Lively Mustard Lagoon
Lively Mustard Lagoon: a vivid neutral with an accent palette of #666784, #7C77A9, #898CB6, #A5A5CF, #CACE17. Crisp, modern and high-energy; best contrast 3.21:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on purple, green, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.21:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Heron#666784
A medium, muted purple (Heron) that brings imagination and polish. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Aster#7C77A9
A medium, muted purple (Aster) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Galactic Gossamer#898CB6
A medium, muted blue (Galactic Gossamer) that brings open, airy calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Imperial Lilac#A5A5CF
A light, muted purple (Imperial Lilac) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Goldzilla#CACE17
A light, vivid yellow (Goldzilla) that brings a bright, hopeful note. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white5.47:1Good 3/5
- On black12.35:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly92% 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 | #666784 | 52% |
| ≈ Cornflower | Primary | #7C77A9 | 59% |
| ≈ Cornflower | Accent | #898CB6 | 65% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Surface | #A5A5CF | 74% |
| ≈ Mustard | Background | #CACE17 | 82% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #18182D for text.
:root {
--color-background: #cace17;
--color-surface: #a5a5cf;
--color-primary: #7c77a9;
--color-accent: #898cb6;
--color-text: #18182d;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #cace17;
--color-surface: #a5a5cf;
--color-primary: #7c77a9;
--color-accent: #898cb6;
--color-ink: #18182d;
}
About this palette
Lively Mustard Lagoon is palette number 13,713 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a vivid palette built on a neutral with an accent scheme, and it is anchored by Mustard (#CACE17), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as crisp, modern and high-energy. Its colors run from Mustard (#CACE17) at the light end to Slate (#666784) at the dark end, covering 52% to 82% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Slate #666784: suggested role text. It is a violet color with 52% lightness and a chroma of 0.045.
2. ≈ Cornflower #7C77A9: suggested role primary. It is a violet color with 59% lightness and a chroma of 0.076.
3. ≈ Cornflower #898CB6: suggested role accent. It is a violet color with 65% lightness and a chroma of 0.063.
4. ≈ Dusty Rose #A5A5CF: suggested role surface. It is a violet color with 74% lightness and a chroma of 0.06.
5. ≈ Mustard #CACE17: suggested role background. It is a yellow color with 82% lightness and a chroma of 0.177, 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 violet and yellow families, spread across 177 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Vivid palettes keep chroma between 0.15 and 0.26, and lightness between 52% and 82%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is cool: 0 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 4 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.084 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits app and product marketing, event posters and social media graphics, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel crisp, modern and high-energy.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Slate (#666784) with Mustard (#CACE17) at a contrast ratio of 3.21:1, 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 (#CACE17), so this page suggests #18182D for text, a darkened Slate that reaches 10.23:1. 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: #CACE17 as the background, #A5A5CF for cards and surfaces, #7C77A9 as the primary brand color, #898CB6 as the accent, and #18182D 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.
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 vivid palette include app and product marketing, event posters, social media graphics and entertainment brands. 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 Lively Mustard Lagoon accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.21:1 (#666784 on #CACE17). 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?
Cornflower (#7C77A9) 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 app and product marketing, event posters, social media graphics and entertainment brands, where a crisp, modern and high-energy feel works well.