Linen Dusty Rose Cove
Linen Dusty Rose Cove: a soft neutral triadic palette of #EDF5EE, #D6E1FD, #D5C1BF, #A7BBAE, #9DA5C5. Cool, clean and spacious; best contrast 2.19:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on white, beige, gray, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.19:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Salt#EDF5EE
A very light, neutral gray (Salt) that brings a steady, composed backdrop. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Icy Plains#D6E1FD
A very light, muted blue (Icy Plains) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Dim#D5C1BF
A light, neutral gray (Dim) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Salvia#A7BBAE
A light, neutral green (Salvia) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Old World#9DA5C5
A light, muted blue (Old World) that brings open, airy calm. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.43:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.89:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly96% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #EDF5EE | 96% |
| ≈ Fog | Primary | #D6E1FD | 91% |
| ≈ Silver | Accent | #D5C1BF | 83% |
| ≈ Ash | Surface | #A7BBAE | 77% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Text | #9DA5C5 | 73% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #15192D for text.
:root {
--color-background: #edf5ee;
--color-surface: #a7bbae;
--color-primary: #d6e1fd;
--color-accent: #d5c1bf;
--color-text: #15192d;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #edf5ee;
--color-surface: #a7bbae;
--color-primary: #d6e1fd;
--color-accent: #d5c1bf;
--color-ink: #15192d;
}
About this palette
Linen Dusty Rose Cove is palette number 12,134 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a triadic scheme, and it is anchored by Dusty Rose (#9DA5C5), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as cool, clean and spacious. Its colors run from Ivory (#EDF5EE) at the light end to Dusty Rose (#9DA5C5) at the dark end, covering 73% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ivory #EDF5EE: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.013, so it behaves like a neutral.
2. ≈ Fog #D6E1FD: suggested role primary. It is a blue color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.04.
3. ≈ Silver #D5C1BF: suggested role accent. It is a near-neutral color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.023, so it behaves like a neutral.
4. ≈ Ash #A7BBAE: suggested role surface. It is a near-neutral color with 77% lightness and a chroma of 0.029, so it behaves like a neutral.
5. ≈ Dusty Rose #9DA5C5: suggested role text. It is a blue color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.047.
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 blue family, spread across 6 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 2 chromatic colors lean warm and 2 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.03 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 Ivory (#EDF5EE) with Dusty Rose (#9DA5C5) at a contrast ratio of 2.19:1, 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 (#EDF5EE), so this page suggests #15192D for text, a darkened Dusty Rose that reaches 15.63:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #D5C1BF and #A7BBAE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #A7BBAE and #9DA5C5 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #EDF5EE as the background, #A7BBAE for cards and surfaces, #D6E1FD as the primary brand color, #D5C1BF as the accent, and #15192D for text (a computed darker shade of Dusty Rose, 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 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 Linen Dusty Rose Cove accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.19:1 (#EDF5EE on #9DA5C5). 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?
Fog (#D6E1FD) 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.