Calm Apricot Yarrow
Calm Apricot Yarrow: a muted split complementary palette of #F4C39E, #BCA588, #5C979F, #6E7591, #794C34. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 4.53:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on orange, teal, purple, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 4.53:1, enough for most text. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Cream Puff#F4C39E
A very light, muted orange (Cream Puff) that brings a sunny, approachable mood. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Sesame#BCA588
A light, muted orange (Sesame) that brings playful warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Rainy Mood#5C979F
A medium, muted teal (Rainy Mood) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Stormy Horizon#6E7591
A medium, muted purple (Stormy Horizon) that brings a creative, premium air. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Cigar#794C34
A medium, muted brown (Cigar) that brings craft and reliability. White text sits comfortably on it.
Tags
Psychology
Meaning
Applications
Similar palettes
Accessibility
- On white7.25:1Very good 4/5
- On black13.14:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly97% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Apricot | Background | #F4C39E | 85% |
| ≈ Taupe | Accent | #BCA588 | 73% |
| ≈ Teal | Primary | #5C979F | 64% |
| ≈ Slate | Surface | #6E7591 | 57% |
| ≈ Brown | Text | #794C34 | 46% |
:root {
--color-background: #f4c39e;
--color-surface: #6e7591;
--color-primary: #5c979f;
--color-accent: #bca588;
--color-text: #794c34;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #f4c39e;
--color-surface: #6e7591;
--color-primary: #5c979f;
--color-accent: #bca588;
--color-ink: #794c34;
}
About this palette
Calm Apricot Yarrow is palette number 10,498 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Apricot (#F4C39E), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Apricot (#F4C39E) at the light end to Brown (#794C34) at the dark end, covering 46% to 85% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Apricot #F4C39E: suggested role background. It is a orange color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.075.
2. ≈ Taupe #BCA588: suggested role accent. It is a orange color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.048.
3. ≈ Teal #5C979F: suggested role primary. It is a cyan color with 64% lightness and a chroma of 0.063.
4. ≈ Slate #6E7591: suggested role surface. It is a blue color with 57% lightness and a chroma of 0.044.
5. ≈ Brown #794C34: suggested role text. It is a orange color with 46% lightness and a chroma of 0.071.
Harmony and structure
One hue is paired with the two hues flanking its opposite. You keep most of the energy of a complementary scheme with less tension and more variety.
In this palette the hues fall in the orange, cyan and blue families, spread across 226 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Muted palettes keep chroma between 0.035 and 0.09, and lightness between 48% and 84%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 3 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 2 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.06 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands and portfolios, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel relaxed, mature and easy to live with.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Apricot (#F4C39E) with Brown (#794C34) at a contrast ratio of 4.53:1, which is WCAG AA. Across all 10 possible pairs, 1 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
On the Apricot background (#F4C39E), #794C34 can be used for text at AA contrast.
On the Brown text color (#794C34), #F4C39E reach AA contrast.
All five colors stay distinguishable under protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia simulations, which is a good sign, although it is no substitute for testing with real users.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #F4C39E as the background, #6E7591 for cards and surfaces, #5C979F as the primary brand color, #BCA588 as the accent, and #794C34 for text. A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Use the lone hue as the dominant brand color and the two flanking hues as secondary and accent colors.
Typical uses for a muted palette include editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands, portfolios and calm dashboards. 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.
More palettes like this
Frequently asked questions
Is Calm Apricot Yarrow accessible?
Its best pair reaches 4.53:1 (#F4C39E on #794C34). 1 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?
Teal (#5C979F) 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 editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands, portfolios and calm dashboards, where a relaxed, mature and easy to live with feel works well.