Milky Cream Grove
Milky Cream Grove: a pastel neutral with an accent palette of #BEB9C3, #CECBD1, #D9D3DF, #E9E6ED, #EDFCD4. Delicate, quiet and understated; best contrast 1.78:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on gray, green, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.78:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Cosmic#BEB9C3
A light, neutral gray (Cosmic) that brings neutral balance. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Murmur#CECBD1
A light, neutral gray (Murmur) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Zen#D9D3DF
A very light, neutral gray (Zen) that brings a steady, composed backdrop. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Bride#E9E6ED
A very light, neutral gray (Bride) that brings neutral balance. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Futon#EDFCD4
A very light, muted green (Futon) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.92:1Poor 1/5
- On black19.47:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Silver | Text | #BEB9C3 | 79% |
| ≈ Fog | Surface | #CECBD1 | 85% |
| ≈ Fog | Primary | #D9D3DF | 88% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #E9E6ED | 93% |
| ≈ Cream | Background | #EDFCD4 | 97% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #1C1920 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #edfcd4;
--color-surface: #cecbd1;
--color-primary: #d9d3df;
--color-accent: #e9e6ed;
--color-text: #1c1920;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #edfcd4;
--color-surface: #cecbd1;
--color-primary: #d9d3df;
--color-accent: #e9e6ed;
--color-ink: #1c1920;
}
About this palette
Milky Cream Grove is palette number 13,880 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a neutral with an accent scheme, and it is anchored by Cream (#EDFCD4), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as delicate, quiet and understated. Its colors run from Cream (#EDFCD4) at the light end to Silver (#BEB9C3) at the dark end, covering 79% to 97% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Silver #BEB9C3: suggested role text. It is a near-neutral color with 79% lightness and a chroma of 0.015, so it behaves like a neutral.
2. ≈ Fog #CECBD1: suggested role surface. It is a near-neutral color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.009, so it behaves like a neutral.
3. ≈ Fog #D9D3DF: suggested role primary. It is a near-neutral color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.018, so it behaves like a neutral.
4. ≈ Fog #E9E6ED: suggested role accent. It is a near-neutral color with 93% lightness and a chroma of 0.01, so it behaves like a neutral.
5. ≈ Cream #EDFCD4: suggested role background. It is a green color with 97% lightness and a chroma of 0.055.
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 green family. Pastel palettes keep chroma between 0.03 and 0.08, and lightness between 80% and 96%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-neutral: 0 of its 1 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.021 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits baby and children's brands, wedding stationery and spring campaigns, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel delicate, quiet and understated.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Silver (#BEB9C3) with Cream (#EDFCD4) at a contrast ratio of 1.78:1, 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 (#EDFCD4), so this page suggests #1C1920 for text, a darkened Silver that reaches 16.10:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #CECBD1 and #D9D3DF may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #CECBD1 and #D9D3DF may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #CECBD1 and #D9D3DF and #E9E6ED and #EDFCD4 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #EDFCD4 as the background, #CECBD1 for cards and surfaces, #D9D3DF as the primary brand color, #E9E6ED as the accent, and #1C1920 for text (a computed darker shade of Silver, 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 pastel palette include baby and children's brands, wedding stationery, spring campaigns and wellness and beauty websites. 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 Milky Cream Grove accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.78:1 (#BEB9C3 on #EDFCD4). 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?
Fog (#D9D3DF) 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 baby and children's brands, wedding stationery, spring campaigns and wellness and beauty websites, where a delicate, quiet and understated feel works well.