Punchy Iris Prairie
Punchy Iris Prairie: a vivid neutral with an accent palette of #A4CBA0, #98BB8A, #799E73, #6D8568, #7E50C1. Lively, bold and full of contrast; best contrast 3.05:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on green, purple, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.05:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Limestoned#A4CBA0
A light, muted green (Limestoned) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Norway#98BB8A
A light, muted green (Norway) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Money#799E73
A medium, muted green (Money) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Wreath#6D8568
A medium, muted green (Wreath) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Purple Rain#7E50C1
A medium, vivid purple (Purple Rain) that brings a creative, premium air. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white5.51:1Good 3/5
- On black11.62:1Very good 4/5
- Color blind friendly90% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Ash | Background | #A4CBA0 | 80% |
| ≈ Sage | Primary | #98BB8A | 75% |
| ≈ Sage | Accent | #799E73 | 66% |
| ≈ Olive | Surface | #6D8568 | 59% |
| ≈ Iris | Text | #7E50C1 | 54% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #1D162A for text.
:root {
--color-background: #a4cba0;
--color-surface: #6d8568;
--color-primary: #98bb8a;
--color-accent: #799e73;
--color-text: #1d162a;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #a4cba0;
--color-surface: #6d8568;
--color-primary: #98bb8a;
--color-accent: #799e73;
--color-ink: #1d162a;
}
About this palette
Punchy Iris Prairie is palette number 14,665 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 Iris (#7E50C1), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as lively, bold and full of contrast. Its colors run from Ash (#A4CBA0) at the light end to Iris (#7E50C1) at the dark end, covering 54% to 80% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ash #A4CBA0: suggested role background. It is a green color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.073.
2. ≈ Sage #98BB8A: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 75% lightness and a chroma of 0.078.
3. ≈ Sage #799E73: suggested role accent. It is a green color with 66% lightness and a chroma of 0.075.
4. ≈ Olive #6D8568: suggested role surface. It is a green color with 59% lightness and a chroma of 0.051.
5. ≈ Iris #7E50C1: suggested role text. It is a violet color with 54% lightness and a chroma of 0.171, 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 green and violet families, spread across 162 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 temperature-balanced: 0 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.09 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 lively, bold and full of contrast.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Ash (#A4CBA0) with Iris (#7E50C1) at a contrast ratio of 3.05:1, 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 (#A4CBA0), so this page suggests #1D162A for text, a darkened Iris that reaches 9.68:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #A4CBA0 and #98BB8A may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #A4CBA0 and #98BB8A may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #A4CBA0 as the background, #6D8568 for cards and surfaces, #98BB8A as the primary brand color, #799E73 as the accent, and #1D162A for text (a computed darker shade of Iris, 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 Punchy Iris Prairie accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.05:1 (#A4CBA0 on #7E50C1). 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?
Sage (#98BB8A) 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 lively, bold and full of contrast feel works well.