Oat Ivory Bonfire
Oat Ivory Bonfire: a soft neutral tetradic palette of #A5A489, #A2BBB9, #C9CAE5, #E7D9D9, #DDFAE4. Light, balanced and effortless; best contrast 2.28:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on yellow, gray, beige, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.28:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Edamame#A5A489
A light, muted green (Edamame) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Casper#A2BBB9
A light, neutral gray (Casper) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Foggy Plateau#C9CAE5
A light, muted purple (Foggy Plateau) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Ballet#E7D9D9
A very light, neutral pink (Ballet) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Candied Snow#DDFAE4
A very light, muted teal (Candied Snow) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.53:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.86:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Taupe | Text | #A5A489 | 71% |
| ≈ Ash | Surface | #A2BBB9 | 77% |
| ≈ Fog | Primary | #C9CAE5 | 85% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #E7D9D9 | 90% |
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #DDFAE4 | 96% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #1D1C05 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #ddfae4;
--color-surface: #a2bbb9;
--color-primary: #c9cae5;
--color-accent: #e7d9d9;
--color-text: #1d1c05;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #ddfae4;
--color-surface: #a2bbb9;
--color-primary: #c9cae5;
--color-accent: #e7d9d9;
--color-ink: #1d1c05;
}
About this palette
Oat Ivory Bonfire is palette number 1,446 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Ivory (#DDFAE4), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, balanced and effortless. Its colors run from Ivory (#DDFAE4) at the light end to Taupe (#A5A489) at the dark end, covering 71% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Taupe #A5A489: suggested role text. It is a yellow color with 71% lightness and a chroma of 0.038.
2. ≈ Ash #A2BBB9: suggested role surface. It is a near-neutral color with 77% lightness and a chroma of 0.027, so it behaves like a neutral.
3. ≈ Fog #C9CAE5: suggested role primary. It is a violet color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.037.
4. ≈ Fog #E7D9D9: suggested role accent. It is a near-neutral color with 90% lightness and a chroma of 0.015, so it behaves like a neutral.
5. ≈ Ivory #DDFAE4: suggested role background. It is a green color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.042.
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 yellow, violet and green families, spread across 178 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-balanced: 0 of its 3 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.032 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 light, balanced and effortless.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Taupe (#A5A489) with Ivory (#DDFAE4) at a contrast ratio of 2.28:1, 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 (#DDFAE4), so this page suggests #1D1C05 for text, a darkened Taupe that reaches 15.45:1. 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: #DDFAE4 as the background, #A2BBB9 for cards and surfaces, #C9CAE5 as the primary brand color, #E7D9D9 as the accent, and #1D1C05 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 Oat Ivory Bonfire accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.28:1 (#A5A489 on #DDFAE4). 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 (#C9CAE5) 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 light, balanced and effortless feel works well.