Gentle Pink Kiln
Gentle Pink Kiln: a pastel split complementary palette of #A5C4BD, #B5D2D2, #F7C5EB, #FEDFD6, #E0FDF3. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.73:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, pink, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.73:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Mint Twist#A5C4BD
A light, neutral teal (Mint Twist) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Windy#B5D2D2
A light, neutral gray (Windy) that brings neutral balance. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Sugarwinkle#F7C5EB
A very light, muted pink (Sugarwinkle) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Glazed Sugar#FEDFD6
A very light, muted orange (Glazed Sugar) that brings playful warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Candied Snow#E0FDF3
A very light, neutral teal (Candied Snow) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.86:1Poor 1/5
- On black19.51:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Silver | Text | #A5C4BD | 80% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Accent | #B5D2D2 | 84% |
| ≈ Pink | Primary | #F7C5EB | 88% |
| ≈ Apricot | Surface | #FEDFD6 | 93% |
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #E0FDF3 | 97% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #04201B for text.
:root {
--color-background: #e0fdf3;
--color-surface: #fedfd6;
--color-primary: #f7c5eb;
--color-accent: #b5d2d2;
--color-text: #04201b;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #e0fdf3;
--color-surface: #fedfd6;
--color-primary: #f7c5eb;
--color-accent: #b5d2d2;
--color-ink: #04201b;
}
About this palette
Gentle Pink Kiln is palette number 16,152 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Pink (#F7C5EB), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from Ivory (#E0FDF3) at the light end to Silver (#A5C4BD) at the dark end, covering 80% to 97% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Silver #A5C4BD: suggested role text. It is a teal color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.035.
2. ≈ Powder Blue #B5D2D2: suggested role accent. It is a teal color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.031.
3. ≈ Pink #F7C5EB: suggested role primary. It is a magenta color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.075.
4. ≈ Apricot #FEDFD6: suggested role surface. It is a red color with 93% lightness and a chroma of 0.037.
5. ≈ Ivory #E0FDF3: suggested role background. It is a teal color with 97% lightness and a chroma of 0.033.
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 teal, magenta and red families, spread across 298 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Pastel palettes keep chroma between 0.03 and 0.08, and lightness between 80% and 96%, 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 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.042 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits baby and children's brands, wedding stationery and spring campaigns, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel light, playful and welcoming.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Silver (#A5C4BD) with Ivory (#E0FDF3) at a contrast ratio of 1.73:1, 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 (#E0FDF3), so this page suggests #04201B for text, a darkened Silver that reaches 15.89:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #A5C4BD and #B5D2D2 and #B5D2D2 and #F7C5EB may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #A5C4BD and #B5D2D2, #B5D2D2 and #F7C5EB and #FEDFD6 and #E0FDF3 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #A5C4BD and #B5D2D2 and #F7C5EB and #FEDFD6 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #E0FDF3 as the background, #FEDFD6 for cards and surfaces, #F7C5EB as the primary brand color, #B5D2D2 as the accent, and #04201B for text (a computed darker shade of Silver, 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 pastel palette include baby and children's brands, wedding stationery, spring campaigns and wellness and beauty websites. 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 Gentle Pink Kiln accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.73:1 (#A5C4BD on #E0FDF3). 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?
Pink (#F7C5EB) 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 baby and children's brands, wedding stationery, spring campaigns and wellness and beauty websites, where a light, playful and welcoming feel works well.