Calm Slate Meadow
Calm Slate Meadow: a muted tetradic palette of #ABD4CC, #A4AAD7, #B88590, #877A55, #376882. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 3.75:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, purple, red, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.75:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Whirlpool#ABD4CC
A light, muted teal (Whirlpool) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Imperial Lilac#A4AAD7
A light, muted purple (Imperial Lilac) that brings quiet luxury. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Old Rose#B88590
A medium, muted red (Old Rose) that brings warmth and energy. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Boa#877A55
A medium, muted yellow (Boa) that brings attention without aggression. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
- ≈ Stellar#376882
A medium, muted blue (Stellar) that brings quiet confidence. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white6.06:1Good 3/5
- On black13.02:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Powder Blue | Background | #ABD4CC | 84% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Primary | #A4AAD7 | 75% |
| ≈ Taupe | Surface | #B88590 | 67% |
| ≈ Olive | Accent | #877A55 | 58% |
| ≈ Slate | Text | #376882 | 49% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #041D2A for text.
:root {
--color-background: #abd4cc;
--color-surface: #b88590;
--color-primary: #a4aad7;
--color-accent: #877a55;
--color-text: #041d2a;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #abd4cc;
--color-surface: #b88590;
--color-primary: #a4aad7;
--color-accent: #877a55;
--color-ink: #041d2a;
}
About this palette
Calm Slate Meadow is palette number 14,986,482 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Slate (#376882), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Powder Blue (#ABD4CC) at the light end to Slate (#376882) at the dark end, covering 49% to 84% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Powder Blue #ABD4CC: suggested role background. It is a teal color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.045.
2. ≈ Dusty Rose #A4AAD7: suggested role primary. It is a violet color with 75% lightness and a chroma of 0.065.
3. ≈ Taupe #B88590: suggested role surface. It is a rose color with 67% lightness and a chroma of 0.064.
4. ≈ Olive #877A55: suggested role accent. It is a yellow color with 58% lightness and a chroma of 0.055.
5. ≈ Slate #376882: suggested role text. It is a cyan color with 49% lightness and a chroma of 0.067.
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 teal, violet, rose, yellow and cyan families, spread across 274 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Muted palettes keep chroma between 0.035 and 0.09, and lightness between 48% and 84%, 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 2 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.059 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands and portfolios, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel relaxed, mature and easy to live with.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Powder Blue (#ABD4CC) with Slate (#376882) at a contrast ratio of 3.75:1, which is WCAG AA large. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#ABD4CC), so this page suggests #041D2A for text, a darkened Slate that reaches 10.72:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
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: #ABD4CC as the background, #B88590 for cards and surfaces, #A4AAD7 as the primary brand color, #877A55 as the accent, and #041D2A for text (a computed darker shade of Slate, because no palette color is readable on that background). 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 muted palette include editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands, portfolios and calm dashboards. 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 Calm Slate Meadow accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.75:1 (#ABD4CC on #376882). 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?
Dusty Rose (#A4AAD7) 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 editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands, portfolios and calm dashboards, where a relaxed, mature and easy to live with feel works well.