Cloud Silver Lantern
Cloud Silver Lantern: a soft neutral split complementary palette of #B79FA8, #D8AEB4, #B3D1B5, #D9E4E5, #FEE5F5. Warm, creamy and inviting; best contrast 2.07:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on pink, green, gray, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.07:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Lily#B79FA8
A light, neutral pink (Lily) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Sakura#D8AEB4
A light, muted pink (Sakura) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Nature#B3D1B5
A light, muted green (Nature) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Airy#D9E4E5
A very light, neutral gray (Airy) that brings a steady, composed backdrop. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Bunny Tail#FEE5F5
A very light, neutral pink (Bunny Tail) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.45:1Poor 1/5
- On black17.74:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly93% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Text | #B79FA8 | 73% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Accent | #D8AEB4 | 79% |
| ≈ Silver | Primary | #B3D1B5 | 83% |
| ≈ Fog | Surface | #D9E4E5 | 91% |
| ≈ White | Background | #FEE5F5 | 95% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #26141C for text.
:root {
--color-background: #fee5f5;
--color-surface: #d9e4e5;
--color-primary: #b3d1b5;
--color-accent: #d8aeb4;
--color-text: #26141c;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #fee5f5;
--color-surface: #d9e4e5;
--color-primary: #b3d1b5;
--color-accent: #d8aeb4;
--color-ink: #26141c;
}
About this palette
Cloud Silver Lantern is palette number 14,986,246 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Silver (#B3D1B5), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as warm, creamy and inviting. Its colors run from White (#FEE5F5) at the light end to Dusty Rose (#B79FA8) at the dark end, covering 73% to 95% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Dusty Rose #B79FA8: suggested role text. It is a rose color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.031.
2. ≈ Dusty Rose #D8AEB4: suggested role accent. It is a rose color with 79% lightness and a chroma of 0.05.
3. ≈ Silver #B3D1B5: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.05.
4. ≈ Fog #D9E4E5: suggested role surface. It is a near-neutral color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.012, so it behaves like a neutral.
5. ≈ White #FEE5F5: suggested role background. It is a magenta color with 95% lightness and a chroma of 0.034.
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 rose, green and magenta families, spread across 345 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 warm: 2 of its 4 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 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 warm, creamy and inviting.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Dusty Rose (#B79FA8) with White (#FEE5F5) at a contrast ratio of 2.07:1, 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 (#FEE5F5), so this page suggests #26141C for text, a darkened Dusty Rose that reaches 14.79:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #D9E4E5 and #FEE5F5 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #D8AEB4 and #B3D1B5 and #D9E4E5 and #FEE5F5 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FEE5F5 as the background, #D9E4E5 for cards and surfaces, #B3D1B5 as the primary brand color, #D8AEB4 as the accent, and #26141C 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.
Use the lone hue as the dominant brand color and the two flanking hues as secondary and accent colors.
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 Cloud Silver Lantern accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.07:1 (#B79FA8 on #FEE5F5). 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 (#B3D1B5) 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 warm, creamy and inviting feel works well.