Airy Mauve Fable
Airy Mauve Fable: a pastel complementary palette of #F0F9D9, #DAE9C4, #DCD5F1, #D7C1F6, #B5C490. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.70:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, green, purple, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.70:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Futon#F0F9D9
A very light, muted green (Futon) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Frost#DAE9C4
A very light, muted yellow (Frost) that brings attention without aggression. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Icy Plains#DCD5F1
A very light, muted blue (Icy Plains) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Beefy Pink#D7C1F6
A light, muted purple (Beefy Pink) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Greenhorn#B5C490
A light, muted green (Greenhorn) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.86:1Poor 1/5
- On black19.25:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #F0F9D9 | 97% |
| ≈ Beige | Accent | #DAE9C4 | 91% |
| ≈ Fog | Surface | #DCD5F1 | 89% |
| ≈ Mauve | Primary | #D7C1F6 | 85% |
| ≈ Ash | Text | #B5C490 | 80% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #181D07 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #f0f9d9;
--color-surface: #dcd5f1;
--color-primary: #d7c1f6;
--color-accent: #dae9c4;
--color-text: #181d07;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #f0f9d9;
--color-surface: #dcd5f1;
--color-primary: #d7c1f6;
--color-accent: #dae9c4;
--color-ink: #181d07;
}
About this palette
Airy Mauve Fable is palette number 17,432 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Mauve (#D7C1F6), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from Ivory (#F0F9D9) at the light end to Ash (#B5C490) at the dark end, covering 80% to 97% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ivory #F0F9D9: suggested role background. It is a green color with 97% lightness and a chroma of 0.043.
2. ≈ Beige #DAE9C4: suggested role accent. It is a green color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.052.
3. ≈ Fog #DCD5F1: suggested role surface. It is a violet color with 89% lightness and a chroma of 0.039.
4. ≈ Mauve #D7C1F6: suggested role primary. It is a violet color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.076.
5. ≈ Ash #B5C490: suggested role text. It is a green color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.072.
Harmony and structure
Two hues sit opposite each other on the wheel, each with a close companion. Complementary palettes have built-in tension: the opposite hues make each other look more vivid.
In this palette the hues fall in the green and violet families, spread across 184 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: 0 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.056 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 Ivory (#F0F9D9) with Ash (#B5C490) at a contrast ratio of 1.70:1, 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 (#F0F9D9), so this page suggests #181D07 for text, a darkened Ash that reaches 15.81:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #DAE9C4 and #DCD5F1 and #DCD5F1 and #D7C1F6 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #F0F9D9 as the background, #DCD5F1 for cards and surfaces, #D7C1F6 as the primary brand color, #DAE9C4 as the accent, and #181D07 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.
Give one side of the wheel to the background and structure and the other to calls to action. A small amount of the opposing hue goes a long way.
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 Airy Mauve Fable accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.70:1 (#F0F9D9 on #B5C490). 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?
Mauve (#D7C1F6) 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.