Arcade Gold Quarry
Arcade Gold Quarry: a neon tetradic palette of #FEDFE1, #F4D61E, #2BE3D6, #A8AEFD, #F87E21. Hot, loud and impossible to ignore; best contrast 2.10:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, yellow, teal, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.10:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Pink Pleasure#FEDFE1
A very light, neutral pink (Pink Pleasure) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Gold#F4D61E
A very light, vivid yellow (Gold) that brings light and cheer. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Jazzy Jade#2BE3D6
A light, moderately saturated teal (Jazzy Jade) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Wondrous Wisteria#A8AEFD
A light, moderately saturated blue (Wondrous Wisteria) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Romesco#F87E21
A light, vivid orange (Romesco) that brings friendly optimism. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.62:1Poor 1/5
- On black16.85:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Fog | Background | #FEDFE1 | 93% |
| ≈ Gold | Primary | #F4D61E | 87% |
| ≈ Aqua | Surface | #2BE3D6 | 83% |
| ≈ Lilac | Accent | #A8AEFD | 78% |
| ≈ Tangerine | Text | #F87E21 | 72% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #291508 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #fedfe1;
--color-surface: #2be3d6;
--color-primary: #f4d61e;
--color-accent: #a8aefd;
--color-text: #291508;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #fedfe1;
--color-surface: #2be3d6;
--color-primary: #f4d61e;
--color-accent: #a8aefd;
--color-ink: #291508;
}
About this palette
Arcade Gold Quarry is palette number 17,685 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a neon palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Gold (#F4D61E), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as hot, loud and impossible to ignore. Its colors run from Fog (#FEDFE1) at the light end to Tangerine (#F87E21) at the dark end, covering 72% to 93% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Fog #FEDFE1: suggested role background. It is a rose color with 93% lightness and a chroma of 0.034.
2. ≈ Gold #F4D61E: suggested role primary. It is a yellow color with 87% lightness and a chroma of 0.176, which makes it clearly saturated.
3. ≈ Aqua #2BE3D6: suggested role surface. It is a teal color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.138.
4. ≈ Lilac #A8AEFD: suggested role accent. It is a violet color with 78% lightness and a chroma of 0.113.
5. ≈ Tangerine #F87E21: suggested role text. It is a orange color with 72% lightness and a chroma of 0.176, which makes it clearly saturated.
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 rose, yellow, teal, violet and orange families, spread across 267 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Neon palettes keep chroma between 0.2 and 0.3, and lightness between 72% and 92%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is warm: 3 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.127 makes the saturation rich.
That combination suits gaming and esports, nightlife flyers and technology launches, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel hot, loud and impossible to ignore.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Fog (#FEDFE1) with Tangerine (#F87E21) at a contrast ratio of 2.10:1, 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 (#FEDFE1), so this page suggests #291508 for text, a darkened Tangerine that reaches 13.98:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #FEDFE1 and #2BE3D6 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FEDFE1 as the background, #2BE3D6 for cards and surfaces, #F4D61E as the primary brand color, #A8AEFD as the accent, and #291508 for text (a computed darker shade of Tangerine, 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 neon palette include gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals. 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 Arcade Gold Quarry accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.10:1 (#FEDFE1 on #F87E21). 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?
Gold (#F4D61E) 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 gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals, where a hot, loud and impossible to ignore feel works well.