Terra Forest Cascade
Terra Forest Cascade: a earthy tetradic palette of #DFD0AD, #77ADA2, #6874A5, #744957, #264B15. Organic, honest and tactile; best contrast 6.55:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, teal, purple, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 6.55:1, enough for most text. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Champagne#DFD0AD
A very light, muted beige (Champagne) that brings understated calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Catnip#77ADA2
A light, muted green (Catnip) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Stormy Horizon#6874A5
A medium, muted purple (Stormy Horizon) that brings imagination and polish. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Hibernation#744957
A medium, muted pink (Hibernation) that brings softness and care. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Treetop Cathedral#264B15
A dark, moderately saturated green (Treetop Cathedral) that brings growth and calm. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white10.00:1Very good 4/5
- On black13.76:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Beige | Background | #DFD0AD | 86% |
| ≈ Sage | Accent | #77ADA2 | 71% |
| ≈ Slate | Primary | #6874A5 | 57% |
| ≈ Wine | Surface | #744957 | 46% |
| ≈ Forest | Text | #264B15 | 37% |
:root {
--color-background: #dfd0ad;
--color-surface: #744957;
--color-primary: #6874a5;
--color-accent: #77ada2;
--color-text: #264b15;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #dfd0ad;
--color-surface: #744957;
--color-primary: #6874a5;
--color-accent: #77ada2;
--color-ink: #264b15;
}
About this palette
Terra Forest Cascade is palette number 14,828 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a earthy palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Forest (#264B15), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as organic, honest and tactile. Its colors run from Beige (#DFD0AD) at the light end to Forest (#264B15) at the dark end, covering 37% to 86% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Beige #DFD0AD: suggested role background. It is a yellow color with 86% lightness and a chroma of 0.049.
2. ≈ Sage #77ADA2: suggested role accent. It is a teal color with 71% lightness and a chroma of 0.059.
3. ≈ Slate #6874A5: suggested role primary. It is a blue color with 57% lightness and a chroma of 0.077.
4. ≈ Wine #744957: suggested role surface. It is a rose color with 46% lightness and a chroma of 0.062.
5. ≈ Forest #264B15: suggested role text. It is a green color with 37% lightness and a chroma of 0.092.
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, teal, blue, rose and green families, spread across 271 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Earthy palettes keep chroma between 0.04 and 0.11, and lightness between 34% and 86%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 2 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.068 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits food and coffee brands, outdoor and craft businesses and interior-design boards, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel organic, honest and tactile.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Beige (#DFD0AD) with Forest (#264B15) at a contrast ratio of 6.55:1, which is WCAG AA. Across all 10 possible pairs, 2 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
On the Beige background (#DFD0AD), #744957 and #264B15 can be used for text at AA contrast.
On the Forest text color (#264B15), #DFD0AD reach AA contrast.
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: #DFD0AD as the background, #744957 for cards and surfaces, #6874A5 as the primary brand color, #77ADA2 as the accent, and #264B15 for text. 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 earthy palette include food and coffee brands, outdoor and craft businesses, interior-design boards and sustainability reports. 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 Terra Forest Cascade accessible?
Its best pair reaches 6.55:1 (#DFD0AD on #264B15). 2 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?
Slate (#6874A5) 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 food and coffee brands, outdoor and craft businesses, interior-design boards and sustainability reports, where a organic, honest and tactile feel works well.