Oat Dusty Rose Delta
Oat Dusty Rose Delta: a soft neutral triadic palette of #D5F5FD, #E5D3DF, #CECAB6, #9EBECD, #BF9DB0. Light, balanced and effortless; best contrast 2.11:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, gray, pink, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.11:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Vaporised#D5F5FD
A very light, neutral teal (Vaporised) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Berry Butter#E5D3DF
A very light, neutral pink (Berry Butter) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Murmur#CECAB6
A light, neutral gray (Murmur) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Aquatic#9EBECD
A light, muted blue (Aquatic) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Lily#BF9DB0
A light, muted pink (Lily) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.42:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.30:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ White | Background | #D5F5FD | 95% |
| ≈ Fog | Surface | #E5D3DF | 88% |
| ≈ Silver | Accent | #CECAB6 | 84% |
| ≈ Silver | Primary | #9EBECD | 78% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Text | #BF9DB0 | 73% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #27131F for text.
:root {
--color-background: #d5f5fd;
--color-surface: #e5d3df;
--color-primary: #9ebecd;
--color-accent: #cecab6;
--color-text: #27131f;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #d5f5fd;
--color-surface: #e5d3df;
--color-primary: #9ebecd;
--color-accent: #cecab6;
--color-ink: #27131f;
}
About this palette
Oat Dusty Rose Delta is palette number 14,934 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a triadic scheme, and it is anchored by Dusty Rose (#BF9DB0), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, balanced and effortless. Its colors run from White (#D5F5FD) at the light end to Dusty Rose (#BF9DB0) at the dark end, covering 73% to 95% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ White #D5F5FD: suggested role background. It is a cyan color with 95% lightness and a chroma of 0.035.
2. ≈ Fog #E5D3DF: suggested role surface. It is a near-neutral color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.025, so it behaves like a neutral.
3. ≈ Silver #CECAB6: suggested role accent. It is a near-neutral color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.028, so it behaves like a neutral.
4. ≈ Silver #9EBECD: suggested role primary. It is a cyan color with 78% lightness and a chroma of 0.041.
5. ≈ Dusty Rose #BF9DB0: suggested role text. It is a magenta color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.048.
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 cyan and magenta families, spread across 129 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: 1 of its 3 chromatic colors lean warm and 2 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.035 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 White (#D5F5FD) with Dusty Rose (#BF9DB0) at a contrast ratio of 2.11:1, 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 (#D5F5FD), so this page suggests #27131F for text, a darkened Dusty Rose that reaches 15.26:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #E5D3DF and #CECAB6 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #D5F5FD as the background, #E5D3DF for cards and surfaces, #9EBECD as the primary brand color, #CECAB6 as the accent, and #27131F for text (a computed darker shade of Dusty Rose, 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 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 Dusty Rose Delta accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.11:1 (#D5F5FD on #BF9DB0). 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?
Silver (#9EBECD) 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.