Oat Powder Blue Cascade
Oat Powder Blue Cascade: a soft neutral analogous palette of #EDF9F6, #BCE3E1, #AAD5D9, #AEBDC2, #8EABBD. Cool, clean and spacious; best contrast 2.23:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on white, beige, teal, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.23:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Cold Canada#EDF9F6
A very light, neutral teal (Cold Canada) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Poolside#BCE3E1
A very light, muted teal (Poolside) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Clear Water#AAD5D9
A light, muted teal (Clear Water) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Metal#AEBDC2
A light, neutral gray (Metal) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Open Seas#8EABBD
A light, muted blue (Open Seas) that brings trust and steadiness. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.41:1Poor 1/5
- On black19.48:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly99% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ White | Background | #EDF9F6 | 97% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Surface | #BCE3E1 | 89% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Primary | #AAD5D9 | 84% |
| ≈ Silver | Accent | #AEBDC2 | 79% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Text | #8EABBD | 73% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #051D2A for text.
:root {
--color-background: #edf9f6;
--color-surface: #bce3e1;
--color-primary: #aad5d9;
--color-accent: #aebdc2;
--color-text: #051d2a;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #edf9f6;
--color-surface: #bce3e1;
--color-primary: #aad5d9;
--color-accent: #aebdc2;
--color-ink: #051d2a;
}
About this palette
Oat Powder Blue Cascade is palette number 12,278 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a analogous scheme, and it is anchored by Powder Blue (#AAD5D9), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as cool, clean and spacious. Its colors run from White (#EDF9F6) at the light end to Dusty Rose (#8EABBD) at the dark end, covering 73% to 97% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ White #EDF9F6: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 97% lightness and a chroma of 0.013, so it behaves like a neutral.
2. ≈ Powder Blue #BCE3E1: suggested role surface. It is a teal color with 89% lightness and a chroma of 0.041.
3. ≈ Powder Blue #AAD5D9: suggested role primary. It is a cyan color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.045.
4. ≈ Silver #AEBDC2: suggested role accent. It is a near-neutral color with 79% lightness and a chroma of 0.018, so it behaves like a neutral.
5. ≈ Dusty Rose #8EABBD: suggested role text. It is a blue color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.041.
Harmony and structure
The hues sit side by side on the color wheel, spanning roughly 60 degrees. Analogous palettes feel natural and flowing, like a sunset or a stretch of coastline.
In this palette the hues fall in the teal, cyan and blue families, spread across 43 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 3 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.032 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 White (#EDF9F6) with Dusty Rose (#8EABBD) at a contrast ratio of 2.23:1, 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 (#EDF9F6), so this page suggests #051D2A for text, a darkened Dusty Rose that reaches 16.02:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #BCE3E1 and #AAD5D9 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #BCE3E1 and #AAD5D9 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #BCE3E1 and #AAD5D9 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #EDF9F6 as the background, #BCE3E1 for cards and surfaces, #AAD5D9 as the primary brand color, #AEBDC2 as the accent, and #051D2A 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.
Let one hue lead and let the others support it. Keep one color noticeably lighter or darker than the rest so the layout has a clear focal point.
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 Powder Blue Cascade accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.23:1 (#EDF9F6 on #8EABBD). 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?
Powder Blue (#AAD5D9) 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.