A Poppy-Inspired Summer Color Palette

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Written By Nikki Mihalik
a poppy-inspired summer color palette | Akula Kreative



Poppies are my favorite flower. Anemones, English garden roses, ranunculus, and dahlias are close behind, but there’s something about a peachy-pink-poppy’s crinkly petals and fluffy stamens that spark joy for me.

Today’s color palette features coral, orange, yellow, green, and blue. It’s a little more “rainbow-y” than I typically design; however, a summer color story felt incomplete without a bright, cheerful yellow.

Happy Friday!

P.S. It wasn’t until I made the PDF download (below) that I realized how similar the top and bottom colors are to my previous color palette. Whoops! I guess I’m really feeling those hues right now. :) It’s important to note how different the palette feels overall by changing the interior colors, though!


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 graphic + web + print design studio based in Houston, Texas. Over the past 11 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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