Radiant Salmon Yarrow
Radiant Salmon Yarrow: a vivid triadic palette of #177F42, #6072DC, #F96156, #1FCC8F, #BABCFE. Lively, bold and full of contrast; best contrast 2.82:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on green, purple, red, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.82:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Bold Irish#177F42
A medium, moderately saturated green (Bold Irish) that brings growth and calm. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Pan Purple#6072DC
A medium, vivid blue (Pan Purple) that brings quiet confidence. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
- ≈ Amour#F96156
A light, vivid red (Amour) that brings appetite and urgency. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Seaweed#1FCC8F
A light, vivid green (Seaweed) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Purple Illusion#BABCFE
A light, moderately saturated purple (Purple Illusion) that brings quiet luxury. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white5.05:1Good 3/5
- On black11.71:1Very good 4/5
- Color blind friendly81% similarVery good 4/5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Moss | Text | #177F42 | 53% |
| ≈ Orchid | Surface | #6072DC | 59% |
| ≈ Salmon | Primary | #F96156 | 69% |
| ≈ Turquoise | Accent | #1FCC8F | 75% |
| ≈ Mauve | Background | #BABCFE | 82% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #0B2011 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #babcfe;
--color-surface: #6072dc;
--color-primary: #f96156;
--color-accent: #1fcc8f;
--color-text: #0b2011;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #babcfe;
--color-surface: #6072dc;
--color-primary: #f96156;
--color-accent: #1fcc8f;
--color-ink: #0b2011;
}
About this palette
Radiant Salmon Yarrow is palette number 1,041 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a vivid palette built on a triadic scheme, and it is anchored by Salmon (#F96156), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as lively, bold and full of contrast. Its colors run from Mauve (#BABCFE) at the light end to Moss (#177F42) at the dark end, covering 53% to 82% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Moss #177F42: suggested role text. It is a green color with 53% lightness and a chroma of 0.13.
2. ≈ Orchid #6072DC: suggested role surface. It is a blue color with 59% lightness and a chroma of 0.161, which makes it clearly saturated.
3. ≈ Salmon #F96156: suggested role primary. It is a red color with 69% lightness and a chroma of 0.188, which makes it clearly saturated.
4. ≈ Turquoise #1FCC8F: suggested role accent. It is a green color with 75% lightness and a chroma of 0.158, which makes it clearly saturated.
5. ≈ Mauve #BABCFE: suggested role background. It is a violet color with 82% lightness and a chroma of 0.093.
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 green, blue, red and violet families, spread across 256 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Vivid palettes keep chroma between 0.15 and 0.26, and lightness between 52% and 82%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 1 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 2 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.146 makes the saturation rich.
That combination suits app and product marketing, event posters and social media graphics, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel lively, bold and full of contrast.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Moss (#177F42) with Mauve (#BABCFE) at a contrast ratio of 2.82:1, 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 (#BABCFE), so this page suggests #0B2011 for text, a darkened Moss that reaches 9.53:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #177F42 and #F96156 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #BABCFE as the background, #6072DC for cards and surfaces, #F96156 as the primary brand color, #1FCC8F as the accent, and #0B2011 for text (a computed darker shade of Moss, 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 vivid palette include app and product marketing, event posters, social media graphics and entertainment brands. 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 Radiant Salmon Yarrow accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.82:1 (#177F42 on #BABCFE). 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?
Salmon (#F96156) 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 app and product marketing, event posters, social media graphics and entertainment brands, where a lively, bold and full of contrast feel works well.