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Color

Sprout uses a flexible color palette to achieve clean interfaces and captivating brand experiences.

Brand color palette

Sprout’s Brand color palette is comprised of our Core colors, Primary colors, additional tints and shades, plus purple hues. Designs should begin with the Core and Primary palettes, and utilize additional colors as accents to create emphasis, variety, depth and contrast.

The Brand color palette should be used for all brand design work, including marketing campaigns, website designs, banner ads, event identity systems, and illustration.

In specialty use cases where additional colors are necessary, values from the Full color palette may be used. Examples of Full palette usage include button hover states, internal programs/design systems (I.e values, BRG logos), product shots and data visualization.

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green
Green 300
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Green 500
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Green 700
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Green 800
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Green 900
#006b40
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blue
Blue 300
#a1d2f8
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Blue 500
#3896e3
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Blue 700
#2079c3
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Blue 900
#0c5689
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Blue 1100
#002138
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teal
Teal 300
#7dead5
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Teal 500
#08c4b2
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Teal 700
#0b968f
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Teal 900
#026661
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purple
Purple 300
#c1c1f7
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Purple 500
#9180f4
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Purple 700
#6f5ed3
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Purple 900
#483a9c
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yellow
Yellow 300
#ffe16e
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Yellow 500
#ffcd1c
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red
Red 400
#ff7f6e
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Red 700
#db3e3e
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pink
Pink 300
#ff95c1
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Pink 500
#ef588b
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Core colors

Our name, Sprout, evokes strong imagery of growth in nature. Our green, an identifiable attribute of the brand, is a visual expression of this progress.

In addition to Sprout green , our Core colors include white and navy . They should be used for balance, contrast and cohesion.

Green 700 is the core of our brand identity. Use Green 700 for primary actions and buttons, links, for indicating progress and representing authentication.
White should be used as needed to provide accessibility and simplicity throughout communications. Use white for backgrounds, type and as an accent.
Blue 1100 is a foundational color that can be treated as a neutral. Use Blue 1100 for backgrounds, decorative type and as an accent.

Core color usage

Use the Core colors as a foundation for every project. should have a dominant presence in creative linked to the employer brand experience such as recruiting, onboarding, Sprout Values and Meet Team Sprout.

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Aim to include a presence of Sprout green (Green 700) in compositions either through a color fill, a call to action or the leaf logo.
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Consider the context of where your imagery will appear. Green 700 might already be present in the logo on the website header or the profile image on a social platform.

Primary colors

Bold and sophisticated, our Primary colors should be integrated with the Core colors to exude confidence, energy and dimension. The family is led by a series of analogous colors that elevate and complement Sprout green . These colors can be used for large fills and backgrounds.

The string of warm, inviting accents in the palette add a humanistic spirit that encourages approachability. These colors should be used selectively to add energetic variety to compositions.

Teal 900 is a strong complement to Green 700. It can be used when you want a heavy presence of green but Green 700 feels too vibrant.
Teal 500 is a primary color that can be used for backgrounds and large fills. It maintains contrast and pairs well with Teal 900 and Blue 1100.
Blue 700 is a primary color that can be used for backgrounds and large fills. Blue 700 works well alongside the warm accent colors.
Yellow 500 is an inviting primary color that adds energy. Pairing Yellow 500 with Blue 1100 creates striking contrast.
Pink 300 is a confident primary color that adds balance to the cool colors. Pink 300 pairs well with Teal 900 and Red 700.
Red 400 is an approachable primary color that has a welcoming allure. Use Red 400 sparingly and with intention.
Red 700 is a bold primary color that has a powerful presence. Use Red 700 sparingly and with intention.

Primary color usage

When pairing colors, strive to maintain a 2:1 balance between cool and warm colors with cool colors having the stronger presence. Limit the use of warm colors to one or two per composition. Incorporate and for balance and contrast.

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Follow accessibility standards and maintain proper contrast when placing color on color.
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Allow color to vibrate when placing color on color.

Brand palette examples

screenshots of designs from the 2020 Index campaign
2020 Index campaign
screenshots of designs from the 2020 Sprout Summit event
Sprout Summit 2020 event design
screenshots of designs from the Year in Social campaign
Year in Social campaign
screenshots of designs from Insights art
Insights art

Humanistic palette

In addition to the Brand color palette, we also employ the use of a specialty Humanistic color palette for illustration. Our Brand palette communicates the boldness of our vision, but particularly within our Humanistic color palette it also communicates our authenticity.

