Summer of ’82
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About Summer of ’82
On my screen, Summer of '82 reads like sunlit water caught earlier in the day, not a soft float like Water Nymph and not that misty, green-leaning slip of Petrichor. It's a lighter cyan with a clearer blue identity than Cerulean Skies, so it doesn't blur into air or drift toward gray.
I usually use it when I want the surface to feel friendly and open without losing "blue-ness." It's great for onboarding and scheduling surfaces in travel and hospitality apps, plus order tracking and logistics status panels where you need a secondary tint that holds up next to denser blues. It also works well on dashboards and finance workflows when you want the header area to look summer-bright but not pushy.
Quick pairing note: keep your surrounding neutrals a touch warmer or your text slightly deeper, otherwise it can feel too airy next to very cool whites.
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