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255

Shuttle Art Earth & Skin warm

Shuttle Art 255 255 is a light red alcohol marker in the Earth & Skin family. It sits in the lighter value range, making it well-suited for warm shadows, brick, rusty earth. Warm undertones suit skin work, earth tones, and warm-light scenes.

Earth & Skin family Warm temperature 67% lightness
Warm shadowsBrickRusty earthMuted redsAutumn foliage
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
255
Color Family
Earth & Skin
Temperature
Warm
Lightness
67%
Saturation
24%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Suggested Blend Ladder

Earth & Skin family — layer from shadow to highlight for smooth gradients.

Shadow Side
223
223 L66%
Current Marker
255
255 L67%

Works Well With

Highlights
142
Pale Cream
+12 lightness
119
119
+12 lightness
27
Peach Puff
+13 lightness
185
Pale Blue Light
+13 lightness
Shadows
58
Mint Green Light
-12 lightness
125
Fluorescent Rose
-12 lightness
272
272
-12 lightness
232
232
-12 lightness
Analogous Colors
2
Old Red
15° hue shift
10
Deep Red
15° hue shift
5
Cherry Pink
15° hue shift
4
Vivid Red
15° hue shift
Complementary Accent

Opposite on the color wheel. Useful for contrast, focal points, and making warm colors stand out.

67
Pastel Blue
opposite hue
348
Cyanine Green
opposite hue
B26
B26
opposite hue
Cerulean Blue
Cerulean Blue
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where 255 fits the color story by mood and hue.

🌱 Spring Market
Saturday stalls under fresh tarps; tulip pinks against a sky no one painted yet.
Seasonal
💌 Giddy Crush
Pink that can't sit still — peach flutter, cheeks doing their own thing.
Emotional
📝 Fresh Start Monday
Crisp mint, clean page white, a coral pen that means it this time.
Emotional
🌊 Post-Beach Tired
Faded aqua, sunburn pink, sand in everything — the good exhaustion.
Emotional
🖼 Soft Pastel Portrait
Powder pink and dove blue smudged by a thumb that knew what it was doing.
Art Style
❄ First Snow Morning
Pale blue-white out every window, one red wool coat headed into it.
Seasonal
🕊 Warm Ivory
Light skin with a golden lean — candlelight already built in.
Skin Tones
🦋 Butterflies
Peach flutter and nervous lilac — something good might be about to happen.
Mood

Similar Colors in Earth & Skin

128
Neon Coral
light vivid red
#FA6757
111
Coral
light vivid red
#FF7254
214
214
light vivid orange
#F0A88A
213
213
light red
#E29480
194
194
light red
#B5938B
253
253
light red
#C39E96
D29
Flesh Tint
pale red
#E3D1CF
D97
Deco Peach
pale red
#E4B0A2

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