#8EA89C
#C8D8B8
#B8A880
#1E2E26
Background
Primary Accent
Secondary
Body Text

Riverside Park Color Palette

#8EA89C · #C8D8B8 · #B8A880 · #1E2E26

AA
WCAG Grade
5.6:1
Contrast Ratio
920
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Use #8EA89C as the background. Use #C8D8B8 as the primary accent. Use #B8A880 as secondary. Use #1E2E26 as body text/supporting color. Palette mood: Riverside Park — leafy, riverside, quiet.

Hex Codes, RGB & CMYK Color Values

Technical breakdown for the Riverside 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: 36.2%
142, 168, 156 15%, 0%, 7%, 34% 152°, 13%, 61%
Primary Accent
Luminance: 64.9%
200, 216, 184 7%, 0%, 15%, 15% 90°, 29%, 78%
Secondary
Luminance: 39.8%
184, 168, 128 0%, 9%, 30%, 28% 43°, 28%, 61%
Body Text
Luminance: 2.4%
30, 46, 38 35%, 0%, 17%, 82% 150°, 21%, 15%

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

#8EA89C muted teal
#C8D8B8 gently saturated yellow-green
#B8A880 gently saturated orange
#1E2E26 muted green

Riverside 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
#1E2E26 on #C8D8B8
Aa Sample Text
9.48:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#C8D8B8 on #1E2E26
Aa Sample Text
9.48:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#1E2E26 on #B8A880
Aa Sample Text
6.07:1 AA Body text, UI
#B8A880 on #1E2E26
Aa Sample Text
6.07:1 AA Body text, UI
#1E2E26 on #8EA89C
Aa Sample Text
5.58:1 AA Body text, UI
#8EA89C on #1E2E26
Aa Sample Text
5.58:1 AA Body text, UI
#C8D8B8 on #8EA89C
Aa Sample Text
1.70:1 Fail Decorative use only
#8EA89C on #C8D8B8
Aa Sample Text
1.70:1 Fail Decorative use only
#B8A880 on #C8D8B8
Aa Sample Text
1.56:1 Fail Decorative use only
#C8D8B8 on #B8A880
Aa Sample Text
1.56:1 Fail Decorative use only
#B8A880 on #8EA89C
Aa Sample Text
1.09:1 Fail Decorative use only
#8EA89C on #B8A880
Aa Sample Text
1.09:1 Fail Decorative use only

Riverside Park Color Psychology & Meaning

Riverside Park is the long green ribbon along the Hudson from 72nd to 158th Street, and this palette is its river-adjacent green with sandy path tones. It feels calm and unhurried, the color of an afternoon stroll by the water.

Color Harmony: Triadic Scheme

The Riverside Park 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

Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in the 1870s and extended through the 1930s with Robert Moses projects, Riverside Park stretches nearly four miles along Manhattans west side.

Best Design Use Cases

Use the sage green for natural surfaces, the pale green for accents, warm sand for paths, and deep green for text.

Industries This Palette Suits

Parks, waterfronts, running, cycling, wellness.

Colors That Pair Well With Riverside 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.

violet

directly opposite #C8D8B8 on the wheel — the strongest accent for CTAs and highlights when you need maximum energy

green

30° beside #C8D8B8 — 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 Riverside Park Without Breaking Accessibility

  • Avoid #C8D8B8 for small UI elements on #8EA89C — at 1.7:1 it misses the 3:1 WCAG threshold; darken it with a shade from the ramp below.
  • Set body text in #1E2E26 — 5.6:1 against #8EA89C passes WCAG AA (AA) for long-form reading.
  • Don't use #B8A880 behind body text — this light tone works better for surfaces, badges and dividers than for reading areas.

How to Implement the Riverside Park Color Scheme

To use this Riverside 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 #8EA89C for the main background and #C8D8B8 for primary buttons. This creates a high-contrast focal point.

Accessibility Note

The contrast ratio between #1E2E26 and #8EA89C is 5.58:1 (AA). Ensure your body text remains legible.

Riverside Park Palette — Frequently Asked Questions

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

The Riverside Park palette contains #8EA89C, #C8D8B8, #B8A880, #1E2E26. 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 Riverside Park color palette accessible (WCAG)?

Yes for its strongest pairings: #1E2E26 on #C8D8B8 reaches 9.5:1 (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 Riverside Park palette?

Beyond its own four colors, #B39CC9, #BCD2BC, #141514 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 Riverside Park palette create?

Riverside Park reads as leafy, riverside, quiet. Gently saturated yellow-green drives the personality, grounded by muted teal — a combination that works best when the light base gets most of the canvas.

Can I use the Riverside Park color palette commercially?

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

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