Sugared Silver Estuary
Sugared Silver Estuary: a pastel triadic palette of #9EC0E4, #EDB9BF, #CADCB9, #D6E4FF, #FEEDEC. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.66:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on blue, pink, green, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.66:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Blue Lips#9EC0E4
A light, muted blue (Blue Lips) that brings trust and steadiness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Blush Kiss#EDB9BF
A light, muted pink (Blush Kiss) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Ambrosia#CADCB9
A very light, muted green (Ambrosia) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Veiling Waterfalls#D6E4FF
A very light, muted blue (Veiling Waterfalls) that brings trust and steadiness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Salt#FEEDEC
A very light, neutral gray (Salt) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.88:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.53:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly91% similarExcellent 5/5
Contrast is the best any color in the palette reaches on a plain white or black background. Color blind friendly shows how much of the difference between the colors is kept under the common kinds of color blindness.
| Color | Role | HEX | Lightness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Silver | Text | #9EC0E4 | 80% |
| ≈ Pink | Primary | #EDB9BF | 83% |
| ≈ Beige | Accent | #CADCB9 | 87% |
| ≈ Fog | Surface | #D6E4FF | 92% |
| ≈ White | Background | #FEEDEC | 96% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #0B1C2C for text.
:root {
--color-background: #feedec;
--color-surface: #d6e4ff;
--color-primary: #edb9bf;
--color-accent: #cadcb9;
--color-text: #0b1c2c;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #feedec;
--color-surface: #d6e4ff;
--color-primary: #edb9bf;
--color-accent: #cadcb9;
--color-ink: #0b1c2c;
}
About this palette
Sugared Silver Estuary is palette number 1,040 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a triadic scheme, and it is anchored by Silver (#9EC0E4), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from White (#FEEDEC) at the light end to Silver (#9EC0E4) at the dark end, covering 80% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Silver #9EC0E4: suggested role text. It is a blue color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.063.
2. ≈ Pink #EDB9BF: suggested role primary. It is a rose color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.061.
3. ≈ Beige #CADCB9: suggested role accent. It is a green color with 87% lightness and a chroma of 0.051.
4. ≈ Fog #D6E4FF: suggested role surface. It is a blue color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.04.
5. ≈ White #FEEDEC: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.019, so it behaves like a neutral.
Harmony and structure
Three hues are spaced about a third of the wheel apart. Triadic palettes feel balanced and playful, because no single hue family dominates.
In this palette the hues fall in the blue, rose and green families, spread across 253 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Pastel palettes keep chroma between 0.03 and 0.08, and lightness between 80% and 96%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 1 of its 4 chromatic colors lean warm and 2 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.047 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits baby and children's brands, wedding stationery and spring campaigns, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel light, playful and welcoming.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Silver (#9EC0E4) with White (#FEEDEC) at a contrast ratio of 1.66:1, which is below the WCAG AA minimum of 4.5:1. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 0 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#FEEDEC), so this page suggests #0B1C2C for text, a darkened Silver that reaches 15.23:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #EDB9BF and #CADCB9 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #CADCB9 and #D6E4FF may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FEEDEC as the background, #D6E4FF for cards and surfaces, #EDB9BF as the primary brand color, #CADCB9 as the accent, and #0B1C2C for text (a computed darker shade of Silver, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Choose one hue to dominate, one to support and one for small accents, so the palette stays lively without becoming chaotic.
Typical uses for a pastel palette include baby and children's brands, wedding stationery, spring campaigns and wellness and beauty websites. Open it in the generator to lock the colors you love and reroll the rest, or in the visualizer to see it on real layouts.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sugared Silver Estuary accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.66:1 (#9EC0E4 on #FEEDEC). 0 of 10 pairs reach WCAG AA for normal text. Always check the exact text and background you use.
Which color should be the main brand color?
Pink (#EDB9BF) is the most saturated color that is neither the lightest nor the darkest, which makes it the natural primary.
What is this palette good for?
It suits baby and children's brands, wedding stationery, spring campaigns and wellness and beauty websites, where a light, playful and welcoming feel works well.