Emerging Communities Africa

Color System

Full palette — pillar brand colors, shades, and accent colors with 5-step scales

P1 Financial P2 Digital Skills P3 Community Insights P4 Partnerships 10 Accent Colors

Pillar 1 — Financial Capability & Women's Enterprise

Hertisan · SLT

Always-on

EC Red #de3522 Hertisan primary

#FDECEA

#F9A89F

#de3522

#A8291A

#5E160E

50 200 500 ● 700 900

Coral Red #fc5b55 SLT primary

#FEF0EF

#FDBCBA

#fc5b55

#C43530

#701E1B

50 200 500 ● 700 900

EC Gold #f6b406 Shared accent — P1 & P2

#FEF8E0

#FBE08A

#f6b406

#B88405

#664A03

50 200 500 ● 700 900

Pillar 2 — Digital Skills Pathways

SkillBuild · Career Launchpad · Digital Inclusion · Future Skills

Programmatic

EC Green #1e703a Pillar 2 primary

#E8F5EE

#8ECBA7

#1e703a

#14512A

#0A2D17

50 200 500 ● 700 900

EC Gold #f6b406 Shared accent — P1 & P2 (see shades above)

50200 500 ●700900

Pillar 3 — Community Insights & Systems Change

Voices From The Ground · Community Research · Gender Analysis · Evidence & Learning

Always-on

EC Purple #915afb Pillar 3 primary · Voices From The Ground

#F2ECFE

#C9AAFD

#915afb

#6336D4

#371D78

50 200 500 ● 700 900

Pillar 4 — Partnerships & Innovation Ecosystems

Web4Unveil · AfriConEU · Consortium Projects · Strategic Partnerships

Campaign

EC Navy #13144b Pillar 4 primary

#E6E6F2

#8E8FC4

#13144b

#0D0E37

#06071E

50 200 500 ● 700 900

10 Accent Colors

These accents complement all four pillar palettes. Use them for backgrounds, highlights, data visualisation, call-to-action elements, and multi-colour layouts. Each has 5 shades from lightest tint to deepest tone.

Flame Orange #F25C2B

#FEF0EB

#F9B49A

#F25C2B

#B83E18

#66220D

50200500 ●700900

P1 warmthAlertsCTA buttons

Canary Yellow #F5C800

#FEFAE0

#FAE580

#F5C800

#B89600

#675400

50200500 ●700900

HighlightsImpact statsBackgrounds

Sky Blue #2E9BDC

#E8F5FC

#94CEF0

#2E9BDC

#1D6FA0

#0E3D5A

50200500 ●700900

P2 digitalLinksData viz

Hot Pink #E8287C

#FDE8F2

#F490C2

#E8287C

#AE1D5C

#620F34

50200500 ●700900

Women's focusSocial contentP1 accent

Teal #009688

#E0F5F3

#7DD0C9

#009688

#006E63

#003D37

50200500 ●700900

P2 & P3 bridgeCommunityResearch

Violet #7B2FBE

#F0E8FA

#C49AE5

#7B2FBE

#5C228E

#331350

50200500 ●700900

P3 companionInsightsData layers

Cobalt Blue #1A3FD8

#E6EAFB

#8EA2ED

#1A3FD8

#1230A2

#0A1B5C

50200500 ●700900

P4 companionGlobal/institutional

Lime Green #6ABF2E

#EEF9E5

#B4E087

#6ABF2E

#4E8F22

#2C5013

50200500 ●700900

GrowthP2 accentImpact metrics

Warm Coral #FF7F6E

#FFF2F0

#FFC4BC

#FF7F6E

#CC5243

#732E26

50200500 ●700900

People storiesWarm backgrounds

Slate #5B6B8A

#EDF0F5

#B0BACE

#5B6B8A

#3E4D67

#222C3A

50200500 ●700900

NeutralBody textAll pillars

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