Flash Salmon Estuary
Flash Salmon Estuary: a neon complementary palette of #FDDEE7, #FBC2D3, #40E6BD, #36CBB8, #FB66A6. Hot, loud and impossible to ignore; best contrast 2.22:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, pink, teal, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.22:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Pink Pleasure#FDDEE7
A very light, muted pink (Pink Pleasure) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Pink#FBC2D3
A very light, muted pink (Pink) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Aquamarine#40E6BD
A light, moderately saturated teal (Aquamarine) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Cockatoo#36CBB8
A light, moderately saturated teal (Cockatoo) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Kisses#FB66A6
A light, vivid pink (Kisses) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.78:1Poor 1/5
- On black16.77:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly71% similarGood 3/5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Fog | Background | #FDDEE7 | 93% |
| ≈ Pink | Accent | #FBC2D3 | 87% |
| ≈ Aqua | Primary | #40E6BD | 83% |
| ≈ Turquoise | Surface | #36CBB8 | 76% |
| ≈ Salmon | Text | #FB66A6 | 71% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #29121B for text.
:root {
--color-background: #fddee7;
--color-surface: #36cbb8;
--color-primary: #40e6bd;
--color-accent: #fbc2d3;
--color-text: #29121b;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #fddee7;
--color-surface: #36cbb8;
--color-primary: #40e6bd;
--color-accent: #fbc2d3;
--color-ink: #29121b;
}
About this palette
Flash Salmon Estuary is palette number 14,245 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a neon palette built on a complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Salmon (#FB66A6), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as hot, loud and impossible to ignore. Its colors run from Fog (#FDDEE7) at the light end to Salmon (#FB66A6) at the dark end, covering 71% to 93% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Fog #FDDEE7: suggested role background. It is a rose color with 93% lightness and a chroma of 0.036.
2. ≈ Pink #FBC2D3: suggested role accent. It is a rose color with 87% lightness and a chroma of 0.068.
3. ≈ Aqua #40E6BD: suggested role primary. It is a teal color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.146.
4. ≈ Turquoise #36CBB8: suggested role surface. It is a teal color with 76% lightness and a chroma of 0.124.
5. ≈ Salmon #FB66A6: suggested role text. It is a rose color with 71% lightness and a chroma of 0.192, which makes it clearly saturated.
Harmony and structure
Two hues sit opposite each other on the wheel, each with a close companion. Complementary palettes have built-in tension: the opposite hues make each other look more vivid.
In this palette the hues fall in the rose and teal families, spread across 187 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 warm: 3 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.113 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 hot, loud and impossible to ignore.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Fog (#FDDEE7) with Salmon (#FB66A6) at a contrast ratio of 2.22:1, 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 (#FDDEE7), so this page suggests #29121B for text, a darkened Salmon that reaches 14.02:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #FBC2D3 and #36CBB8 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #FBC2D3 and #40E6BD and #36CBB8 and #FB66A6 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FDDEE7 as the background, #36CBB8 for cards and surfaces, #40E6BD as the primary brand color, #FBC2D3 as the accent, and #29121B 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.
Give one side of the wheel to the background and structure and the other to calls to action. A small amount of the opposing hue goes a long way.
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 Flash Salmon Estuary accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.22:1 (#FDDEE7 on #FB66A6). 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?
Aqua (#40E6BD) 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 hot, loud and impossible to ignore feel works well.