Electric Mauve Canyon
Electric Mauve Canyon: a vivid neutral with an accent palette of #706643, #897C4F, #A79660, #B9AB79, #C9BBFA. Energetic, confident and attention-seeking; best contrast 3.26:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on brown, yellow, purple, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.26:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Eat Your Greens#706643
A medium, muted yellow (Eat Your Greens) that brings attention without aggression. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Verdant Leaf#897C4F
A medium, muted yellow (Verdant Leaf) that brings attention without aggression. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Gremlin#A79660
A medium, muted yellow (Gremlin) that brings light and cheer. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Nettle#B9AB79
A light, muted yellow (Nettle) that brings attention without aggression. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Violet Heaven#C9BBFA
A light, moderately saturated purple (Violet Heaven) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white5.72:1Good 3/5
- On black11.97:1Very good 4/5
- 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 | #706643 | 51% |
| ≈ Olive | Surface | #897C4F | 59% |
| ≈ Taupe | Primary | #A79660 | 68% |
| ≈ Taupe | Accent | #B9AB79 | 74% |
| ≈ Mauve | Background | #C9BBFA | 83% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #211A03 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #c9bbfa;
--color-surface: #897c4f;
--color-primary: #a79660;
--color-accent: #b9ab79;
--color-text: #211a03;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #c9bbfa;
--color-surface: #897c4f;
--color-primary: #a79660;
--color-accent: #b9ab79;
--color-ink: #211a03;
}
About this palette
Electric Mauve Canyon is palette number 15,057 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a vivid palette built on a neutral with an accent scheme, and it is anchored by Mauve (#C9BBFA), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as energetic, confident and attention-seeking. Its colors run from Mauve (#C9BBFA) at the light end to Slate (#706643) at the dark end, covering 51% to 83% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Slate #706643: suggested role text. It is a yellow color with 51% lightness and a chroma of 0.053.
2. ≈ Olive #897C4F: suggested role surface. It is a yellow color with 59% lightness and a chroma of 0.065.
3. ≈ Taupe #A79660: suggested role primary. It is a yellow color with 68% lightness and a chroma of 0.075.
4. ≈ Taupe #B9AB79: suggested role accent. It is a yellow color with 74% lightness and a chroma of 0.069.
5. ≈ Mauve #C9BBFA: suggested role background. It is a violet color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.088.
Harmony and structure
Four low-chroma colors form a calm foundation and one saturated color from the far side of the wheel acts as the accent.
In this palette the hues fall in the yellow and violet families, spread across 202 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Vivid palettes keep chroma between 0.15 and 0.26, and lightness between 52% and 82%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is warm: 4 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.07 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits app and product marketing, event posters and social media graphics, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel energetic, confident and attention-seeking.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Slate (#706643) with Mauve (#C9BBFA) at a contrast ratio of 3.26:1, which is WCAG AA large. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#C9BBFA), so this page suggests #211A03 for text, a darkened Slate that reaches 9.86:1. 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: #C9BBFA as the background, #897C4F for cards and surfaces, #A79660 as the primary brand color, #B9AB79 as the accent, and #211A03 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.
Spend the neutrals on backgrounds, text and surfaces, and save the accent for the one thing you want people to notice: a button, a link or a highlight.
Typical uses for a vivid palette include app and product marketing, event posters, social media graphics and entertainment brands. 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 Electric Mauve Canyon accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.26:1 (#706643 on #C9BBFA). 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?
Taupe (#A79660) 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 app and product marketing, event posters, social media graphics and entertainment brands, where a energetic, confident and attention-seeking feel works well.