Arcade Mint Lantern
Arcade Mint Lantern: a neon tetradic palette of #1BBD90, #80BAFC, #FDA4DB, #FBC770, #AFEFFF. Playful, arcade-bright and fast; best contrast 1.90:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on teal, blue, pink, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.90:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Slime Girl#1BBD90
A light, moderately saturated teal (Slime Girl) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Fly Away#80BAFC
A light, moderately saturated blue (Fly Away) that brings trust and steadiness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Fresh Gum#FDA4DB
A light, moderately saturated pink (Fresh Gum) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Deviled Eggs#FBC770
A very light, moderately saturated yellow (Deviled Eggs) that brings attention without aggression. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Alpine Expedition#AFEFFF
A very light, muted teal (Alpine Expedition) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.40:1Poor 1/5
- On black16.61:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly79% similarVery good 4/5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Mint | Text | #1BBD90 | 71% |
| ≈ Sky | Surface | #80BAFC | 77% |
| ≈ Mauve | Primary | #FDA4DB | 82% |
| ≈ Sand | Accent | #FBC770 | 86% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Background | #AFEFFF | 91% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #042017 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #afefff;
--color-surface: #80bafc;
--color-primary: #fda4db;
--color-accent: #fbc770;
--color-text: #042017;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #afefff;
--color-surface: #80bafc;
--color-primary: #fda4db;
--color-accent: #fbc770;
--color-ink: #042017;
}
About this palette
Arcade Mint Lantern is palette number 14,998,525 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a neon palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Mint (#1BBD90), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as playful, arcade-bright and fast. Its colors run from Powder Blue (#AFEFFF) at the light end to Mint (#1BBD90) at the dark end, covering 71% to 91% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Mint #1BBD90: suggested role text. It is a teal color with 71% lightness and a chroma of 0.14.
2. ≈ Sky #80BAFC: suggested role surface. It is a blue color with 77% lightness and a chroma of 0.113.
3. ≈ Mauve #FDA4DB: suggested role primary. It is a magenta color with 82% lightness and a chroma of 0.125.
4. ≈ Sand #FBC770: suggested role accent. It is a orange color with 86% lightness and a chroma of 0.121.
5. ≈ Powder Blue #AFEFFF: suggested role background. It is a cyan color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.068.
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, blue, magenta, orange and cyan families, spread across 264 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Neon palettes keep chroma between 0.2 and 0.3, and lightness between 72% and 92%, 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 0.113 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits gaming and esports, nightlife flyers and technology launches, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel playful, arcade-bright and fast.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Mint (#1BBD90) with Powder Blue (#AFEFFF) at a contrast ratio of 1.90:1, 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 (#AFEFFF), so this page suggests #042017 for text, a darkened Mint that reaches 13.57:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #80BAFC and #FDA4DB may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #FDA4DB and #FBC770 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #AFEFFF as the background, #80BAFC for cards and surfaces, #FDA4DB as the primary brand color, #FBC770 as the accent, and #042017 for text (a computed darker shade of Mint, 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 neon palette include gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals. 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 Arcade Mint Lantern accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.90:1 (#1BBD90 on #AFEFFF). 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?
Mauve (#FDA4DB) 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 gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals, where a playful, arcade-bright and fast feel works well.