Within these colors you will find our commitment to showing a diverse range of people with different skin, hair, lip and eye colors. These colors blend the authenticity of more naturalistic skin tones with the boldness of our Brand colors.

base
Base R100
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Base Y100
#F2CDAE
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Base R300
#F2BD9E
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Base P300
#EAADA4
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Base P500
#CE979A
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Base R500
#CF897C
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Base B500
#B58A7C
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Base Y500
#8D6A56
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Base B700
#725E5F
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Base Y700
#784F44
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accent
Accent Y300
#F5D58F
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Accent R700
#B7574B
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Accent B900
#484D5C
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Accent P900
#604856
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Humanistic color palette usage

Currently, the use case for the Humanistic color palette is primarily within the freehand illustration style. That said, in any situation where we are representing the human form—whether it’s an entire person or just a hand—use of the Humanistic color palette should be strongly considered.

As a general rule, the more representational the human form is in an illustration or graphic element, the more appropriate it is to use the Humanistic color palette. The more simplified, geometric or abstract the human form is in an illustration or graphic element, the more appropriate it would be to simply use colors from the Brand color palette.

character displayed in a variety of different color combinations
Example color combinations of skin, hair, lip and clothes
a group of people shopping together
Retail industry page recolored with new system
college student hanging out in in front of academic buildings at a college campus
Higher Ed industry page recolored with new system

Specific tips on usage

Skin color

Pick from the Humanistic base color palette. Make sure when using a specific base color that you are aware of underlying tone (either Y-yellow, R-red, P-pink or B-blue) and coordinate that with the clothing, hair and other associated colors on the person. A person with a skin tone that has a yellow undertone might not look great wearing a yellow shirt, for example.

Hair color

Hair colors can be pulled from base colors, accent colors, or the standard brand color palette. The key is to make sure that the hair color is visually distinct enough from the skin color to minimize color vibration. If there is a scene with a number of people, make sure to be selective in the amount of different hair colors you use because this could break down the cohesiveness of the color scheme. Try using some of the existing brand colors as hair colors to reduce the number of one-use hair colors.

Lip color

Since lip color can very so greatly and is a much visually smaller instance of color usage, it is easiest to pull from Brand and Humanistic colors and use directly (someone with bright red lipstick might use Accent R300) or overlay an existing Brand palette color on top of the skin tone being used on the person.

woman with different lip colors

Eye color

Eye colors can be sourced easily from the Brand color palette for brighter eye colors (green and blue eyes), or from the skin tones palette for more neutral eye colors (hazels and browns). However, in most cases because of the scale of the illustration and the people in it, there will be no visible iris and the eye color can simply be drawn as a circle.

