INDEPENDENT STUDIO · SEOUL
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A little space for fresh ideas. A considered palette for whatever comes next.
A little color. A new perspective.
Published Jul 6, 2026
Five colors, endless possibilities. Select a color to copy its HEX.
A spring route-planning palette with a pale cool-green map, neutral-black type, muted grass route panels, charcoal ticket controls, and violet transfer markers. Designed for stops, transfers, fares, and ticket choices.
The feeling
A rain-damp spring tram map with cool green routes, charcoal ticket blocks, and a violet transfer mark
Explore this palette ↓A folded tram map rests on a rain-damp station bench, its pale green paper reflecting the glass shelter above. Grass-green route bands cross charcoal ticket blocks, while a violet marker identifies the next transfer.
Platform Ink keeps the route readable, Rain Map opens the page, Tram Grass groups the stops, Ticket Charcoal anchors fare choices, and Transfer Violet separates connecting lines.
Use Rain Map for the route-planning canvas and Platform Ink for stop names, times, navigation, and fare details. Tram Grass can hold route sections and stop lists. Use Ticket Charcoal for ticket-option controls with Rain Map text, and Transfer Violet for interchange markers, selected connections, or line symbols.
Begin with 54% Rain Map, 28% Tram Grass, and 18% Ticket Charcoal across the interface. Add violet only where routes connect. Use line numbers, patterns, icons, and text alongside color to distinguish every route and transfer.
Platform Ink reaches about 14.91:1 on Rain Map and 5.35:1 on Tram Grass. It measures only about 1.47:1 on Ticket Charcoal and 2.90:1 on Transfer Violet. Reverse to Rain Map text on those darker colors: the pairing reaches about 10.18:1 on charcoal and 5.15:1 on violet.
Keep violet tied to transfers rather than using it for every selected item. Maintain clear space around the folded-map route bands, and avoid placing wet-glass effects behind small stop names or fare details.
A considered balance
Use Rain Map for the planning canvas and Platform Ink for readable route content. Apply Tram Grass to route sections and stop lists, Ticket Charcoal to ticket choices, and Transfer Violet to interchange markers and selected connections. Reverse to Rain Map text on charcoal and violet.
Start with a generous background, introduce your primary color, then use the highlight sparingly. The ratios are a guide for large surfaces, not a fixed recipe.
Background & breathing room
Cards, graphics & sections
Focal areas & key details
Background · Primary · Highlight. Use text and accent colors where their roles call for them.
Recommended text on highlight
The original text has low contrast (1.47:1). This example uses Rain Map (#E3F1E7) from the same palette instead of #171B19 on #313936, improving contrast to 10.18:1. This meets WCAG AA for normal text.
Recommended text on accent
The original text has low contrast (2.90:1). This example uses Rain Map (#E3F1E7) from the same palette instead of #171B19 on #705A86, improving contrast to 5.15:1. This meets WCAG AA for normal text.
Contrast is calculated for these specific pairs. Large text means at least 24 px regular or about 18.7 px bold. Check every pairing in your final design.
IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES
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INDEPENDENT STUDIO · SEOUL
A little space for fresh ideas. A considered palette for whatever comes next.
THE POSTER STUDY
Big type, quiet space, and a single moment of color.
THE BRAND STUDY
THE PRESENTATION STUDY
A cover, a key message, and a plan. One palette brings the story together.
ONDA° / IDEAS IN MOTION
Make room for what comes next.
01 / 03 · THE VISION02 / 03 · THE IDEA
03 / 03 · THE NEXT STEP
From inspiration to creation
Add a considered color direction to the design you already have in mind. Your layout and instructions stay yours.
Try it in the design or AI tool you already use.
