#B8A890
#C8905C
#8E8E6E
#2E2418
Background
Primary Accent
Secondary
Body Text

Rego Park Color Palette

#B8A890 · #C8905C · #8E8E6E · #2E2418

AA
WCAG Grade
6.5:1
Contrast Ratio
840
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Use #B8A890 as the background. Use #C8905C as the primary accent. Use #8E8E6E as secondary. Use #2E2418 as body text/supporting color. Palette mood: Rego Park — brick, family, commercial.

Hex Codes, RGB & CMYK Color Values

Technical breakdown for the Rego Park 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: 40.2%
184, 168, 144 0%, 9%, 22%, 28% 36°, 22%, 64%
Primary Accent
Luminance: 33.0%
200, 144, 92 0%, 28%, 54%, 22% 29°, 50%, 57%
Secondary
Luminance: 26.2%
142, 142, 110 0%, 0%, 23%, 44% 60°, 13%, 49%
Body Text
Luminance: 1.9%
46, 36, 24 0%, 22%, 48%, 82% 33°, 31%, 14%

Rego Park 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 Rego Park palette — click any swatch to copy its hex.

#B8A890 muted orange
#C8905C gently saturated orange
#8E8E6E muted yellow
#2E2418 gently saturated orange

Rego Park 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
#2E2418 on #B8A890
Aa Sample Text
6.54:1 AA Body text, UI
#B8A890 on #2E2418
Aa Sample Text
6.54:1 AA Body text, UI
#2E2418 on #C8905C
Aa Sample Text
5.50:1 AA Body text, UI
#C8905C on #2E2418
Aa Sample Text
5.50:1 AA Body text, UI
#2E2418 on #8E8E6E
Aa Sample Text
4.52:1 AA Body text, UI
#8E8E6E on #2E2418
Aa Sample Text
4.52:1 AA Body text, UI
#8E8E6E on #B8A890
Aa Sample Text
1.45:1 Fail Decorative use only
#B8A890 on #8E8E6E
Aa Sample Text
1.45:1 Fail Decorative use only
#8E8E6E on #C8905C
Aa Sample Text
1.22:1 Fail Decorative use only
#C8905C on #8E8E6E
Aa Sample Text
1.22:1 Fail Decorative use only
#C8905C on #B8A890
Aa Sample Text
1.19:1 Fail Decorative use only
#B8A890 on #C8905C
Aa Sample Text
1.19:1 Fail Decorative use only

Rego Park Color Psychology & Meaning

Rego Park is the Queens neighborhood of brick apartment houses and the shopping district of Queens Boulevard, and this palette is that warm brick with golden tones. It feels solid and busy, the color of a neighborhood that combines family blocks with commercial energy.

Color Harmony: Analogous Scheme

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

Hue Wheel

A analogous palette is often preferred by professional designers because it creates a calm, serene atmosphere by using neighboring colors.

History & Design Context

Rego Park was farmland until the 1920s, when the Rego Construction Company built its namesake housing, and the 1939 world fair brought the area to life. The Queens Center mall and the boulevards shops made it a retail destination of central Queens.

Best Design Use Cases

Use the warm brick for solid surfaces, the golden tones for accents, and the muted olive for supporting sections. The deep brown grounds everything.

Industries This Palette Suits

Retail, shopping centers, real estate, family services, restaurants.

Colors That Pair Well With Rego Park

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.

cyan-blue

directly opposite #C8905C on the wheel — the strongest accent for CTAs and highlights when you need maximum energy

yellow

30° beside #C8905C — 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 Rego Park Without Breaking Accessibility

  • Avoid #C8905C for small UI elements on #B8A890 — at 1.2:1 it misses the 3:1 WCAG threshold; darken it with a shade from the ramp below.
  • Set body text in #2E2418 — 6.5:1 against #B8A890 passes WCAG AA (AA) for long-form reading.
  • Let #8E8E6E carry sidebars, cards and footers — at a mid lightness it separates zones without stealing focus from #C8905C.

How to Implement the Rego Park Color Scheme

To use this Rego Park 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 #B8A890 for the main background and #C8905C for primary buttons. This creates a high-contrast focal point.

Accessibility Note

The contrast ratio between #2E2418 and #B8A890 is 6.54:1 (AA). Ensure your body text remains legible.

Rego Park Palette — Frequently Asked Questions

What are the hex codes in the Rego Park color palette?

The Rego Park palette contains #B8A890, #C8905C, #8E8E6E, #2E2418. 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 Rego Park color palette accessible (WCAG)?

Yes for its strongest pairings: #2E2418 on #B8A890 reaches 6.5:1 (AA). 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 Rego Park palette?

Beyond its own four colors, #5B93C8, #BDBC65, #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 Rego Park palette create?

Rego Park reads as brick, family, commercial. Gently saturated orange drives the personality, grounded by muted orange — a combination that works best when the light base gets most of the canvas.

Can I use the Rego Park color palette commercially?

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

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