Pearl Powder Blue Nectar
Pearl Powder Blue Nectar: a soft neutral split complementary palette of #D2F6FC, #C6EAF2, #D9C4CA, #CDB5A3, #8EB1B1. Cool, clean and spacious; best contrast 2.01:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, gray, teal, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.01:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Vaporised#D2F6FC
A very light, muted teal (Vaporised) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Icy Breeze#C6EAF2
A very light, muted teal (Icy Breeze) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Pink Mist#D9C4CA
A light, neutral pink (Pink Mist) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Soba#CDB5A3
A light, muted orange (Soba) that brings playful warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Cool#8EB1B1
A light, muted gray (Cool) that brings neutral balance. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.31:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.32:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly97% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ White | Background | #D2F6FC | 95% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Primary | #C6EAF2 | 91% |
| ≈ Silver | Surface | #D9C4CA | 84% |
| ≈ Ash | Accent | #CDB5A3 | 79% |
| ≈ Ash | Text | #8EB1B1 | 73% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #002020 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #d2f6fc;
--color-surface: #d9c4ca;
--color-primary: #c6eaf2;
--color-accent: #cdb5a3;
--color-text: #002020;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #d2f6fc;
--color-surface: #d9c4ca;
--color-primary: #c6eaf2;
--color-accent: #cdb5a3;
--color-ink: #002020;
}
About this palette
Pearl Powder Blue Nectar is palette number 16,382 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Powder Blue (#C6EAF2), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as cool, clean and spacious. Its colors run from White (#D2F6FC) at the light end to Ash (#8EB1B1) at the dark end, covering 73% to 95% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ White #D2F6FC: suggested role background. It is a cyan color with 95% lightness and a chroma of 0.038.
2. ≈ Powder Blue #C6EAF2: suggested role primary. It is a cyan color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.039.
3. ≈ Silver #D9C4CA: suggested role surface. It is a near-neutral color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.025, so it behaves like a neutral.
4. ≈ Ash #CDB5A3: suggested role accent. It is a orange color with 79% lightness and a chroma of 0.037.
5. ≈ Ash #8EB1B1: suggested role text. It is a teal color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.038.
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 cyan, orange and teal families, spread across 154 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Soft neutral palettes keep chroma between 0.01 and 0.05, and lightness between 72% and 96%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is cool: 1 of its 4 chromatic colors lean warm and 3 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.035 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits minimal websites, fashion lookbooks and stationery, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel cool, clean and spacious.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is White (#D2F6FC) with Ash (#8EB1B1) at a contrast ratio of 2.01:1, 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 (#D2F6FC), so this page suggests #002020 for text, a darkened Ash that reaches 14.93:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #D2F6FC and #C6EAF2 and #CDB5A3 and #8EB1B1 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #D2F6FC and #C6EAF2 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #D2F6FC and #C6EAF2 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #D2F6FC as the background, #D9C4CA for cards and surfaces, #C6EAF2 as the primary brand color, #CDB5A3 as the accent, and #002020 for text (a computed darker shade of Ash, 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 soft neutral palette include minimal websites, fashion lookbooks, stationery and note-taking and documentation apps. 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 Pearl Powder Blue Nectar accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.01:1 (#D2F6FC on #8EB1B1). 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?
Powder Blue (#C6EAF2) 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 minimal websites, fashion lookbooks, stationery and note-taking and documentation apps, where a cool, clean and spacious feel works well.