination that works best when the light base gets most of the canvas.

Can I use the Bushwick Mural color palette commercially?

Yes. Individual color values can't be copyrighted, so the Bushwick Mural palette is free for personal, client and commercial work — websites, branding, apps, print and social content, with no attribution required.

How do I add the Bushwick Mural palette to Tailwind or CSS?

Use the export panel on this page: CSS variables, a Tailwind config block, SCSS variables, or a Figma copy list are generated from Bushwick Mural's exact values, including the tint and shade ramps shown above.

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