Neon Salmon Reverie
Neon Salmon Reverie: a neon neutral with an accent palette of #B9F4E0, #A7E1CD, #8BD8BF, #8AC6B6, #F87C7C. Playful, arcade-bright and fast; best contrast 2.09:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on teal, red, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.09:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Fresh Breeze#B9F4E0
A very light, muted teal (Fresh Breeze) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Quiet Jade#A7E1CD
A very light, muted green (Quiet Jade) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Cabbage#8BD8BF
A light, moderately saturated teal (Cabbage) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Seaborn#8AC6B6
A light, muted teal (Seaborn) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Meat#F87C7C
A light, vivid red (Meat) that brings a bold, confident accent. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.57:1Poor 1/5
- On black17.07:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly85% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Powder Blue | Background | #B9F4E0 | 92% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Surface | #A7E1CD | 86% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Primary | #8BD8BF | 82% |
| ≈ Ash | Accent | #8AC6B6 | 78% |
| ≈ Salmon | Text | #F87C7C | 73% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #2B1212 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #b9f4e0;
--color-surface: #a7e1cd;
--color-primary: #8bd8bf;
--color-accent: #8ac6b6;
--color-text: #2b1212;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #b9f4e0;
--color-surface: #a7e1cd;
--color-primary: #8bd8bf;
--color-accent: #8ac6b6;
--color-ink: #2b1212;
}
About this palette
Neon Salmon Reverie is palette number 13,661 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a neon palette built on a neutral with an accent scheme, and it is anchored by Salmon (#F87C7C), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as playful, arcade-bright and fast. Its colors run from Powder Blue (#B9F4E0) at the light end to Salmon (#F87C7C) at the dark end, covering 73% to 92% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Powder Blue #B9F4E0: suggested role background. It is a teal color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.066.
2. ≈ Powder Blue #A7E1CD: suggested role surface. It is a teal color with 86% lightness and a chroma of 0.066.
3. ≈ Powder Blue #8BD8BF: suggested role primary. It is a teal color with 82% lightness and a chroma of 0.085.
4. ≈ Ash #8AC6B6: suggested role accent. It is a teal color with 78% lightness and a chroma of 0.066.
5. ≈ Salmon #F87C7C: suggested role text. It is a red color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.152, which makes it clearly saturated.
Harmony and structure
Four low-chroma colors form a calm foundation and one saturated color from the far side of the wheel acts as the accent.
In this palette the hues fall in the teal and red families, spread across 155 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Neon palettes keep chroma between 0.2 and 0.3, and lightness between 72% and 92%, 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 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.087 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits gaming and esports, nightlife flyers and technology launches, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel playful, arcade-bright and fast.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Powder Blue (#B9F4E0) with Salmon (#F87C7C) at a contrast ratio of 2.09:1, 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 (#B9F4E0), so this page suggests #2B1212 for text, a darkened Salmon that reaches 14.25:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #A7E1CD and #8BD8BF may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #A7E1CD and #8BD8BF and #8BD8BF and #8AC6B6 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #A7E1CD and #8BD8BF and #8BD8BF and #8AC6B6 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #B9F4E0 as the background, #A7E1CD for cards and surfaces, #8BD8BF as the primary brand color, #8AC6B6 as the accent, and #2B1212 for text (a computed darker shade of Salmon, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Spend the neutrals on backgrounds, text and surfaces, and save the accent for the one thing you want people to notice: a button, a link or a highlight.
Typical uses for a neon palette include gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals. 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 Neon Salmon Reverie accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.09:1 (#B9F4E0 on #F87C7C). 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 (#8BD8BF) 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 gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals, where a playful, arcade-bright and fast feel works well.