Airy Cream Harbor
Airy Cream Harbor: a pastel split complementary palette of #E5FAC1, #CEF0C4, #CFD5F6, #DFC2D7, #BBC098. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.69:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on green, purple, beige, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.69:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Sour#E5FAC1
A very light, muted yellow (Sour) that brings attention without aggression. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Pastel Mint#CEF0C4
A very light, muted green (Pastel Mint) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Icy Plains#CFD5F6
A very light, muted blue (Icy Plains) that brings trust and steadiness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Pink Mist#DFC2D7
A light, muted pink (Pink Mist) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Lush#BBC098
A light, muted yellow (Lush) that brings a bright, hopeful note. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.89:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.77:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly88% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Cream | Background | #E5FAC1 | 96% |
| ≈ Beige | Primary | #CEF0C4 | 92% |
| ≈ Fog | Surface | #CFD5F6 | 88% |
| ≈ Pink | Accent | #DFC2D7 | 84% |
| ≈ Ash | Text | #BBC098 | 79% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #1B1C05 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #e5fac1;
--color-surface: #cfd5f6;
--color-primary: #cef0c4;
--color-accent: #dfc2d7;
--color-text: #1b1c05;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #e5fac1;
--color-surface: #cfd5f6;
--color-primary: #cef0c4;
--color-accent: #dfc2d7;
--color-ink: #1b1c05;
}
About this palette
Airy Cream Harbor is palette number 1,480 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Cream (#E5FAC1), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from Cream (#E5FAC1) at the light end to Ash (#BBC098) at the dark end, covering 79% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Cream #E5FAC1: suggested role background. It is a green color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.077.
2. ≈ Beige #CEF0C4: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.069.
3. ≈ Fog #CFD5F6: suggested role surface. It is a violet color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.046.
4. ≈ Pink #DFC2D7: suggested role accent. It is a magenta color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.043.
5. ≈ Ash #BBC098: suggested role text. It is a yellow color with 79% lightness and a chroma of 0.055.
Harmony and structure
One hue is paired with the two hues flanking its opposite. You keep most of the energy of a complementary scheme with less tension and more variety.
In this palette the hues fall in the green, violet, magenta and yellow families, spread across 222 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. 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-balanced: 0 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.058 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 light, playful and welcoming.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Cream (#E5FAC1) with Ash (#BBC098) at a contrast ratio of 1.69:1, 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 (#E5FAC1), so this page suggests #1B1C05 for text, a darkened Ash that reaches 15.45:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #E5FAC1 and #CEF0C4 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #E5FAC1 and #CEF0C4 and #CFD5F6 and #DFC2D7 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #E5FAC1 and #CEF0C4 and #CEF0C4 and #CFD5F6 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #E5FAC1 as the background, #CFD5F6 for cards and surfaces, #CEF0C4 as the primary brand color, #DFC2D7 as the accent, and #1B1C05 for text (a computed darker shade of Ash, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Use the lone hue as the dominant brand color and the two flanking hues as secondary and accent colors.
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 Airy Cream Harbor accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.69:1 (#E5FAC1 on #BBC098). 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?
Beige (#CEF0C4) 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 light, playful and welcoming feel works well.