Colours
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 109
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 50/100
- Pop
- 8/100
- Length
- 3:37
- Released
- 2021
- Album
- Modern Africa, Part I - Ekhaya
- Genre
- African
- Loudness
- -9.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.4 dB
- ISRC
- NLF712101362
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Colours - Rocco Rodamaal Remixremix10B · 120
Colours is a mid-tempo african track in C major (8B) at 109 BPM. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). Slower than 99% of Themba's catalogue.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 99% of Themba's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 97% of Themba's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 89% of Themba's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 34%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Colours in?
Colours by Themba is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Colours?
Colours runs at 109 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Colours?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Colours good for peak time?
With energy 50 out of 100 at 109 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 109 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 102-116 BPM — anything in that window beatmatches without sounding stretched.
Key on the fader: without key lock (Master Tempo on CDJs), above roughly +5% it plays a semitone higher, so treat it as 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 109 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 109 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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