a tropical, bright, art-inspired color palette

color inspiration
Written By Nikki Mihalik

My 3-part color series on Ingrid & Ching’s painting is coming to a close with today’s rich, tropical palette of dark teal, magenta, coral, yellow (with a hint of chartreuse), and light tan/beige. I hope you enjoyed it! (If you missed the previous posts, check here and here.)

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Need to see the colors in action?

Here’s a modern, stylized, serif font called Wild Mango. If you’re searching for something that feels upbeat yet refined, you can take a closer look at this font here. Use it for anything from boho-inspired brands to clean, editorial designs.

tropical color palette applied to a quote about color

Wild Mango featured in this week's color palette

Happy Friday!


You can now download a free printable PDF of this color palette that includes values for print (CMYK) and web (HEX, RGB, HSL) - as well as the closest Pantone matches for coated and uncoated stock! It’s everything you need to recreate this color combo on your own.

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Nikki Mihalik

Hi! I’m Nikki, the Creative Director and Principal Designer at Akula Kreative, a branding + print + web design studio based in Houston, Texas. Over the past 17 years, I have branded hundreds of businesses, from seven-figure-start-ups to one-woman-shows. I am obsessed with design, passionate about paper goods, and love to create beautiful, intentional brands that allow busy entrepreneurs to hustle less and play more.

http://www.akulakreative.com
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