Soft Beige Yarrow
Soft Beige Yarrow: a pastel split complementary palette of #D8ADC5, #EEBBD3, #C7E4B4, #B5F3EE, #FEE6FE. Gentle, friendly and a little nostalgic; best contrast 1.67:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on pink, green, teal, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.67:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Mauvelous#D8ADC5
A light, muted pink (Mauvelous) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Guava Glow#EEBBD3
A light, muted pink (Guava Glow) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Ambrosia#C7E4B4
A very light, muted green (Ambrosia) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Ice Citadel#B5F3EE
A very light, muted teal (Ice Citadel) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Bunny Tail#FEE6FE
A very light, muted pink (Bunny Tail) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.96:1Poor 1/5
- On black17.96:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly85% 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 | #D8ADC5 | 79% |
| ≈ Pink | Accent | #EEBBD3 | 84% |
| ≈ Beige | Primary | #C7E4B4 | 89% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Surface | #B5F3EE | 92% |
| ≈ White | Background | #FEE6FE | 95% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #27131F for text.
:root {
--color-background: #fee6fe;
--color-surface: #b5f3ee;
--color-primary: #c7e4b4;
--color-accent: #eebbd3;
--color-text: #27131f;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #fee6fe;
--color-surface: #b5f3ee;
--color-primary: #c7e4b4;
--color-accent: #eebbd3;
--color-ink: #27131f;
}
About this palette
Soft Beige Yarrow is palette number 14,991,896 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Beige (#C7E4B4), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as gentle, friendly and a little nostalgic. Its colors run from White (#FEE6FE) at the light end to Dusty Rose (#D8ADC5) at the dark end, covering 79% to 95% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Dusty Rose #D8ADC5: suggested role text. It is a magenta color with 79% lightness and a chroma of 0.059.
2. ≈ Pink #EEBBD3: suggested role accent. It is a rose color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.066.
3. ≈ Beige #C7E4B4: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 89% lightness and a chroma of 0.071.
4. ≈ Powder Blue #B5F3EE: suggested role surface. It is a teal color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.063.
5. ≈ White #FEE6FE: suggested role background. It is a magenta color with 95% lightness and a chroma of 0.041.
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 magenta, rose, green and teal families, spread across 216 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 warm: 2 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.06 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 gentle, friendly and a little nostalgic.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Dusty Rose (#D8ADC5) with White (#FEE6FE) at a contrast ratio of 1.67:1, 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 (#FEE6FE), so this page suggests #27131F for text, a darkened Dusty Rose that reaches 14.98:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #D8ADC5 and #EEBBD3 and #B5F3EE and #FEE6FE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #B5F3EE and #FEE6FE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FEE6FE as the background, #B5F3EE for cards and surfaces, #C7E4B4 as the primary brand color, #EEBBD3 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.
Use the lone hue as the dominant brand color and the two flanking hues as secondary and accent colors.
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 Soft Beige Yarrow accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.67:1 (#D8ADC5 on #FEE6FE). 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?
Beige (#C7E4B4) 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 gentle, friendly and a little nostalgic feel works well.