Oat Silver Fable
Oat Silver Fable: a soft neutral monochromatic palette of #DBF2FE, #C4DDED, #B6CBD3, #A1B9CD, #92A6AD. Cool, clean and spacious; best contrast 2.19:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on gray, beige, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.19:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Vaporised#DBF2FE
A very light, neutral teal (Vaporised) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Cotton Clouds#C4DDED
A very light, neutral blue (Cotton Clouds) that brings trust and steadiness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Windy#B6CBD3
A light, neutral gray (Windy) that brings a steady, composed backdrop. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Shallow Sea#A1B9CD
A light, muted blue (Shallow Sea) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Harbour Mist#92A6AD
A light, neutral teal (Harbour Mist) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.53:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.14:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly100% 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 | #DBF2FE | 95% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Surface | #C4DDED | 88% |
| ≈ Silver | Accent | #B6CBD3 | 83% |
| ≈ Silver | Primary | #A1B9CD | 77% |
| ≈ Taupe | Text | #92A6AD | 71% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #0D1D23 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #dbf2fe;
--color-surface: #c4dded;
--color-primary: #a1b9cd;
--color-accent: #b6cbd3;
--color-text: #0d1d23;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #dbf2fe;
--color-surface: #c4dded;
--color-primary: #a1b9cd;
--color-accent: #b6cbd3;
--color-ink: #0d1d23;
}
About this palette
Oat Silver Fable is palette number 14,993,390 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a monochromatic scheme, and it is anchored by Silver (#A1B9CD), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as cool, clean and spacious. Its colors run from White (#DBF2FE) at the light end to Taupe (#92A6AD) at the dark end, covering 71% to 95% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ White #DBF2FE: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 95% lightness and a chroma of 0.029, so it behaves like a neutral.
2. ≈ Powder Blue #C4DDED: suggested role surface. It is a blue color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.035.
3. ≈ Silver #B6CBD3: suggested role accent. It is a near-neutral color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.025, so it behaves like a neutral.
4. ≈ Silver #A1B9CD: suggested role primary. It is a blue color with 77% lightness and a chroma of 0.039.
5. ≈ Taupe #92A6AD: suggested role text. It is a near-neutral color with 71% lightness and a chroma of 0.025, so it behaves like a neutral.
Harmony and structure
All five colors share almost the same hue and differ mainly in lightness and saturation. Monochromatic palettes are the easiest to keep harmonious, because nothing competes for attention.
In this palette the hues fall in the blue family, spread across 7 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 cool: 0 of its 2 chromatic colors lean warm and 2 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.031 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 cool, clean and spacious.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is White (#DBF2FE) with Taupe (#92A6AD) at a contrast ratio of 2.19:1, 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 (#DBF2FE), so this page suggests #0D1D23 for text, a darkened Taupe that reaches 14.90:1. 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: #DBF2FE as the background, #C4DDED for cards and surfaces, #A1B9CD as the primary brand color, #B6CBD3 as the accent, and #0D1D23 for text (a computed darker shade of Taupe, 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 lightest color for large areas, the mid tones for structure, and the darkest for text. Add contrast through lightness, since hue will not do it for you.
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 Silver Fable accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.19:1 (#DBF2FE on #92A6AD). 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 (#A1B9CD) 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 cool, clean and spacious feel works well.