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Published Sep 25, 2026

Task Three Clicks into Place

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Five colors, endless possibilities. Select a color to copy its HEX.

A playful all-season productivity palette of muted board blue, warm yellow type, ticket cyan, fold violet, and vivid green.

The feeling

A movable task ticket clicks into one of three labeled lanes while a folded corner reveals the next action

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The mood

Three generous lanes sit on a Board Blue workspace as a Ticket Cyan task clicks into its next position. Weeklight labels the board, while Fold Violet turns up one corner to reveal the next small action.

Done Green presses a bright completion stamp onto the finished card. To do, In progress, and Done stay written above their lanes, supported by distinct ticket shapes, connectors, and a stamped circle.

How to use it

Use Board Blue for the weekly workspace with Weeklight for the page title and lane headings. Build the movable ticket and task-detail surface in Ticket Cyan with Board Blue text.

Use Fold Violet for the revealed-corner card with Board Blue text. Reserve Done Green for the completion stamp with Board Blue lettering. The 56/29/15 ratio means 56% Board Blue background, 29% Ticket Cyan primary surfaces, and 15% Fold Violet highlight surfaces; Done Green remains outside the surface split as a compact stamp.

What to watch

Weeklight reaches 12.16:1 on Board Blue. It reaches 1.80:1 on Ticket Cyan, 2.37:1 on Fold Violet, and 1.57:1 on Done Green, so all three pairings fail normal- and large-text AA. Use Board Blue instead: it reaches 6.74:1 on Ticket Cyan, 5.14:1 on Fold Violet, and 7.75:1 on Done Green.

Keep all colors solid and fully opaque. Repeat To do, In progress, and Done in words, and use lane position, folded corners, and stamp geometry to reinforce every state.

A considered balance

Make room for
the right colors.

Use Board Blue as the weekly workspace with Weeklight headings. Build Ticket Cyan cards, Fold Violet reveal panels, and compact Done Green stamps with Board Blue text. Preserve solid, full-opacity original HEX colors and a 56/29/15 background-primary-highlight surface ratio. Keep To do, In progress, and Done written above their lanes.

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.

56 Base
29 Main
15 Point
Board Blue

Background & breathing room

Ticket Cyan

Cards, graphics & sections

Fold Violet

Focal areas & key details

Background · Primary · Highlight. Use text and accent colors where their roles call for them.

Text on background
12.16:1 #EFE5B3 on #202432 · AAA normal text
Text on primary
1.80:1 #EFE5B3 on #5CB9C1 · Not suitable for text

The original text has low contrast (1.80:1). This example uses Board Blue (#202432) from the same palette instead of #EFE5B3 on #5CB9C1, improving contrast to 6.74:1. This meets WCAG AA for normal text.

Text on highlight
2.37:1 #EFE5B3 on #AC89B3 · Not suitable for text

The original text has low contrast (2.37:1). This example uses Board Blue (#202432) from the same palette instead of #EFE5B3 on #AC89B3, improving contrast to 5.14:1. This meets WCAG AA for normal text.

Text on accent
1.57:1 #EFE5B3 on #22D35D · Not suitable for text

The original text has low contrast (1.57:1). This example uses Board Blue (#202432) from the same palette instead of #EFE5B3 on #22D35D, improving contrast to 7.75:1. 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

One palette.
A world of possibilities.

See how these five colors come together in a website, a poster, a brand, and a presentation. Explore a different palette and watch the mood change.

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A little space for fresh ideas. A considered palette for whatever comes next.

Prepared design previews, recolored with this palette.

COLOR NOTE

Weeklight fails normal- and large-text AA on Ticket Cyan, Fold Violet, and Done Green. Use Board Blue on those surfaces at 6.74:1, 5.14:1, and 7.75:1 respectively.

From inspiration to creation

Your next idea,
in these colors.

Add a considered color direction to the design you already have in mind. Your layout and instructions stay yours.

  1. Write your design request.
  2. Choose a color guide and copy it.
  3. Paste it after your request.
  4. Review the result and check readability.

Try it in the design or AI tool you already use.

[Color guide — coloring.today / task-three-clicks-into-place]
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: Weeklight #EFE5B3
Primary: Ticket Cyan #5CB9C1
Highlight: Fold Violet #AC89B3
Accent: Done Green #22D35D
Background: Board Blue #202432

Mood: A movable task ticket clicks into one of three labeled lanes while a folded corner reveals the next action
Suggested uses: Productivity apps
Application note: Use Board Blue as the weekly workspace with Weeklight headings. Build Ticket Cyan cards, Fold Violet reveal panels, and compact Done Green stamps with Board Blue text. Preserve solid, full-opacity original HEX colors and a 56/29/15 background-primary-highlight surface ratio. Keep To do, In progress, and Done written above their lanes.
Avoid: Weeklight fails normal- and large-text AA on Ticket Cyan, Fold Violet, and Done Green. Use Board Blue on those surfaces at 6.74:1, 5.14:1, and 7.75:1 respectively.
Use approximately 56% background, 29% primary, and 15% 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 / task-three-clicks-into-place]
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: Weeklight #EFE5B3
Primary: Ticket Cyan #5CB9C1
Highlight: Fold Violet #AC89B3
Accent: Done Green #22D35D
Background: Board Blue #202432

Mood: A movable task ticket clicks into one of three labeled lanes while a folded corner reveals the next action
Suggested uses: Productivity apps
Application note: Use Board Blue as the weekly workspace with Weeklight headings. Build Ticket Cyan cards, Fold Violet reveal panels, and compact Done Green stamps with Board Blue text. Preserve solid, full-opacity original HEX colors and a 56/29/15 background-primary-highlight surface ratio. Keep To do, In progress, and Done written above their lanes.
Avoid: Weeklight fails normal- and large-text AA on Ticket Cyan, Fold Violet, and Done Green. Use Board Blue on those surfaces at 6.74:1, 5.14:1, and 7.75:1 respectively.
Use approximately 56% background, 29% primary, and 15% 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: #EFE5B3;
  --color-primary: #5CB9C1;
  --color-highlight: #AC89B3;
  --color-accent: #22D35D;
  --color-background: #202432;
}
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 / task-three-clicks-into-place]
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: Weeklight #EFE5B3
Primary: Ticket Cyan #5CB9C1
Highlight: Fold Violet #AC89B3
Accent: Done Green #22D35D
Background: Board Blue #202432

Mood: A movable task ticket clicks into one of three labeled lanes while a folded corner reveals the next action
Suggested uses: Productivity apps
Application note: Use Board Blue as the weekly workspace with Weeklight headings. Build Ticket Cyan cards, Fold Violet reveal panels, and compact Done Green stamps with Board Blue text. Preserve solid, full-opacity original HEX colors and a 56/29/15 background-primary-highlight surface ratio. Keep To do, In progress, and Done written above their lanes.
Avoid: Weeklight fails normal- and large-text AA on Ticket Cyan, Fold Violet, and Done Green. Use Board Blue on those surfaces at 6.74:1, 5.14:1, and 7.75:1 respectively.
Use approximately 56% background, 29% primary, and 15% 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: 12.16:1. 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

Five colors.
Ready to use.

Copy the same colors as semantic CSS variables. Every preview and prompt on this page uses this palette.

:root {
  --color-text: #EFE5B3;
  --color-primary: #5CB9C1;
  --color-highlight: #AC89B3;
  --color-accent: #22D35D;
  --color-background: #202432;
}

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