Flash Green Hideaway
Flash Green Hideaway: a neon split complementary palette of #E3E1FD, #DAC6FB, #F8B42F, #73D11A, #8D9DF9. Playful, arcade-bright and fast; best contrast 1.97:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, purple, yellow, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.97:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Veiling Waterfalls#E3E1FD
A very light, muted blue (Veiling Waterfalls) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Neon Boneyard#DAC6FB
A very light, muted purple (Neon Boneyard) that brings quiet luxury. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Corona#F8B42F
A light, vivid yellow (Corona) that brings a bright, hopeful note. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Frogger#73D11A
A light, vivid green (Frogger) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Cold Lips#8D9DF9
A light, moderately saturated purple (Cold Lips) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.52:1Poor 1/5
- On black16.45:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Fog | Background | #E3E1FD | 92% |
| ≈ Mauve | Accent | #DAC6FB | 86% |
| ≈ Orange | Surface | #F8B42F | 81% |
| ≈ Green | Primary | #73D11A | 77% |
| ≈ Cornflower | Text | #8D9DF9 | 72% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #15192D for text.
:root {
--color-background: #e3e1fd;
--color-surface: #f8b42f;
--color-primary: #73d11a;
--color-accent: #dac6fb;
--color-text: #15192d;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #e3e1fd;
--color-surface: #f8b42f;
--color-primary: #73d11a;
--color-accent: #dac6fb;
--color-ink: #15192d;
}
About this palette
Flash Green Hideaway is palette number 14,998,789 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a neon palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Green (#73D11A), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as playful, arcade-bright and fast. Its colors run from Fog (#E3E1FD) at the light end to Cornflower (#8D9DF9) at the dark end, covering 72% to 92% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Fog #E3E1FD: suggested role background. It is a violet color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.038.
2. ≈ Mauve #DAC6FB: suggested role accent. It is a violet color with 86% lightness and a chroma of 0.075.
3. ≈ Orange #F8B42F: suggested role surface. It is a orange color with 81% lightness and a chroma of 0.157, which makes it clearly saturated.
4. ≈ Green #73D11A: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 77% lightness and a chroma of 0.217, which makes it clearly saturated.
5. ≈ Cornflower #8D9DF9: suggested role text. It is a violet color with 72% lightness and a chroma of 0.135.
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 violet, orange and green families, spread across 223 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: 1 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 2 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.124 makes the saturation rich.
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 Fog (#E3E1FD) with Cornflower (#8D9DF9) at a contrast ratio of 1.97:1, 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 (#E3E1FD), so this page suggests #15192D for text, a darkened Cornflower that reaches 13.61:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #F8B42F and #73D11A may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #F8B42F and #73D11A may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #E3E1FD as the background, #F8B42F for cards and surfaces, #73D11A as the primary brand color, #DAC6FB as the accent, and #15192D for text (a computed darker shade of Cornflower, 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 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 Flash Green Hideaway accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.97:1 (#E3E1FD on #8D9DF9). 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?
Green (#73D11A) 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.