Quiet Teal Daybreak
Quiet Teal Daybreak: a muted tetradic palette of #DABDD7, #C0A48E, #84A280, #4F85A2, #834F54. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 3.81:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on pink, orange, green, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.81:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Girl Crush#DABDD7
A light, muted purple (Girl Crush) that brings quiet luxury. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Sesame#C0A48E
A light, muted orange (Sesame) that brings playful warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Basil#84A280
A medium, muted green (Basil) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Bay View#4F85A2
A medium, muted blue (Bay View) that brings trust and steadiness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Roasted#834F54
A medium, muted brown (Roasted) that brings earthy, grounded warmth. White text sits comfortably on it.
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- On white6.53:1Good 3/5
- On black12.24:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly95% 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 | Background | #DABDD7 | 83% |
| ≈ Taupe | Accent | #C0A48E | 74% |
| ≈ Sage | Surface | #84A280 | 68% |
| ≈ Teal | Primary | #4F85A2 | 59% |
| ≈ Wine | Text | #834F54 | 49% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #2A1215 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #dabdd7;
--color-surface: #84a280;
--color-primary: #4f85a2;
--color-accent: #c0a48e;
--color-text: #2a1215;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #dabdd7;
--color-surface: #84a280;
--color-primary: #4f85a2;
--color-accent: #c0a48e;
--color-ink: #2a1215;
}
About this palette
Quiet Teal Daybreak is palette number 10,587,402 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Teal (#4F85A2), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Silver (#DABDD7) at the light end to Wine (#834F54) at the dark end, covering 49% to 83% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Silver #DABDD7: suggested role background. It is a magenta color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.048.
2. ≈ Taupe #C0A48E: suggested role accent. It is a orange color with 74% lightness and a chroma of 0.045.
3. ≈ Sage #84A280: suggested role surface. It is a green color with 68% lightness and a chroma of 0.059.
4. ≈ Teal #4F85A2: suggested role primary. It is a cyan color with 59% lightness and a chroma of 0.073.
5. ≈ Wine #834F54: suggested role text. It is a rose color with 49% lightness and a chroma of 0.07.
Harmony and structure
Four hues are spaced around the wheel in two complementary pairs. It is the richest scheme, and the hardest to balance.
In this palette the hues fall in the magenta, orange, green, cyan and rose families, spread across 316 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: 2 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.059 makes the saturation soft.
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 Silver (#DABDD7) with Wine (#834F54) at a contrast ratio of 3.81:1, which is WCAG AA large. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#DABDD7), so this page suggests #2A1215 for text, a darkened Wine that reaches 10.23:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #C0A48E and #84A280 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #DABDD7 as the background, #84A280 for cards and surfaces, #4F85A2 as the primary brand color, #C0A48E as the accent, and #2A1215 for text (a computed darker shade of Wine, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Let one hue take most of the space and use the others sparingly. Control the mood with lightness and saturation rather than hue.
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.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Quiet Teal Daybreak accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.81:1 (#DABDD7 on #834F54). 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?
Teal (#4F85A2) 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.