Glow Gold Yarrow
Glow Gold Yarrow: a neon neutral with an accent palette of #AD9DDA, #BDAAE1, #CBBBEF, #DBCCFF, #FBE336. Playful, arcade-bright and fast; best contrast 1.87:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on purple, yellow, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.87:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Violet Velvet#AD9DDA
A light, moderately saturated purple (Violet Velvet) that brings quiet luxury. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Moonraker#BDAAE1
A light, muted purple (Moonraker) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Viking Diva#CBBBEF
A light, muted purple (Viking Diva) that brings quiet luxury. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Neon Boneyard#DBCCFF
A very light, muted purple (Neon Boneyard) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Star#FBE336
A very light, vivid yellow (Star) that brings light and cheer. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.43:1Poor 1/5
- On black16.14:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly86% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Lilac | Text | #AD9DDA | 73% |
| ≈ Lilac | Primary | #BDAAE1 | 77% |
| ≈ Mauve | Surface | #CBBBEF | 82% |
| ≈ Mauve | Accent | #DBCCFF | 87% |
| ≈ Gold | Background | #FBE336 | 91% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #1C162B for text.
:root {
--color-background: #fbe336;
--color-surface: #cbbbef;
--color-primary: #bdaae1;
--color-accent: #dbccff;
--color-text: #1c162b;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #fbe336;
--color-surface: #cbbbef;
--color-primary: #bdaae1;
--color-accent: #dbccff;
--color-ink: #1c162b;
}
About this palette
Glow Gold Yarrow is palette number 16,013 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 Gold (#FBE336), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as playful, arcade-bright and fast. Its colors run from Gold (#FBE336) at the light end to Lilac (#AD9DDA) at the dark end, covering 73% to 91% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Lilac #AD9DDA: suggested role text. It is a violet color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.089.
2. ≈ Lilac #BDAAE1: suggested role primary. It is a violet color with 77% lightness and a chroma of 0.08.
3. ≈ Mauve #CBBBEF: suggested role surface. It is a violet color with 82% lightness and a chroma of 0.074.
4. ≈ Mauve #DBCCFF: suggested role accent. It is a violet color with 87% lightness and a chroma of 0.071.
5. ≈ Gold #FBE336: suggested role background. It is a yellow color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.177, which makes it clearly saturated.
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 200 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 0.098 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 Lilac (#AD9DDA) with Gold (#FBE336) at a contrast ratio of 1.87:1, 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 (#FBE336), so this page suggests #1C162B for text, a darkened Lilac that reaches 13.46:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #AD9DDA and #BDAAE1 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #AD9DDA and #BDAAE1 and #BDAAE1 and #CBBBEF may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #AD9DDA and #BDAAE1 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FBE336 as the background, #CBBBEF for cards and surfaces, #BDAAE1 as the primary brand color, #DBCCFF as the accent, and #1C162B for text (a computed darker shade of Lilac, 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 Glow Gold Yarrow accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.87:1 (#AD9DDA on #FBE336). 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 (#BDAAE1) 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.