Dusty Cornflower Aurora
Dusty Cornflower Aurora: a muted triadic palette of #4E6776, #926374, #949F6F, #7EACD9, #F0C5CB. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 3.84:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on blue, red, green, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.84:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Slate#4E6776
A medium, muted gray (Slate) that brings a steady, composed backdrop. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Opera#926374
A medium, muted pink (Opera) that brings gentle playfulness. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Vitality#949F6F
A light, muted green (Vitality) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ High Seas#7EACD9
A light, moderately saturated blue (High Seas) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Berry Good#F0C5CB
A very light, muted pink (Berry Good) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white5.95:1Good 3/5
- On black13.55:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly95% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Slate | Text | #4E6776 | 50% |
| ≈ Slate | Surface | #926374 | 55% |
| ≈ Sage | Accent | #949F6F | 68% |
| ≈ Cornflower | Primary | #7EACD9 | 73% |
| ≈ Pink | Background | #F0C5CB | 86% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #061D2A for text.
:root {
--color-background: #f0c5cb;
--color-surface: #926374;
--color-primary: #7eacd9;
--color-accent: #949f6f;
--color-text: #061d2a;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #f0c5cb;
--color-surface: #926374;
--color-primary: #7eacd9;
--color-accent: #949f6f;
--color-ink: #061d2a;
}
About this palette
Dusty Cornflower Aurora is palette number 14,989,610 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a triadic scheme, and it is anchored by Cornflower (#7EACD9), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Pink (#F0C5CB) at the light end to Slate (#4E6776) at the dark end, covering 50% to 86% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Slate #4E6776: suggested role text. It is a cyan color with 50% lightness and a chroma of 0.038.
2. ≈ Slate #926374: suggested role surface. It is a rose color with 55% lightness and a chroma of 0.065.
3. ≈ Sage #949F6F: suggested role accent. It is a green color with 68% lightness and a chroma of 0.068.
4. ≈ Cornflower #7EACD9: suggested role primary. It is a blue color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.082.
5. ≈ Pink #F0C5CB: suggested role background. It is a rose color with 86% lightness and a chroma of 0.049.
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, rose, green and blue families, spread across 347 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 0.061 makes the saturation balanced.
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 Slate (#4E6776) with Pink (#F0C5CB) at a contrast ratio of 3.84:1, which is WCAG AA large. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 2 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#F0C5CB), so this page suggests #061D2A for text, a darkened Slate that reaches 11.13:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #4E6776 and #926374 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #F0C5CB as the background, #926374 for cards and surfaces, #7EACD9 as the primary brand color, #949F6F as the accent, and #061D2A 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.
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 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 Dusty Cornflower Aurora accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.84:1 (#4E6776 on #F0C5CB). 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?
Cornflower (#7EACD9) 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.