#F0EFE8 · #1E3A62 · #C8A860 · #12233E
Use #F0EFE8 as the background. Use #1E3A62 as the primary accent. Use #C8A860 as secondary. Use #12233E as body text/supporting color. Palette mood: Yacht Club — cool, royal, ocean, vintage.
Technical breakdown for the Yacht Club 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: 86.1% | 240, 239, 232 | 0%, 0%, 3%, 6% | 53°, 21%, 93% | ||
| Primary Accent Luminance: 4.2% | 30, 58, 98 | 69%, 41%, 0%, 62% | 215°, 53%, 25% | ||
| Secondary Luminance: 41.1% | 200, 168, 96 | 0%, 16%, 52%, 22% | 42°, 49%, 58% | ||
| Body Text Luminance: 1.7% | 18, 35, 62 | 71%, 44%, 0%, 76% | 217°, 55%, 16% |
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 Yacht Club palette — click any swatch to copy its hex.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #12233E on #F0EFE8 |
Aa Sample Text
| 13.64:1 | AAA | Body text, headings, UI |
| #F0EFE8 on #12233E |
Aa Sample Text
| 13.64:1 | AAA | Body text, headings, UI |
| #1E3A62 on #F0EFE8 |
Aa Sample Text
| 9.92:1 | AAA | Body text, headings, UI |
| #F0EFE8 on #1E3A62 |
Aa Sample Text
| 9.92:1 | AAA | Body text, headings, UI |
| #12233E on #C8A860 |
Aa Sample Text
| 6.91:1 | AA | Body text, UI |
| #C8A860 on #12233E |
Aa Sample Text
| 6.91:1 | AA | Body text, UI |
| #C8A860 on #1E3A62 |
Aa Sample Text
| 5.02:1 | AA | Body text, UI |
| #1E3A62 on #C8A860 |
Aa Sample Text
| 5.02:1 | AA | Body text, UI |
| #C8A860 on #F0EFE8 |
Aa Sample Text
| 1.97:1 | Fail | Decorative use only |
| #F0EFE8 on #C8A860 |
Aa Sample Text
| 1.97:1 | Fail | Decorative use only |
| #12233E on #1E3A62 |
Aa Sample Text
| 1.38:1 | Fail | Decorative use only |
| #1E3A62 on #12233E |
Aa Sample Text
| 1.38:1 | Fail | Decorative use only |
The Yacht Club palette is built using a complementary relationship between its hues. This ensures that even with high-contrast accents, the overall scheme feels balanced and intentional.
A complementary palette is often preferred by professional designers because it provides maximum contrast and energy by using opposite colors.
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.
directly opposite #1E3A62 on the wheel — the strongest accent for CTAs and highlights when you need maximum energy
30° beside #1E3A62 — a calm secondary that extends the palette without adding tension
a ink-black carrying the palette's own hue — perfect for surfaces and dividers
To use this Yacht Club 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.
:root {
/* {name} Palette - ihatecolors.com */{'
'} --color-bg: {colors[0]};{'
'} --color-primary: {colors[1]};{'
'} --color-secondary: {colors[2]};{'
'} --color-text: {colors[3]};{'
'} {'}'}Use #F0EFE8 for the main background and #1E3A62 for primary buttons. This creates a high-contrast focal point.
The contrast ratio between #12233E and #F0EFE8 is 13.64:1 (AAA). Ensure your body text remains legible.
The Yacht Club palette contains #F0EFE8, #1E3A62, #C8A860, #12233E. 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.
Yes for its strongest pairings: #12233E on #F0EFE8 reaches 13.6:1 (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.
Beyond its own four colors, #89612A, #29245B, #151513 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.
Yacht Club reads as cool, royal, ocean. Gently saturated cyan-blue drives the personality, grounded by muted yellow — a combination that works best when the very light base gets most of the canvas.
Yes. Individual color values can't be copyrighted, so the Yacht Club palette is free for personal, client and commercial work — websites, branding, apps, print and social content, with no attribution required.
Use the export panel on this page: CSS variables, a Tailwind config block, SCSS variables, or a Figma copy list are generated from Yacht Club's exact values, including the tint and shade ramps shown above.