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Reef Shelf, a ocean colour palette of 7 swatches
Ocean

Reef Shelf

Underwater scenes that need the shallows and the drop off in the same frame, with something alive to point at.

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CategoryOcean
Colours7, one ink, one paper, one accent
Ink on paper14.46:1, AAA
AccentFire Coral, 4.32:1 on ink
Temperaturebalanced
Colour visionstays separable, red and green
LicenceFree for commercial use

The 7 colours

Deep Water is the ink and Foam Line is the paper, which is the pair every measurement on this page is taken between. Fire Coral is the accent, so it is the one that should appear least.

  1. Deep Water#10262f Ink
  2. Reef Shadow#1d4f58 Base
  3. Turtle Grass#3f8a76 Base
  4. Shoal#8dc4bd Base
  5. Sand Shelf#e0cda9 Support
  6. Foam Line#f2f7f4 Paper
  7. Fire Coral#dd5f42 Accent

#10262f #1d4f58 #3f8a76 #8dc4bd #e0cda9 #f2f7f4 #dd5f42

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