Oat Silver Alcove
Oat Silver Alcove: a soft neutral split complementary palette of #8FADAB, #9DC4C7, #D5CAD0, #ECD6CF, #D6F9EF. Cool, clean and spacious; best contrast 2.13:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on teal, beige, gray, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.13:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Harbour Mist#8FADAB
A light, neutral teal (Harbour Mist) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Aquatic#9DC4C7
A light, muted blue (Aquatic) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Murmur#D5CAD0
A light, neutral gray (Murmur) that brings a steady, composed backdrop. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Bloodthirsty Beige#ECD6CF
A very light, neutral pink (Bloodthirsty Beige) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Candied Snow#D6F9EF
A very light, muted teal (Candied Snow) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.40:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.65:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly94% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Taupe | Text | #8FADAB | 72% |
| ≈ Silver | Primary | #9DC4C7 | 79% |
| ≈ Fog | Surface | #D5CAD0 | 85% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #ECD6CF | 89% |
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #D6F9EF | 95% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #041F1E for text.
:root {
--color-background: #d6f9ef;
--color-surface: #d5cad0;
--color-primary: #9dc4c7;
--color-accent: #ecd6cf;
--color-text: #041f1e;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #d6f9ef;
--color-surface: #d5cad0;
--color-primary: #9dc4c7;
--color-accent: #ecd6cf;
--color-ink: #041f1e;
}
About this palette
Oat Silver Alcove is palette number 1,150 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Silver (#9DC4C7), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as cool, clean and spacious. Its colors run from Ivory (#D6F9EF) at the light end to Taupe (#8FADAB) at the dark end, covering 72% to 95% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Taupe #8FADAB: suggested role text. It is a teal color with 72% lightness and a chroma of 0.033.
2. ≈ Silver #9DC4C7: suggested role primary. It is a cyan color with 79% lightness and a chroma of 0.042.
3. ≈ Fog #D5CAD0: suggested role surface. It is a near-neutral color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.015, so it behaves like a neutral.
4. ≈ Fog #ECD6CF: suggested role accent. It is a near-neutral color with 89% lightness and a chroma of 0.026, so it behaves like a neutral.
5. ≈ Ivory #D6F9EF: suggested role background. It is a teal color with 95% lightness and a chroma of 0.039.
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 teal and cyan families, spread across 26 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Soft neutral palettes keep chroma between 0.01 and 0.05, and lightness between 72% and 96%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is cool: 0 of its 3 chromatic colors lean warm and 2 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.031 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits minimal websites, fashion lookbooks and stationery, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel cool, clean and spacious.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Taupe (#8FADAB) with Ivory (#D6F9EF) at a contrast ratio of 2.13:1, 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 (#D6F9EF), so this page suggests #041F1E for text, a darkened Taupe that reaches 15.29:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #9DC4C7 and #D5CAD0 and #D5CAD0 and #ECD6CF may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #D5CAD0 and #ECD6CF may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #D5CAD0 and #ECD6CF may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #D6F9EF as the background, #D5CAD0 for cards and surfaces, #9DC4C7 as the primary brand color, #ECD6CF as the accent, and #041F1E for text (a computed darker shade of Taupe, because no palette color is readable on that background). 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 soft neutral palette include minimal websites, fashion lookbooks, stationery and note-taking and documentation apps. 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 Oat Silver Alcove accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.13:1 (#8FADAB on #D6F9EF). 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?
Silver (#9DC4C7) 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 minimal websites, fashion lookbooks, stationery and note-taking and documentation apps, where a cool, clean and spacious feel works well.