diff --git a/Robust.Shared.Tests/Utility/ColorExtensionsTest.cs b/Robust.Shared.Tests/Utility/ColorExtensionsTest.cs
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+using NUnit.Framework;
+using Robust.Shared.Maths;
+using Robust.Shared.Utility;
+
+namespace Robust.Shared.Tests.Utility;
+
+[Parallelizable(ParallelScope.All)]
+[TestOf(typeof(ColorExtensions))]
+internal sealed class ColorExtensionsTest
+{
+    [Test]
+    public void TestAnalogousPalette()
+    {
+        var palette = ColorExtensions.GetAnalogousComplementaries(Color.Red);
+
+        using (Assert.EnterMultipleScope())
+        {
+            Assert.That(palette, Has.Length.EqualTo(3));
+            Assert.That(MathHelper.CloseToPercent(palette[0], Color.Red));
+
+            Assert.That(Color.ToHsl(palette[0]).X, Is.Zero);
+            Assert.That(MathHelper.CloseToPercent(Color.ToHsl(palette[1]).X, 30f / 360f));
+            Assert.That(MathHelper.CloseToPercent(Color.ToHsl(palette[2]).X, 1f - 30f / 360f));
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void TestTriadicPalette()
+    {
+        var palette = ColorExtensions.GetTriadicComplementaries(Color.Red);
+
+        using (Assert.EnterMultipleScope())
+        {
+            Assert.That(palette, Has.Length.EqualTo(3));
+            Assert.That(MathHelper.CloseToPercent(palette[0], Color.Red));
+
+            Assert.That(Color.ToHsl(palette[0]).X, Is.Zero);
+            Assert.That(MathHelper.CloseToPercent(Color.ToHsl(palette[1]).X, 120f / 360f));
+            Assert.That(MathHelper.CloseToPercent(Color.ToHsl(palette[2]).X, 1f - 120f / 360f));
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void TestSplitComplementaryPalette()
+    {
+        var palette = ColorExtensions.GetSplitComplementaries(Color.Red);
+
+        using (Assert.EnterMultipleScope())
+        {
+            Assert.That(palette, Has.Length.EqualTo(3));
+            Assert.That(MathHelper.CloseToPercent(palette[0], Color.Red));
+
+            Assert.That(Color.ToHsl(palette[0]).X, Is.Zero);
+            Assert.That(MathHelper.CloseToPercent(Color.ToHsl(palette[1]).X, 150f / 360f));
+            Assert.That(MathHelper.CloseToPercent(Color.ToHsl(palette[2]).X, 1f - 150f / 360f));
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void TestComplementaryPalette()
+    {
+        var palette = ColorExtensions.GetOneComplementary(Color.Red);
+
+        using (Assert.EnterMultipleScope())
+        {
+            Assert.That(palette, Has.Length.EqualTo(3));
+            Assert.That(MathHelper.CloseToPercent(palette[0], Color.Red));
+
+            Assert.That(Color.ToHsl(palette[0]).X, Is.Zero);
+            Assert.That(MathHelper.CloseToPercent(Color.ToHsl(palette[1]).X, 180f / 360f));
+            Assert.That(MathHelper.CloseToPercent(Color.ToHsl(palette[2]).X, 1f - 180f / 360f));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Robust.Shared/Utility/ColorExtensions.cs b/Robust.Shared/Utility/ColorExtensions.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Numerics;
+using Robust.Shared.Random;
+using Robust.Shared.Maths;
+
+namespace Robust.Shared.Utility;
+
+public static class ColorExtensions
+{
+    public static readonly float AnalogousHueDelta = 30f / 360f; // +/- 1/12. 30 degrees, 0.08333... over hue
+    public static readonly float TriadicHueDelta = 120f / 360f; // +/- 1/3. 120 degrees, 0.333 over hue
+    public static readonly float SplitComplementaryHueDelta = 150f / 360f; // +/- 5/12. 150 degrees, 0.4166... over hue
+    public static readonly float ComplementaryHueDelta = 180f / 360f; // +/- 1/2. 180 degrees
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Generates a list of analogous complementary colors
+    /// </summary>
+    public static Color[] GetAnalogousComplementaries(this Color color)
+    {
+        return GetComplementaryColors(color, AnalogousHueDelta);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Generates a list of triadic complementary colors
+    /// </summary>
+    public static Color[] GetTriadicComplementaries(this Color color)
+    {
+        return GetComplementaryColors(color, TriadicHueDelta);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Generates a list of split complementary colors
+    /// </summary>
+    public static Color[] GetSplitComplementaries(this Color color)
+    {
+        return GetComplementaryColors(color, SplitComplementaryHueDelta);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Generates a list containing the base color and two copies of a single complementary color
+    /// </summary>
+    public static Color[] GetOneComplementary(this Color color)
+    {
+        return GetComplementaryColors(color, ComplementaryHueDelta);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///    Generates a complementary color palette for a provided
+    ///    color by rotating a set amount of degrees around the
+    ///    color wheel, and then varying the value and saturation
+    ///    slightly.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>
+    ///     A list of 3 colors.
+    /// </returns>
+    public static Color[] GetComplementaryColors(Color color, float hueDelta)
+    {
+        var hsl = Color.ToHsl(color);
+        var random = new RobustRandom();
+
+        // sorry about how messy these are, but to get all random values we need to reroll for positive and negative HSL.
+        // since we want to rotate x degrees around the colour wheel, we need to do so in both directions- doing x + x degrees will give us the wrong hue!
+
+        // also varying the saturation and lightness just a little to add some contrast.
+        // since 'color' is our main color, we are desaturating our secondary colors.
+        // this means our main color will always stand out the most.
+
+        var hVal = hsl.X + hueDelta;
+        hVal -= MathF.Floor(hVal);
+        var positiveHSL = new Vector4(
+            hVal,
+            MathHelper.Clamp01(hsl.Y + random.Next(-20 / 100, 0)),
+            MathHelper.Clamp01(hsl.Z + random.Next(-15 / 100, 16 / 100)),
+            hsl.W);
+
+        var hVal1 = hsl.X - hueDelta;
+        if (hVal1 < 0f)
+            hVal1 += 1f;
+        var negativeHSL = new Vector4(
+            hVal1,
+            MathHelper.Clamp01(hsl.Y + random.Next(-20 / 100, 0)),
+            MathHelper.Clamp01(hsl.Z + random.Next(-15 / 100, 16 / 100)),
+            hsl.W);
+
+        var c0 = Color.FromHsl(positiveHSL);
+        var c1 = Color.FromHsl(negativeHSL);
+
+        var palette = new Color[] { color, c0, c1 };
+        return palette;
+    }
+}