Paper Taupe Bazaar
Paper Taupe Bazaar: a soft neutral tetradic palette of #FEE9D7, #DBE2DC, #BBC8D2, #C5B7C3, #A8A78B. Pure, minimal and calm; best contrast 2.08:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, gray, yellow, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.08:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Pita#FEE9D7
A very light, neutral gray (Pita) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Feta#DBE2DC
A very light, neutral gray (Feta) that brings a steady, composed backdrop. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Foil#BBC8D2
A light, neutral gray (Foil) that brings neutral balance. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Cosmic#C5B7C3
A light, neutral gray (Cosmic) that brings neutral balance. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Edamame#A8A78B
A light, muted green (Edamame) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.45:1Poor 1/5
- On black17.85:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #FEE9D7 | 95% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #DBE2DC | 91% |
| ≈ Silver | Surface | #BBC8D2 | 83% |
| ≈ Silver | Primary | #C5B7C3 | 79% |
| ≈ Taupe | Text | #A8A78B | 72% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #1D1C04 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #fee9d7;
--color-surface: #bbc8d2;
--color-primary: #c5b7c3;
--color-accent: #dbe2dc;
--color-text: #1d1c04;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #fee9d7;
--color-surface: #bbc8d2;
--color-primary: #c5b7c3;
--color-accent: #dbe2dc;
--color-ink: #1d1c04;
}
About this palette
Paper Taupe Bazaar is palette number 12,758 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Taupe (#A8A78B), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as pure, minimal and calm. Its colors run from Ivory (#FEE9D7) at the light end to Taupe (#A8A78B) at the dark end, covering 72% to 95% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ivory #FEE9D7: suggested role background. It is a orange color with 95% lightness and a chroma of 0.033.
2. ≈ Fog #DBE2DC: suggested role accent. It is a near-neutral color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.011, so it behaves like a neutral.
3. ≈ Silver #BBC8D2: suggested role surface. It is a near-neutral color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.02, so it behaves like a neutral.
4. ≈ Silver #C5B7C3: suggested role primary. It is a near-neutral color with 79% lightness and a chroma of 0.023, so it behaves like a neutral.
5. ≈ Taupe #A8A78B: suggested role text. It is a yellow color with 72% lightness and a chroma of 0.039.
Harmony and structure
Four hues are spaced around the wheel in two complementary pairs. It is the richest scheme, and the hardest to balance.
In this palette the hues fall in the orange and yellow 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 temperature-neutral: 1 of its 2 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.025 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 pure, minimal and calm.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Ivory (#FEE9D7) with Taupe (#A8A78B) at a contrast ratio of 2.08:1, 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 (#FEE9D7), so this page suggests #1D1C04 for text, a darkened Taupe that reaches 14.63:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #FEE9D7 and #DBE2DC and #BBC8D2 and #C5B7C3 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #FEE9D7 and #DBE2DC and #BBC8D2 and #C5B7C3 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FEE9D7 as the background, #BBC8D2 for cards and surfaces, #C5B7C3 as the primary brand color, #DBE2DC as the accent, and #1D1C04 for text (a computed darker shade of Taupe, 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 take most of the space and use the others sparingly. Control the mood with lightness and saturation rather than hue.
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 Paper Taupe Bazaar accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.08:1 (#FEE9D7 on #A8A78B). 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?
Silver (#C5B7C3) 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 pure, minimal and calm feel works well.