Arcade Mustard Terrace
Arcade Mustard Terrace: a neon neutral with an accent palette of #E2DFFD, #D2C9F9, #C1B9EA, #B3A7E4, #ABA71D. Playful, arcade-bright and fast; best contrast 1.95:1.
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 1.95:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Grape Taffy#E2DFFD
A very light, muted pink (Grape Taffy) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Innocent Snowdrop#D2C9F9
A very light, muted purple (Innocent Snowdrop) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Viking Diva#C1B9EA
A light, muted purple (Viking Diva) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Violet Velvet#B3A7E4
A light, moderately saturated purple (Violet Velvet) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Martian#ABA71D
A light, moderately saturated yellow (Martian) that brings a bright, hopeful note. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.53:1Poor 1/5
- On black16.20:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly88% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Fog | Background | #E2DFFD | 92% |
| ≈ Mauve | Surface | #D2C9F9 | 86% |
| ≈ Mauve | Accent | #C1B9EA | 81% |
| ≈ Lilac | Primary | #B3A7E4 | 76% |
| ≈ Mustard | Text | #ABA71D | 71% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #1C1C04 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #e2dffd;
--color-surface: #d2c9f9;
--color-primary: #b3a7e4;
--color-accent: #c1b9ea;
--color-text: #1c1c04;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #e2dffd;
--color-surface: #d2c9f9;
--color-primary: #b3a7e4;
--color-accent: #c1b9ea;
--color-ink: #1c1c04;
}
About this palette
Arcade Mustard Terrace is palette number 15,061 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a neon palette built on a neutral with an accent scheme, and it is anchored by Mustard (#ABA71D), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as playful, arcade-bright and fast. Its colors run from Fog (#E2DFFD) at the light end to Mustard (#ABA71D) at the dark end, covering 71% to 92% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Fog #E2DFFD: suggested role background. It is a violet color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.041.
2. ≈ Mauve #D2C9F9: suggested role surface. It is a violet color with 86% lightness and a chroma of 0.067.
3. ≈ Mauve #C1B9EA: suggested role accent. It is a violet color with 81% lightness and a chroma of 0.069.
4. ≈ Lilac #B3A7E4: suggested role primary. It is a violet color with 76% lightness and a chroma of 0.087.
5. ≈ Mustard #ABA71D: suggested role text. It is a yellow color with 71% lightness and a chroma of 0.146.
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 violet and yellow families, spread across 186 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: 0 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.082 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 Fog (#E2DFFD) with Mustard (#ABA71D) at a contrast ratio of 1.95:1, 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 (#E2DFFD), so this page suggests #1C1C04 for text, a darkened Mustard that reaches 13.31:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #D2C9F9 and #C1B9EA may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #D2C9F9 and #C1B9EA may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #E2DFFD as the background, #D2C9F9 for cards and surfaces, #B3A7E4 as the primary brand color, #C1B9EA as the accent, and #1C1C04 for text (a computed darker shade of Mustard, 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 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 Mustard Terrace accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.95:1 (#E2DFFD on #ABA71D). 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?
Lilac (#B3A7E4) 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.