Lush Charcoal Meadow
Lush Charcoal Meadow: a jewel tone neutral with an accent palette of #876B85, #71586E, #5F475D, #493848, #1A3600. Rich, layered and celebratory; best contrast 2.84:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on pink, green, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.84:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Sunshone Plum#876B85
A medium, muted pink (Sunshone Plum) that brings a warm, expressive tone. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Plummy#71586E
A medium, muted purple (Plummy) that brings quiet luxury. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Grape Fizz#5F475D
A dark, muted pink (Grape Fizz) that brings softness and care. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Call It a Night#493848
A dark, muted purple (Call It a Night) that brings imagination and polish. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Melancholia#1A3600
A dark, moderately saturated green (Melancholia) that brings growth and calm. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white13.36:1Excellent 5/5
- On black4.47:1Fair 2/5
- Color blind friendly90% 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 | #876B85 | 56% |
| ≈ Slate | Accent | #71586E | 49% |
| ≈ Plum | Primary | #5F475D | 43% |
| ≈ Graphite | Surface | #493848 | 37% |
| ≈ Charcoal | Background | #1A3600 | 30% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #FFEBFD for text.
:root {
--color-background: #1a3600;
--color-surface: #493848;
--color-primary: #5f475d;
--color-accent: #71586e;
--color-text: #ffebfd;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #1a3600;
--color-surface: #493848;
--color-primary: #5f475d;
--color-accent: #71586e;
--color-ink: #ffebfd;
}
About this palette
Lush Charcoal Meadow is palette number 15,175 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a jewel tone palette built on a neutral with an accent scheme, and it is anchored by Charcoal (#1A3600), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as rich, layered and celebratory. Its colors run from Slate (#876B85) at the light end to Charcoal (#1A3600) at the dark end, covering 30% to 56% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Slate #876B85: suggested role text. It is a magenta color with 56% lightness and a chroma of 0.052.
2. ≈ Slate #71586E: suggested role accent. It is a magenta color with 49% lightness and a chroma of 0.046.
3. ≈ Plum #5F475D: suggested role primary. It is a magenta color with 43% lightness and a chroma of 0.047.
4. ≈ Graphite #493848: suggested role surface. It is a magenta color with 37% lightness and a chroma of 0.035.
5. ≈ Charcoal #1A3600: suggested role background. It is a green color with 30% lightness and a chroma of 0.086.
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 magenta and green families, spread across 196 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Jewel tone palettes keep chroma between 0.1 and 0.2, and lightness between 28% and 58%, 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 0.053 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits luxury and hospitality, premium packaging and financial and legal brands, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel rich, layered and celebratory.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Slate (#876B85) with Charcoal (#1A3600) at a contrast ratio of 2.84:1, 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 (#1A3600), so this page suggests #FFEBFD for text, a lightened Slate that reaches 11.80:1. 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: #1A3600 as the background, #493848 for cards and surfaces, #5F475D as the primary brand color, #71586E as the accent, and #FFEBFD for text (a computed lighter 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 jewel tone palette include luxury and hospitality, premium packaging, financial and legal brands and fine-dining menus. 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 Lush Charcoal Meadow accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.84:1 (#876B85 on #1A3600). 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?
Plum (#5F475D) 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 luxury and hospitality, premium packaging, financial and legal brands and fine-dining menus, where a rich, layered and celebratory feel works well.