def get_default_palette():
    """
    Return the default color palette, which slightly 
    tweaks the Digital Standards for better flexibility on 
    light/dark backgrounds.
    """
    palette = {}
    palette['blue'] = '#2176d2'
    palette['green'] = '#58c04d'
    palette['yellow'] = '#f3c613'
    palette['orange'] = '#f99300'
    palette['red'] = '#f40000'
    palette['electric-blue'] = '#25cef7'
    palette['purple'] = '#d233ff'
    palette['almost-grey'] = '#353d42'
    palette['dark-grey'] = '#2a3135'
    palette['medium-grey'] = '#666666'
    palette['light-grey'] = '#868b8e'
    palette['black'] = '#000000'
    palette['white'] = '#ffffff'
    palette['almost-black'] = '#121516'
    palette['almost-white'] = '#f5f5f5'
    return palette
