Weathered Sky Harbor
Weathered Sky Harbor: a muted split complementary palette of #92D3FB, #88B8E5, #B58980, #8D7842, #1C627C. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 4.18:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on blue, red, yellow, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 4.18:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Baby Blue#92D3FB
A light, moderately saturated blue (Baby Blue) that brings open, airy calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Electric Eel#88B8E5
A light, moderately saturated blue (Electric Eel) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Nougat#B58980
A medium, muted orange (Nougat) that brings a sunny, approachable mood. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Capers#8D7842
A medium, muted yellow (Capers) that brings light and cheer. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
- ≈ Harem Silk#1C627C
A medium, muted blue (Harem Silk) that brings quiet confidence. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white6.80:1Good 3/5
- On black12.93:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly97% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Sky | Background | #92D3FB | 84% |
| ≈ Sky | Primary | #88B8E5 | 77% |
| ≈ Taupe | Surface | #B58980 | 67% |
| ≈ Olive | Accent | #8D7842 | 58% |
| ≈ Slate | Text | #1C627C | 47% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #021E29 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #92d3fb;
--color-surface: #b58980;
--color-primary: #88b8e5;
--color-accent: #8d7842;
--color-text: #021e29;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #92d3fb;
--color-surface: #b58980;
--color-primary: #88b8e5;
--color-accent: #8d7842;
--color-ink: #021e29;
}
About this palette
Weathered Sky Harbor is palette number 12,626 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Sky (#92D3FB), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Sky (#92D3FB) at the light end to Slate (#1C627C) at the dark end, covering 47% to 84% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Sky #92D3FB: suggested role background. It is a blue color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.087.
2. ≈ Sky #88B8E5: suggested role primary. It is a blue color with 77% lightness and a chroma of 0.083.
3. ≈ Taupe #B58980: suggested role surface. It is a red color with 67% lightness and a chroma of 0.056.
4. ≈ Olive #8D7842: suggested role accent. It is a yellow color with 58% lightness and a chroma of 0.077.
5. ≈ Slate #1C627C: suggested role text. It is a cyan color with 47% lightness and a chroma of 0.079.
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 blue, red, yellow and cyan families, spread across 216 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: 2 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 3 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.076 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 Sky (#92D3FB) with Slate (#1C627C) at a contrast ratio of 4.18:1, which is WCAG AA large. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 2 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#92D3FB), so this page suggests #021E29 for text, a darkened Slate that reaches 10.59:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
All five colors stay distinguishable under protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia simulations, which is a good sign, although it is no substitute for testing with real users.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #92D3FB as the background, #B58980 for cards and surfaces, #88B8E5 as the primary brand color, #8D7842 as the accent, and #021E29 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.
Use the lone hue as the dominant brand color and the two flanking hues as secondary and accent colors.
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 4.18:1 (#92D3FB on #1C627C). 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?
Sky (#88B8E5) 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.