Colours

Warm yellow was the original Contentious colour, though Laura always thought it was orange. It was also the colour of Julius's rucksack. The palette is shifted 10% warmer at the dark end to retain its natural warmth and avoid turning green. The dark end only goes to 20% dark to avoid the dark yellow issue.

Warm your hands but be careful not to get too close. Fire is cooled and desaturated a little at the paler end to retain its ember-glow and stop it becoming too pink and pastelly. It goes to 80% at the darker end. Beyond that it becomes too dark.

Tended carefully, this will grow into a strong tree. Sapling is cooled and desaturated a little at the paler end to prevent it becoming pastel.

Cooling, inviting for a swim; also powerful. Wave goes to 90% at each end, with no hue shifts.

Refreshing on a hot summer day. Sorbet is cooled and desaturated a touch at the lighter end to avoid becoming saccharine.

Freshly ground (always buy beans). The coffee palette is shifted 20% warmer at the dark end, 5% cooler and 5% desaturated at the light end, to avoid muddiness.

Late evening, first stars beginning to show, faint smell of woodsmoke in the air. Gloaming is designed to be used as a dark background and also as the default text colour.

Smooth flat rocks next to a Yorkshire beck. Limestone is used as the default background colour. It can suggest handmade paper, especially when combined with textures. Dark only goes to 20% because limestone is designed to be a light tone.