Stop Using Colors at Random

_color-variables

// Color Palette 

$blue: #4dabdf;
$orange: #FF9058;

//neutrals

$white : #fff;
$gray : #808080;
$dark-gray: #222;
$medium-gray: #999;

// Color Scheme

$primary-color: $blue;
$primary-color-dark: darken ($primary-color, 7%);
$primary-color-light: lighten($primary-color, 11%);
$primary-color-neutral: desaturate($primary-color, 11%);
$primary-color-bright: saturate($primary-color, 17%);
$primary-color-hue: adjusthue($primary-color, 20%);

$accent-color: $orange;
$accent-color-light: lighten($accent-color, 11%);
$accent-color-dark: darken($accent-color, 14%);
$accent-color-neutral: desaturate($accent-color, 14%);
$accent-color-bright: saturate($accent-color, 17%);

// Font Colors

$primary-font-color: darken($primary-color, 33%);
$secondary-font-color: darken($primary-color, 33%);
$accent-font-color: $accent-color-dark;

You've found my Gist! I've got a longer write up about what this is at artist-developer.com

Yay colors!