Cartoon color practice

Patrick-inspired pink is a saturation trap.

Pink can turn too red, too pale, or too purple with small slider changes. Pair it with green practice to make the contrast easier to judge.

Practice swatches

Original practice palette. No official artwork is used.

Practice tips

Keep pink warm

If the hue moves too far, pink becomes purple or coral.

Watch the green

Green contrast can make your pink guess feel more accurate than it is.

Use lightness last

Brightness decides whether the shade feels soft or loud.

How to practice pink and green contrast

Pink is difficult because it sits between red, purple, and pale skin-tone territory. A tiny hue change changes the whole feeling of the shade, and green nearby can make the pink look warmer or brighter than it really is.

Match the pink before looking at the green swatches. Then use green as a second round to train contrast without letting the first color bias your slider choices. If the pink looks too candy-like, lower saturation before changing lightness.