Lush Azure Oasis
Lush Azure Oasis: a jewel tone neutral with an accent palette of #372718, #4A3115, #5F5040, #715C47, #2274E2. Opulent, warm and luxurious; best contrast 3.18:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on brown, blue, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.18:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Noir#372718
A dark, neutral gray (Noir) that brings neutral balance. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Moelleux au Chocolat#4A3115
A dark, muted brown (Moelleux au Chocolat) that brings earthy, grounded warmth. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Tobacco#5F5040
A dark, neutral brown (Tobacco) that brings craft and reliability. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Baby Bear#715C47
A medium, muted brown (Baby Bear) that brings natural comfort. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Bluetiful#2274E2
A medium, vivid blue (Bluetiful) that brings quiet confidence. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white14.32:1Excellent 5/5
- On black4.66:1Good 3/5
- Color blind friendly96% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Charcoal | Background | #372718 | 29% |
| ≈ Espresso | Primary | #4A3115 | 34% |
| ≈ Brown | Accent | #5F5040 | 44% |
| ≈ Slate | Surface | #715C47 | 49% |
| ≈ Azure | Text | #2274E2 | 57% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #EAF3FF for text.
:root {
--color-background: #372718;
--color-surface: #715c47;
--color-primary: #4a3115;
--color-accent: #5f5040;
--color-text: #eaf3ff;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #372718;
--color-surface: #715c47;
--color-primary: #4a3115;
--color-accent: #5f5040;
--color-ink: #eaf3ff;
}
About this palette
Lush Azure Oasis is palette number 17,583 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a jewel tone palette built on a neutral with an accent scheme, and it is anchored by Azure (#2274E2), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as opulent, warm and luxurious. Its colors run from Azure (#2274E2) at the light end to Charcoal (#372718) at the dark end, covering 29% to 57% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Charcoal #372718: suggested role background. It is a orange color with 29% lightness and a chroma of 0.035.
2. ≈ Espresso #4A3115: suggested role primary. It is a orange color with 34% lightness and a chroma of 0.055.
3. ≈ Brown #5F5040: suggested role accent. It is a orange color with 44% lightness and a chroma of 0.032.
4. ≈ Slate #715C47: suggested role surface. It is a orange color with 49% lightness and a chroma of 0.042.
5. ≈ Azure #2274E2: suggested role text. It is a blue color with 57% lightness and a chroma of 0.184, 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 orange and blue families, spread across 194 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Jewel tone palettes keep chroma between 0.1 and 0.2, and lightness between 28% and 58%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is warm: 4 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.07 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits luxury and hospitality, premium packaging and financial and legal brands, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel opulent, warm and luxurious.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Charcoal (#372718) with Azure (#2274E2) at a contrast ratio of 3.18:1, which is WCAG AA large. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#372718), so this page suggests #EAF3FF for text, a lightened Azure that reaches 12.79:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #372718 and #4A3115 and #5F5040 and #715C47 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #5F5040 and #715C47 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #372718 as the background, #715C47 for cards and surfaces, #4A3115 as the primary brand color, #5F5040 as the accent, and #EAF3FF for text (a computed lighter shade of Azure, 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 jewel tone palette include luxury and hospitality, premium packaging, financial and legal brands and fine-dining menus. 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 Lush Azure Oasis accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.18:1 (#372718 on #2274E2). 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?
Espresso (#4A3115) 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 luxury and hospitality, premium packaging, financial and legal brands and fine-dining menus, where a opulent, warm and luxurious feel works well.