[Color guide — coloring.today / tram-lines-on-a-wet-bench] Apply this palette to the design requested above. Preserve the requested layout, content, and interactions. If an explicit requirement conflicts with this color guide, identify the conflict instead of silently overriding it. Text: Platform Ink #171B19 Primary: Tram Grass #6E9A62 Highlight: Ticket Charcoal #313936 Accent: Transfer Violet #705A86 Background: Rain Map #E3F1E7 Mood: A rain-damp spring tram map with cool green routes, charcoal ticket blocks, and a violet transfer mark Suggested uses: Travel services Application note: Use Rain Map for the planning canvas and Platform Ink for readable route content. Apply Tram Grass to route sections and stop lists, Ticket Charcoal to ticket choices, and Transfer Violet to interchange markers and selected connections. Reverse to Rain Map text on charcoal and violet. Avoid: Do not place Platform Ink text on Ticket Charcoal (about 1.47:1) or Transfer Violet (about 2.90:1). Use Rain Map text instead at about 10.18:1 on charcoal and 5.15:1 on violet, and reinforce route colors with labels and symbols. Use approximately 54% background, 28% primary, and 18% highlight across large surfaces. These ratios are a starting point, not a rigid rule. Use text and accent colors according to their roles. Keep the original HEX values. Choose readable text/background pairings without silently changing the palette. Do not introduce unrelated colors.
[Color guide — coloring.today / tram-lines-on-a-wet-bench]
Apply this palette to the design requested above. Preserve the requested layout, content, and interactions. If an explicit requirement conflicts with this color guide, identify the conflict instead of silently overriding it.
Text: Platform Ink #171B19
Primary: Tram Grass #6E9A62
Highlight: Ticket Charcoal #313936
Accent: Transfer Violet #705A86
Background: Rain Map #E3F1E7
Mood: A rain-damp spring tram map with cool green routes, charcoal ticket blocks, and a violet transfer mark
Suggested uses: Travel services
Application note: Use Rain Map for the planning canvas and Platform Ink for readable route content. Apply Tram Grass to route sections and stop lists, Ticket Charcoal to ticket choices, and Transfer Violet to interchange markers and selected connections. Reverse to Rain Map text on charcoal and violet.
Avoid: Do not place Platform Ink text on Ticket Charcoal (about 1.47:1) or Transfer Violet (about 2.90:1). Use Rain Map text instead at about 10.18:1 on charcoal and 5.15:1 on violet, and reinforce route colors with labels and symbols.
Use approximately 54% background, 28% primary, and 18% highlight across large surfaces. These ratios are a starting point, not a rigid rule. Use text and accent colors according to their roles.
Use these semantic tokens consistently. Keep the original HEX values.
:root {
--color-text: #171B19;
--color-primary: #6E9A62;
--color-highlight: #313936;
--color-accent: #705A86;
--color-background: #E3F1E7;
}
Background is the canvas, text is readable copy, primary is a key surface, highlight draws attention, and accent adds small secondary details.
[Color guide — coloring.today / tram-lines-on-a-wet-bench] Apply this palette to the design requested above. Preserve the requested layout, content, and interactions. If an explicit requirement conflicts with this color guide, identify the conflict instead of silently overriding it. Text: Platform Ink #171B19 Primary: Tram Grass #6E9A62 Highlight: Ticket Charcoal #313936 Accent: Transfer Violet #705A86 Background: Rain Map #E3F1E7 Mood: A rain-damp spring tram map with cool green routes, charcoal ticket blocks, and a violet transfer mark Suggested uses: Travel services Application note: Use Rain Map for the planning canvas and Platform Ink for readable route content. Apply Tram Grass to route sections and stop lists, Ticket Charcoal to ticket choices, and Transfer Violet to interchange markers and selected connections. Reverse to Rain Map text on charcoal and violet. Avoid: Do not place Platform Ink text on Ticket Charcoal (about 1.47:1) or Transfer Violet (about 2.90:1). Use Rain Map text instead at about 10.18:1 on charcoal and 5.15:1 on violet, and reinforce route colors with labels and symbols. Use approximately 54% background, 28% primary, and 18% highlight across large surfaces. These ratios are a starting point, not a rigid rule. Use text and accent colors according to their roles. Text/background contrast: 14.91:1. This is one measured pair, not a guarantee for the whole palette. Check every actual text/background pairing against WCAG AA. Prefer readable combinations from the original colors, keep visible keyboard focus, and never communicate state through color alone. If no original pairing meets the requirement, propose a separately labeled derived color with its original HEX, proposed HEX, purpose and measured contrast. Never overwrite the source palette.
This guide preserves the original HEX values. Review the output before using it.
Bring it into your project
Copy the same colors as semantic CSS variables. Every preview and prompt on this page uses this palette.
:root {
--color-text: #171B19;
--color-primary: #6E9A62;
--color-highlight: #313936;
--color-accent: #705A86;
--color-background: #E3F1E7;
}
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