#C8B890
#A8C878
#8E8E6E
#2E2A18
Background
Primary Accent
Secondary
Body Text

Park Slope Brooklyn Color Palette

#C8B890 · #A8C878 · #8E8E6E · #2E2A18

AAA
WCAG Grade
7.3:1
Contrast Ratio
940
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Use #C8B890 as the background. Use #A8C878 as the primary accent. Use #8E8E6E as secondary. Use #2E2A18 as body text/supporting color. Palette mood: Park Slope Brooklyn — family, green, brownstone.

Hex Codes, RGB & CMYK Color Values

Technical breakdown for the Park Slope Brooklyn 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: 48.6%
200, 184, 144 0%, 8%, 28%, 22% 43°, 34%, 67%
Primary Accent
Luminance: 51.0%
168, 200, 120 16%, 0%, 40%, 22% 84°, 42%, 63%
Secondary
Luminance: 26.2%
142, 142, 110 0%, 0%, 23%, 44% 60°, 13%, 49%
Body Text
Luminance: 2.3%
46, 42, 24 0%, 9%, 48%, 82% 49°, 31%, 14%

Park Slope Brooklyn 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 Park Slope Brooklyn palette — click any swatch to copy its hex.

#C8B890 gently saturated orange
#A8C878 gently saturated yellow-green
#8E8E6E muted yellow
#2E2A18 gently saturated yellow

Park Slope Brooklyn 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
#2E2A18 on #A8C878
Aa Sample Text
7.67:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#A8C878 on #2E2A18
Aa Sample Text
7.67:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#2E2A18 on #C8B890
Aa Sample Text
7.34:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#C8B890 on #2E2A18
Aa Sample Text
7.34:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#2E2A18 on #8E8E6E
Aa Sample Text
4.28:1 Fail Large headings, UI components
#8E8E6E on #2E2A18
Aa Sample Text
4.28:1 Fail Large headings, UI components
#8E8E6E on #A8C878
Aa Sample Text
1.79:1 Fail Decorative use only
#A8C878 on #8E8E6E
Aa Sample Text
1.79:1 Fail Decorative use only
#8E8E6E on #C8B890
Aa Sample Text
1.72:1 Fail Decorative use only
#C8B890 on #8E8E6E
Aa Sample Text
1.72:1 Fail Decorative use only
#A8C878 on #C8B890
Aa Sample Text
1.05:1 Fail Decorative use only
#C8B890 on #A8C878
Aa Sample Text
1.05:1 Fail Decorative use only

Park Slope Brooklyn Color Psychology & Meaning

Park Slope is the Brooklyn neighborhood of brownstones sloping down to Prospect Park, with stroller traffic on every corner, and this palette is that warm stone with fresh green. It feels family-friendly and leafy, the color of the neighborhood that defines Brooklyn parenting.

Color Harmony: Custom Scheme

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

Hue Wheel

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

History & Design Context

Park Slope was developed in the 1880s as a brownstone suburb beside the new Prospect Park, designed by Olmsted and Vaux. It declined mid-century, then gentrified from the 1970s and became one of the most desirable family neighborhoods in America.

Best Design Use Cases

Use the warm stone for family-friendly surfaces, the leaf green for accents, and the muted olive for text contrast. The near-black grounds everything.

Industries This Palette Suits

Family retail, education, parks and recreation, real estate, food markets.

Colors That Pair Well With Park Slope Brooklyn

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.

violet

directly opposite #A8C878 on the wheel — the strongest accent for CTAs and highlights when you need maximum energy

green

30° beside #A8C878 — 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 Park Slope Brooklyn Without Breaking Accessibility

  • Avoid #A8C878 for small UI elements on #C8B890 — at 1.0:1 it misses the 3:1 WCAG threshold; darken it with a shade from the ramp below.
  • Set body text in #2E2A18 — 7.3:1 against #C8B890 passes WCAG AA (AAA) for long-form reading.
  • Let #8E8E6E carry sidebars, cards and footers — at a mid lightness it separates zones without stealing focus from #A8C878.

How to Implement the Park Slope Brooklyn Color Scheme

To use this Park Slope Brooklyn 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 #C8B890 for the main background and #A8C878 for primary buttons. This creates a high-contrast focal point.

Accessibility Note

The contrast ratio between #2E2A18 and #C8B890 is 7.34:1 (AAA). Ensure your body text remains legible.

Park Slope Brooklyn Palette — Frequently Asked Questions

What are the hex codes in the Park Slope Brooklyn color palette?

The Park Slope Brooklyn palette contains #C8B890, #A8C878, #8E8E6E, #2E2A18. 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 Park Slope Brooklyn color palette accessible (WCAG)?

Yes for its strongest pairings: #2E2A18 on #A8C878 reaches 7.7:1 (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 Park Slope Brooklyn palette?

Beyond its own four colors, #9979C8, #88BF82, #161513 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 Park Slope Brooklyn palette create?

Park Slope Brooklyn reads as family, green, brownstone. Gently saturated yellow-green drives the personality, grounded by gently saturated orange — a combination that works best when the light base gets most of the canvas.

Can I use the Park Slope Brooklyn color palette commercially?

Yes. Individual color values can't be copyrighted, so the Park Slope Brooklyn 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 Park Slope Brooklyn 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 Park Slope Brooklyn's exact values, including the tint and shade ramps shown above.

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