Totality & Corona
3-color palette · hex codes and a ready-to-copy AI image prompt
- Umbral Black
- #0B0E14
- Corona Pearl
- #E9E4D6
- Sunset Amber
- #DE8A34
Near-black and warm amber sit at opposite ends of both value and temperature, so the pearl neutral between them reads as light rather than grey — the corona only looks bright because the sky around it collapses. Built for the 12 August total solar eclipse crossing eastern Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain, where totality arrives close to sunset and an amber horizon band stays visible around the dark disc. Use the black as ground, not as text colour.
Total solar eclipse 12 Aug 2026 · NASA / ESA path maps (Greenland–Iceland–Spain)
AI image prompt
Hex codes are baked into the prompt. For Midjourney, attach the square reference image below first — palettes hold far better with a visual reference.
Wide coastal cliff at late evening during totality, sky rendered in #0B0E14, thin ring of #E9E4D6 light behind a dark disc, low horizon band glowing #DE8A34, long-exposure astrophotography, cold air haze, minimal composition, editorial poster --ar 4:5
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