Faded Powder Blue Dune
Faded Powder Blue Dune: a muted tetradic palette of #A5E0B6, #8AB9DD, #9E899A, #926643, #405F60. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 4.60:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on green, blue, pink, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 4.60:1, enough for most text. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Celadon#A5E0B6
A very light, moderately saturated green (Celadon) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Double Denim#8AB9DD
A light, muted blue (Double Denim) that brings open, airy calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Hatoba Pigeon#9E899A
A medium, neutral purple (Hatoba Pigeon) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Leather#926643
A medium, muted brown (Leather) that brings craft and reliability. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Rosemary#405F60
A medium, muted teal (Rosemary) that brings clean, modern calm. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white6.94:1Good 3/5
- On black13.93:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly98% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Powder Blue | Background | #A5E0B6 | 86% |
| ≈ Sky | Accent | #8AB9DD | 77% |
| ≈ Taupe | Surface | #9E899A | 65% |
| ≈ Rust | Primary | #926643 | 55% |
| ≈ Slate | Text | #405F60 | 46% |
:root {
--color-background: #a5e0b6;
--color-surface: #9e899a;
--color-primary: #926643;
--color-accent: #8ab9dd;
--color-text: #405f60;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #a5e0b6;
--color-surface: #9e899a;
--color-primary: #926643;
--color-accent: #8ab9dd;
--color-ink: #405f60;
}
About this palette
Faded Powder Blue Dune is palette number 11,298 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Powder Blue (#A5E0B6), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Powder Blue (#A5E0B6) at the light end to Slate (#405F60) at the dark end, covering 46% to 86% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Powder Blue #A5E0B6: suggested role background. It is a green color with 86% lightness and a chroma of 0.084.
2. ≈ Sky #8AB9DD: suggested role accent. It is a blue color with 77% lightness and a chroma of 0.072.
3. ≈ Taupe #9E899A: suggested role surface. It is a magenta color with 65% lightness and a chroma of 0.035.
4. ≈ Rust #926643: suggested role primary. It is a orange color with 55% lightness and a chroma of 0.075.
5. ≈ Slate #405F60: suggested role text. It is a teal color with 46% lightness and a chroma of 0.036.
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 green, blue, magenta, orange and teal families, spread across 274 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: 1 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 Powder Blue (#A5E0B6) with Slate (#405F60) at a contrast ratio of 4.60:1, which is WCAG AA. Across all 10 possible pairs, 1 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 2 more reach 3:1 for large text.
On the Powder Blue background (#A5E0B6), #405F60 can be used for text at AA contrast.
On the Slate text color (#405F60), #A5E0B6 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: #A5E0B6 as the background, #9E899A for cards and surfaces, #926643 as the primary brand color, #8AB9DD as the accent, and #405F60 for text. 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 Faded Powder Blue Dune accessible?
Its best pair reaches 4.60:1 (#A5E0B6 on #405F60). 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?
Rust (#926643) 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.