Soft Beige Atlas
Soft Beige Atlas: a pastel tetradic palette of #C1B9CF, #E8C1B6, #D0DDB9, #C4EBF4, #FEE9F3. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.63:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, green, white, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.63:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Fog Syringa#C1B9CF
A light, neutral purple (Fog Syringa) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Muddy Rose#E8C1B6
A light, muted pink (Muddy Rose) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Ambrosia#D0DDB9
A very light, muted green (Ambrosia) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Icy Breeze#C4EBF4
A very light, muted teal (Icy Breeze) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Bunny Tail#FEE9F3
A very light, neutral pink (Bunny Tail) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.89:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.16:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly92% 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 | #C1B9CF | 80% |
| ≈ Pink | Surface | #E8C1B6 | 84% |
| ≈ Beige | Primary | #D0DDB9 | 88% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Accent | #C4EBF4 | 92% |
| ≈ White | Background | #FEE9F3 | 95% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #1D1727 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #fee9f3;
--color-surface: #e8c1b6;
--color-primary: #d0ddb9;
--color-accent: #c4ebf4;
--color-text: #1d1727;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #fee9f3;
--color-surface: #e8c1b6;
--color-primary: #d0ddb9;
--color-accent: #c4ebf4;
--color-ink: #1d1727;
}
About this palette
Soft Beige Atlas is palette number 10,960 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Beige (#D0DDB9), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from White (#FEE9F3) at the light end to Silver (#C1B9CF) at the dark end, covering 80% to 95% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Silver #C1B9CF: suggested role text. It is a violet color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.032.
2. ≈ Pink #E8C1B6: suggested role surface. It is a red color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.047.
3. ≈ Beige #D0DDB9: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.05.
4. ≈ Powder Blue #C4EBF4: suggested role accent. It is a cyan color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.042.
5. ≈ White #FEE9F3: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 95% lightness and a chroma of 0.026, so it behaves like a neutral.
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 violet, red, green and cyan families, spread across 266 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 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.04 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 (#C1B9CF) with White (#FEE9F3) at a contrast ratio of 1.63:1, 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 (#FEE9F3), so this page suggests #1D1727 for text, a darkened Silver that reaches 15.08:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #C4EBF4 and #FEE9F3 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #E8C1B6 and #D0DDB9 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FEE9F3 as the background, #E8C1B6 for cards and surfaces, #D0DDB9 as the primary brand color, #C4EBF4 as the accent, and #1D1727 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.
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 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 Soft Beige Atlas accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.63:1 (#C1B9CF on #FEE9F3). 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?
Beige (#D0DDB9) 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.