Glitch color interpretation

Scan Lines

CRT refresh: phosphor warm and scan-line dark alternating

This is one of several color interpretations commonly associated with Glitch.

Part of the Energy & Excitement mood, alongside Neubrutalism and Synthwave. Began in the 2000s, on the style timeline.

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PaletteScan Lines
Batch038-SL
Pigments0 / 5 Sampled
MoodCRT refresh: phosphor
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Omoro Color Laboratory - Drawdown Record038-SL / 5 PULLS

crt refresh: phosphor warm and scan-line dark alternating

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Hex Reference
#040404Scan Dark
#082008Phosphor Ground
#00B800Phosphor Green
#A8F0A8Bright Scan
#F0F8F0White Bloom
Color Psychology

Phosphor Ground sets the weight of the palette in growth and balance, and Scan Dark is the swatch that breaks rank: a single black that stops the set reading as one note. Scan Dark to White Bloom spans 94 points of lightness, so the palette can carry its own hierarchy without reaching for a second one. Saturation averages 53 percent, present without shouting, with Phosphor Green carrying most of it.

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Scan Dark#040404

Scan Dark reads as pure authority: sophistication, power, and the visual weight that makes everything placed near it feel more serious.

Phosphor Ground#082008

Phosphor Ground a deep forest or pine green, growth matured into stability and quiet authority.

Phosphor Green#00B800

Phosphor Green an emerald or kelly green: vitality turned all the way up, confident and alive.

Bright Scan#A8F0A8

Bright Scan an emerald or kelly green: vitality turned all the way up, confident and alive.

White Bloom#F0F8F0

White Bloom a pale mint, green's freshness diluted into something soft and clean.

The Aesthetic

Digital artifacts, data corruption, and intentional visual errors

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About This Palette
What colors are in the Scan Lines color palette?

5 colors, calibrated to work as one system.

The swatches

  1. Scan Dark: #040404
  2. Phosphor Ground: #082008
  3. Phosphor Green: #00B800
  4. Bright Scan: #A8F0A8
  5. White Bloom: #F0F8F0
What mood does the Scan Lines color palette convey?

CRT refresh: phosphor warm and scan-line dark alternating

Is Scan Lines related to Glitch?

Yes. Scan Lines is one of several color interpretations commonly associated with the Glitch aesthetic. Each interpretation captures a distinct emotional register within the same visual world.

What are the hex codes for the Scan Lines palette?

Hex codes

  1. #040404
  2. #082008
  3. #00B800
  4. #A8F0A8
  5. #F0F8F0

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