Gentle Apricot Canyon
Gentle Apricot Canyon: a pastel triadic palette of #9FC8BB, #CAC6ED, #FCCDB1, #BBF1E8, #F5F0FE. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.63:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on teal, purple, beige, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.63:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Mint Twist#9FC8BB
A light, muted teal (Mint Twist) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Foggy Love#CAC6ED
A light, muted purple (Foggy Love) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Royal Milk Tea#FCCDB1
A very light, muted beige (Royal Milk Tea) that brings soft, quiet warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Gentle Cold#BBF1E8
A very light, muted teal (Gentle Cold) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Bride#F5F0FE
A very light, neutral gray (Bride) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.83:1Poor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Silver | Text | #9FC8BB | 80% |
| ≈ Silver | Surface | #CAC6ED | 84% |
| ≈ Apricot | Primary | #FCCDB1 | 88% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Accent | #BBF1E8 | 92% |
| ≈ White | Background | #F5F0FE | 96% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #022019 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #f5f0fe;
--color-surface: #cac6ed;
--color-primary: #fccdb1;
--color-accent: #bbf1e8;
--color-text: #022019;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #f5f0fe;
--color-surface: #cac6ed;
--color-primary: #fccdb1;
--color-accent: #bbf1e8;
--color-ink: #022019;
}
About this palette
Gentle Apricot Canyon is palette number 14,872 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a triadic scheme, and it is anchored by Apricot (#FCCDB1), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from White (#F5F0FE) at the light end to Silver (#9FC8BB) at the dark end, covering 80% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Silver #9FC8BB: suggested role text. It is a teal color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.047.
2. ≈ Silver #CAC6ED: suggested role surface. It is a violet color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.054.
3. ≈ Apricot #FCCDB1: suggested role primary. It is a orange color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.065.
4. ≈ Powder Blue #BBF1E8: suggested role accent. It is a teal color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.056.
5. ≈ White #F5F0FE: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.019, so it behaves like a neutral.
Harmony and structure
Three hues are spaced about a third of the wheel apart. Triadic palettes feel balanced and playful, because no single hue family dominates.
In this palette the hues fall in the teal, violet and orange families, spread across 238 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: 1 of its 4 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.048 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 Silver (#9FC8BB) with White (#F5F0FE) at a contrast ratio of 1.63:1, 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 (#F5F0FE), so this page suggests #022019 for text, a darkened Silver that reaches 15.35:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #BBF1E8 and #F5F0FE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #BBF1E8 and #F5F0FE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #F5F0FE as the background, #CAC6ED for cards and surfaces, #FCCDB1 as the primary brand color, #BBF1E8 as the accent, and #022019 for text (a computed darker shade of Silver, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Choose one hue to dominate, one to support and one for small accents, so the palette stays lively without becoming chaotic.
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 Gentle Apricot Canyon accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.63:1 (#9FC8BB on #F5F0FE). 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?
Apricot (#FCCDB1) 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.