Weathered Sky Harbor
Weathered Sky Harbor: a muted triadic palette of #676341, #43819B, #AF8097, #AAB384, #8BD0F7. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 3.62:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on yellow, blue, pink, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.62:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Eat Your Greens#676341
A medium, muted yellow (Eat Your Greens) that brings a bright, hopeful note. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Zenith#43819B
A medium, muted blue (Zenith) that brings open, airy calm. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
- ≈ Hatoba Pigeon#AF8097
A medium, muted purple (Hatoba Pigeon) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Norway#AAB384
A light, muted green (Norway) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Below Zero#8BD0F7
A light, moderately saturated blue (Below Zero) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white6.10:1Good 3/5
- On black12.46:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Slate | Text | #676341 | 49% |
| ≈ Teal | Primary | #43819B | 57% |
| ≈ Taupe | Accent | #AF8097 | 65% |
| ≈ Khaki | Surface | #AAB384 | 75% |
| ≈ Sky | Background | #8BD0F7 | 83% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #1E1B03 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #8bd0f7;
--color-surface: #aab384;
--color-primary: #43819b;
--color-accent: #af8097;
--color-text: #1e1b03;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #8bd0f7;
--color-surface: #aab384;
--color-primary: #43819b;
--color-accent: #af8097;
--color-ink: #1e1b03;
}
About this palette
Weathered Sky Harbor is palette number 12,354 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a triadic scheme, and it is anchored by Sky (#8BD0F7), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Sky (#8BD0F7) at the light end to Slate (#676341) at the dark end, covering 49% to 83% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Slate #676341: suggested role text. It is a yellow color with 49% lightness and a chroma of 0.05.
2. ≈ Teal #43819B: suggested role primary. It is a cyan color with 57% lightness and a chroma of 0.075.
3. ≈ Taupe #AF8097: suggested role accent. It is a rose color with 65% lightness and a chroma of 0.066.
4. ≈ Khaki #AAB384: suggested role surface. It is a green color with 75% lightness and a chroma of 0.065.
5. ≈ Sky #8BD0F7: suggested role background. It is a cyan color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.089.
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 yellow, cyan, rose and green families, spread across 246 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 0.069 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 Slate (#676341) with Sky (#8BD0F7) at a contrast ratio of 3.62:1, which is WCAG AA large. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#8BD0F7), so this page suggests #1E1B03 for text, a darkened Slate that reaches 10.27:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #43819B and #AF8097 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #8BD0F7 as the background, #AAB384 for cards and surfaces, #43819B as the primary brand color, #AF8097 as the accent, and #1E1B03 for text (a computed darker shade of Slate, 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 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 Weathered Sky Harbor accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.62:1 (#676341 on #8BD0F7). 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?
Teal (#43819B) 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.