#1E2E4E
#8E3E6E
#E8C84E
#0A0E1A
Background
Primary Accent
Secondary
Body Text

Thermal Night Color Palette

#1E2E4E · #8E3E6E · #E8C84E · #0A0E1A

Fail
WCAG Grade
1.4:1
Contrast Ratio
815
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Use #1E2E4E as the background. Use #8E3E6E as the primary accent. Use #E8C84E as secondary. Use #0A0E1A as body text/supporting color. Palette mood: Thermal Night — night, neon, cool, moody.

Hex Codes, RGB & CMYK Color Values

Technical breakdown for the Thermal Night 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: 2.8%
30, 46, 78 62%, 41%, 0%, 69% 220°, 44%, 21%
Primary Accent
Luminance: 10.3%
142, 62, 110 0%, 56%, 23%, 44% 324°, 39%, 40%
Secondary
Luminance: 59.0%
232, 200, 78 0%, 14%, 66%, 9% 48°, 77%, 61%
Body Text
Luminance: 0.5%
10, 14, 26 62%, 46%, 0%, 90% 225°, 44%, 7%

Thermal Night 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 Thermal Night palette — click any swatch to copy its hex.

#1E2E4E gently saturated blue
#8E3E6E gently saturated magenta
#E8C84E saturated yellow
#0A0E1A gently saturated blue

Thermal Night 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
#0A0E1A on #E8C84E
Aa Sample Text
11.74:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#E8C84E on #0A0E1A
Aa Sample Text
11.74:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#E8C84E on #1E2E4E
Aa Sample Text
8.23:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#1E2E4E on #E8C84E
Aa Sample Text
8.23:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#E8C84E on #8E3E6E
Aa Sample Text
4.18:1 Fail Large headings, UI components
#8E3E6E on #E8C84E
Aa Sample Text
4.18:1 Fail Large headings, UI components
#0A0E1A on #8E3E6E
Aa Sample Text
2.81:1 Fail Decorative use only
#8E3E6E on #0A0E1A
Aa Sample Text
2.81:1 Fail Decorative use only
#8E3E6E on #1E2E4E
Aa Sample Text
1.97:1 Fail Decorative use only
#1E2E4E on #8E3E6E
Aa Sample Text
1.97:1 Fail Decorative use only
#0A0E1A on #1E2E4E
Aa Sample Text
1.43:1 Fail Decorative use only
#1E2E4E on #0A0E1A
Aa Sample Text
1.43:1 Fail Decorative use only

Thermal Night Color Psychology & Meaning

A thermal image at night renders heat rather than light, so a cold landscape is blue and anything alive glows in yellow and white, and this palette is cold blue with hot yellow. It feels scientific and strange, the color of a world seen by temperature.

Color Harmony: Triadic Scheme

The Thermal Night 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

Thermal cameras detect infrared radiation emitted by objects, and the false-colour palettes used to display it range from simple greyscale to the blue-red spectrum used in most consumer devices.

Best Design Use Cases

Use the cold blue for wide surfaces, warm magenta for buttons and links, hot yellow for secondary details, and cold black for text.

Industries This Palette Suits

Astronomy and space education, nightlife, premium audio.

Colors That Pair Well With Thermal Night

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.

green

directly opposite #8E3E6E on the wheel — the strongest accent for CTAs and highlights when you need maximum energy

rose-red

30° beside #8E3E6E — a calm secondary that extends the palette without adding tension

tinted neutral

a paper-white carrying the palette's own hue — perfect for surfaces and dividers

Using Thermal Night Without Breaking Accessibility

  • Avoid #8E3E6E for small UI elements on #1E2E4E — at 2.0:1 it misses the 3:1 WCAG threshold; darken it with a shade from the ramp below.
  • Don't set body copy in #0A0E1A on #1E2E4E — 1.4:1 fails WCAG AA; keep it for large decorative headings only.
  • Don't use #E8C84E behind body text — this light tone works better for surfaces, badges and dividers than for reading areas.

How to Implement the Thermal Night Color Scheme

To use this Thermal Night 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 #1E2E4E for the main background and #8E3E6E for primary buttons. This creates a high-contrast focal point.

Accessibility Note

The contrast ratio between #0A0E1A and #1E2E4E is 1.43:1 (Fail). Ensure your body text remains legible.

Thermal Night Palette — Frequently Asked Questions

What are the hex codes in the Thermal Night color palette?

The Thermal Night palette contains #1E2E4E, #8E3E6E, #E8C84E, #0A0E1A. 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 Thermal Night color palette accessible (WCAG)?

Yes for its strongest pairings: #0A0E1A on #E8C84E reaches 11.7:1 (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 Thermal Night palette?

Beyond its own four colors, #3E8E5E, #84484E, #EBECEF 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 Thermal Night palette create?

Thermal Night reads as night, neon, cool. Gently saturated magenta drives the personality, grounded by gently saturated blue — a combination that works best when the deep base gets most of the canvas.

Can I use the Thermal Night color palette commercially?

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

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