Dreamy Apricot Aurora
Dreamy Apricot Aurora: a pastel tetradic palette of #E1F9FF, #E9DEF7, #F9CABC, #C1D0B3, #B2BEDB. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.70:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on white, beige, 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
- ≈ Cold Canada#E1F9FF
A very light, neutral teal (Cold Canada) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Grape Taffy#E9DEF7
A very light, muted pink (Grape Taffy) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Dolly Cheek#F9CABC
A very light, muted pink (Dolly Cheek) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Nature#C1D0B3
A light, muted green (Nature) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Stardust Evening#B2BEDB
A light, muted blue (Stardust Evening) that brings trust and steadiness. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.86:1Poor 1/5
- On black19.19:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly91% 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 | #E1F9FF | 97% |
| ≈ Fog | Surface | #E9DEF7 | 92% |
| ≈ Apricot | Primary | #F9CABC | 88% |
| ≈ Silver | Accent | #C1D0B3 | 84% |
| ≈ Silver | Text | #B2BEDB | 80% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #121A2D for text.
:root {
--color-background: #e1f9ff;
--color-surface: #e9def7;
--color-primary: #f9cabc;
--color-accent: #c1d0b3;
--color-text: #121a2d;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #e1f9ff;
--color-surface: #e9def7;
--color-primary: #f9cabc;
--color-accent: #c1d0b3;
--color-ink: #121a2d;
}
About this palette
Dreamy Apricot Aurora is palette number 17,568 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Apricot (#F9CABC), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from White (#E1F9FF) at the light end to Silver (#B2BEDB) at the dark end, covering 80% to 97% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ White #E1F9FF: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 97% lightness and a chroma of 0.026, so it behaves like a neutral.
2. ≈ Fog #E9DEF7: suggested role surface. It is a violet color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.036.
3. ≈ Apricot #F9CABC: suggested role primary. It is a red color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.057.
4. ≈ Silver #C1D0B3: suggested role accent. It is a green color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.043.
5. ≈ Silver #B2BEDB: suggested role text. It is a blue color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.043.
Harmony and structure
Four hues are spaced around the wheel in two complementary pairs. It is the richest scheme, and the hardest to balance.
In this palette the hues fall in the violet, red, green and blue families, spread across 268 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 4 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.041 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 White (#E1F9FF) with Silver (#B2BEDB) 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 (#E1F9FF), so this page suggests #121A2D for text, a darkened Silver that reaches 15.84:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #F9CABC and #C1D0B3 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #F9CABC and #C1D0B3 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #C1D0B3 and #B2BEDB may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #E1F9FF as the background, #E9DEF7 for cards and surfaces, #F9CABC as the primary brand color, #C1D0B3 as the accent, and #121A2D 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.
Let one hue take most of the space and use the others sparingly. Control the mood with lightness and saturation rather than hue.
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 Dreamy Apricot Aurora accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.70:1 (#E1F9FF on #B2BEDB). 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?
Apricot (#F9CABC) 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.