Soft Beige Quartz
Soft Beige Quartz: a pastel triadic palette of #DAB987, #8CD7DF, #E9CFEB, #FAE2A7, #DFF9FF. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.69:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on yellow, teal, pink, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.69:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Brandy#DAB987
A light, muted orange (Brandy) that brings friendly optimism. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Cold Blue#8CD7DF
A light, muted teal (Cold Blue) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Sweet Dreams#E9CFEB
A very light, muted pink (Sweet Dreams) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Pasta#FAE2A7
A very light, muted beige (Pasta) that brings understated calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Cold Canada#DFF9FF
A very light, neutral teal (Cold Canada) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.86:1Poor 1/5
- On black19.13:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly91% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Tan | Text | #DAB987 | 80% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Surface | #8CD7DF | 83% |
| ≈ Pink | Accent | #E9CFEB | 88% |
| ≈ Beige | Primary | #FAE2A7 | 92% |
| ≈ White | Background | #DFF9FF | 97% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #251803 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #dff9ff;
--color-surface: #8cd7df;
--color-primary: #fae2a7;
--color-accent: #e9cfeb;
--color-text: #251803;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #dff9ff;
--color-surface: #8cd7df;
--color-primary: #fae2a7;
--color-accent: #e9cfeb;
--color-ink: #251803;
}
About this palette
Soft Beige Quartz is palette number 1,152 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a triadic scheme, and it is anchored by Beige (#FAE2A7), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from White (#DFF9FF) at the light end to Tan (#DAB987) at the dark end, covering 80% to 97% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Tan #DAB987: suggested role text. It is a orange color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.076.
2. ≈ Powder Blue #8CD7DF: suggested role surface. It is a cyan color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.075.
3. ≈ Pink #E9CFEB: suggested role accent. It is a magenta color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.047.
4. ≈ Beige #FAE2A7: suggested role primary. It is a yellow color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.08.
5. ≈ White #DFF9FF: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 97% lightness and a chroma of 0.028, so it behaves like a neutral.
Harmony and structure
Three hues are spaced about a third of the wheel apart. Triadic palettes feel balanced and playful, because no single hue family dominates.
In this palette the hues fall in the orange, cyan, magenta and yellow families, spread across 246 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: 2 of its 4 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.061 makes the saturation balanced.
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 Tan (#DAB987) with White (#DFF9FF) at a contrast ratio of 1.69:1, 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 (#DFF9FF), so this page suggests #251803 for text, a darkened Tan that reaches 15.80:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #8CD7DF and #E9CFEB may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #E9CFEB and #FAE2A7 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #DFF9FF as the background, #8CD7DF for cards and surfaces, #FAE2A7 as the primary brand color, #E9CFEB as the accent, and #251803 for text (a computed darker shade of Tan, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Choose one hue to dominate, one to support and one for small accents, so the palette stays lively without becoming chaotic.
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 Quartz accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.69:1 (#DAB987 on #DFF9FF). 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 (#FAE2A7) 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.