Sunbaked Powder Blue Wharf
Sunbaked Powder Blue Wharf: a earthy analogous palette of #3E2F04, #625B2D, #7C8C45, #9BB68C, #9DE4AD. Organic, honest and tactile; best contrast 8.76:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on brown, yellow, green, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 8.76:1, enough for body text. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Secret Passage#3E2F04
A dark, muted brown (Secret Passage) that brings craft and reliability. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Reptile Revenge#625B2D
A medium, muted yellow (Reptile Revenge) that brings light and cheer. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Witch Brew#7C8C45
A medium, moderately saturated yellow (Witch Brew) that brings light and cheer. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Foliage#9BB68C
A light, muted green (Foliage) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Celadon#9DE4AD
A very light, moderately saturated green (Celadon) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white13.01:1Excellent 5/5
- On black14.13:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly99% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Espresso | Text | #3E2F04 | 31% |
| ≈ Pine | Accent | #625B2D | 47% |
| ≈ Olive | Primary | #7C8C45 | 61% |
| ≈ Sage | Surface | #9BB68C | 74% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Background | #9DE4AD | 86% |
:root {
--color-background: #9de4ad;
--color-surface: #9bb68c;
--color-primary: #7c8c45;
--color-accent: #625b2d;
--color-text: #3e2f04;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #9de4ad;
--color-surface: #9bb68c;
--color-primary: #7c8c45;
--color-accent: #625b2d;
--color-ink: #3e2f04;
}
About this palette
Sunbaked Powder Blue Wharf is palette number 10,764 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a earthy palette built on a analogous scheme, and it is anchored by Powder Blue (#9DE4AD), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as organic, honest and tactile. Its colors run from Powder Blue (#9DE4AD) at the light end to Espresso (#3E2F04) at the dark end, covering 31% to 86% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Espresso #3E2F04: suggested role text. It is a yellow color with 31% lightness and a chroma of 0.061.
2. ≈ Pine #625B2D: suggested role accent. It is a yellow color with 47% lightness and a chroma of 0.066.
3. ≈ Olive #7C8C45: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 61% lightness and a chroma of 0.098.
4. ≈ Sage #9BB68C: suggested role surface. It is a green color with 74% lightness and a chroma of 0.066.
5. ≈ Powder Blue #9DE4AD: suggested role background. It is a green color with 86% lightness and a chroma of 0.104.
Harmony and structure
The hues sit side by side on the color wheel, spanning roughly 60 degrees. Analogous palettes feel natural and flowing, like a sunset or a stretch of coastline.
In this palette the hues fall in the yellow and green families, spread across 63 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Earthy palettes keep chroma between 0.04 and 0.11, and lightness between 34% and 86%, 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 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.079 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits food and coffee brands, outdoor and craft businesses and interior-design boards, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel organic, honest and tactile.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Espresso (#3E2F04) with Powder Blue (#9DE4AD) at a contrast ratio of 8.76:1, which is WCAG AAA. Across all 10 possible pairs, 3 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 2 more reach 3:1 for large text.
On the Powder Blue background (#9DE4AD), #3E2F04 and #625B2D can be used for text at AA contrast.
On the Espresso text color (#3E2F04), #9BB68C and #9DE4AD 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: #9DE4AD as the background, #9BB68C for cards and surfaces, #7C8C45 as the primary brand color, #625B2D as the accent, and #3E2F04 for text. A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Let one hue lead and let the others support it. Keep one color noticeably lighter or darker than the rest so the layout has a clear focal point.
Typical uses for a earthy palette include food and coffee brands, outdoor and craft businesses, interior-design boards and sustainability reports. 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 Sunbaked Powder Blue Wharf accessible?
Its best pair reaches 8.76:1 (#3E2F04 on #9DE4AD). 3 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?
Olive (#7C8C45) 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 food and coffee brands, outdoor and craft businesses, interior-design boards and sustainability reports, where a organic, honest and tactile feel works well.