Product color palette

Actions

Primary CTA
Secondary CTA
Link
Warning
Error

Type

Headlines
Body copy
Subtexts

Common UI

Border
App background
Container

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green
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Green 200
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Green 300
#98e58e
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Green 400
#75dd66
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Green 500
#59cb59
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Green 600
#2bb656
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Green 700
#0ca750
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Green 800
#008b46
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Green 900
#006b40
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Green 1000
#08422f
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Green 1100
#002b20
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blue
Blue 0
#e9f8ff
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Blue 100
#dcf2ff
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Blue 200
#c7e4f9
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Blue 300
#a1d2f8
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Blue 400
#56adf5
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Blue 500
#3896e3
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Blue 600
#2b87d3
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Blue 700
#2079c3
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Blue 800
#116daa
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Blue 900
#0c5689
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Blue 1000
#0a3960
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Blue 1100
#002138
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aqua
Aqua 0
#d9fcfb
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Aqua 100
#c5f9f9
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Aqua 200
#a5f2f2
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Aqua 300
#76e5e2
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Aqua 400
#33d6e2
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Aqua 500
#17b8ce
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Aqua 600
#0797ae
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Aqua 700
#0b8599
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Aqua 800
#0f6e84
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Aqua 900
#035e73
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Aqua 1000
#083d4f
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Aqua 1100
#002838
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purple
Purple 0
#f2f2f9
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Purple 100
#eaeaf9
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Purple 200
#d8d7f9
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Purple 300
#c1c1f7
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Purple 400
#a193f2
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Purple 500
#9180f4
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Purple 600
#816fea
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Purple 700
#6f5ed3
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Purple 800
#5e4eba
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Purple 900
#483a9c
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Purple 1000
#2d246b
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Purple 1100
#1d1d38
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neutral
Neutral 0
#FFFFFF
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Neutral 100
#f3f4f4
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Neutral 200
#dee1e1
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Neutral 300
#c8cccc
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Neutral 400
#b0b6b7
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Neutral 500
#929a9b
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Neutral 600
#6e797a
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Neutral 700
#515e5f
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Neutral 800
#364141
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Neutral 900
#273333
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Neutral 1000
#162020
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Neutral 1100
#040404
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teal
Teal 0
#e5f9f5
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Teal 100
#cdf7ef
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Teal 200
#b3f2e6
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Teal 300
#7dead5
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Teal 400
#24e0c5
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Teal 500
#08c4b2
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Teal 600
#00a99c
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Teal 700
#0b968f
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Teal 800
#067c7c
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Teal 900
#026661
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Teal 1000
#083f3f
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Teal 1100
#002528
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pink
Pink 0
#ffe9f3
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Pink 100
#fcdbeb
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Pink 200
#ffb5d5
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Pink 300
#ff95c1
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Pink 400
#ff76ae
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Pink 500
#ef588b
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Pink 600
#e0447c
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Pink 700
#ce3665
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Pink 800
#b22f5b
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Pink 900
#931847
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Pink 1000
#561231
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Pink 1100
#2b1721
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red
Red 0
#ffeae9
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Red 100
#ffd5d2
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Red 200
#ffb8b1
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Red 300
#ff9c8f
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Red 400
#ff7f6e
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Red 500
#f76054
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Red 600
#ed4c42
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Red 700
#db3e3e
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Red 800
#c63434
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Red 900
#992222
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Red 1000
#6d1313
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Red 1100
#2b1111
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orange
Orange 0
#ffede3
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Orange 100
#fcdccc
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Orange 200
#ffc6a4
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Orange 300
#ffb180
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Orange 400
#ff9c5d
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Orange 500
#fc8943
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#f57d33
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Orange 700
#ed7024
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Orange 800
#ce5511
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Orange 900
#962c0b
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Orange 1000
#601700
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Orange 1100
#2d130e
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yellow
Yellow 0
#fff8e2
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Yellow 100
#fdefcd
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Yellow 200
#ffe99a
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Yellow 300
#ffe16e
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Yellow 400
#ffd943
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Yellow 500
#ffcd1c
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Yellow 600
#ffbc00
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Yellow 700
#dd9903
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Yellow 800
#ba7506
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Yellow 900
#944c0c
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Yellow 1000
#542a00
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Yellow 1100
#2d1a05
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magenta
Magenta 0
#fef0ff
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Magenta 100
#f9e3fc
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Magenta 200
#f4c4f7
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Magenta 300
#edadf2
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Magenta 400
#f282f5
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Magenta 500
#db61db
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Magenta 600
#c44eb9
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Magenta 700
#ac44a8
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Magenta 800
#8f3896
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Magenta 900
#6c2277
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Magenta 1000
#451551
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Magenta 1100
#29192d
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network
twitter
#1da1f2
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twitter like
#e0245e
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facebook
#217bee
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facebook audience network
#58409B
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linkedin
#0A66C2
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instagram
#e4405f
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feedly
#2bb24c
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analytics
#ef6c00
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youtube
#ff0000
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messenger
#0084ff
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snapchat
#fffc00
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pinterest
#E60023
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reddit
#ff4500
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tumblr
#35465c
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google my business
#4285F4
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tripadvisor
#00B087
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glassdoor
#0CAA41
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apple app store
#17C8F5
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google play store
#01875F
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google business messages
#1A73EA
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salesforce
#1589EE
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zendesk
#03363D
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hubspot
#FF7A59
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microsoft dynamics
#002050
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shopify
#96bf48
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yelp
#FF1A1A
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whatsapp
#25D366
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tiktok
#000000
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Usage

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Only use network colors to represent a network’s brand (such as the color of their logo)
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Only use the solid hues provided in the color palette
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Use network colors for any actions (such as a button)
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Use network colors in data visualization
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Use opacity to create tints and shades of a hue

Using Color in code

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