Quiet Pink Hideaway
Quiet Pink Hideaway: a soft neutral analogous palette of #FFE4F4, #F9D8E6, #E3BCC4, #C2B7B7, #AF9B95. Warm, creamy and inviting; best contrast 2.22:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, pink, gray, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.22:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Bunny Tail#FFE4F4
A very light, muted pink (Bunny Tail) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Lovely Breeze#F9D8E6
A very light, muted pink (Lovely Breeze) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Blush Kiss#E3BCC4
A light, muted pink (Blush Kiss) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Metal#C2B7B7
A light, neutral gray (Metal) that brings neutral balance. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Cortex#AF9B95
A light, neutral gray (Cortex) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.64:1Poor 1/5
- On black17.65:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly98% 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 | #FFE4F4 | 95% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #F9D8E6 | 91% |
| ≈ Pink | Primary | #E3BCC4 | 83% |
| ≈ Silver | Surface | #C2B7B7 | 79% |
| ≈ Taupe | Text | #AF9B95 | 71% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #251612 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #ffe4f4;
--color-surface: #c2b7b7;
--color-primary: #e3bcc4;
--color-accent: #f9d8e6;
--color-text: #251612;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #ffe4f4;
--color-surface: #c2b7b7;
--color-primary: #e3bcc4;
--color-accent: #f9d8e6;
--color-ink: #251612;
}
About this palette
Quiet Pink Hideaway is palette number 17,822 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a analogous scheme, and it is anchored by Pink (#E3BCC4), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as warm, creamy and inviting. Its colors run from White (#FFE4F4) at the light end to Taupe (#AF9B95) at the dark end, covering 71% to 95% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ White #FFE4F4: suggested role background. It is a magenta color with 95% lightness and a chroma of 0.036.
2. ≈ Fog #F9D8E6: suggested role accent. It is a rose color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.041.
3. ≈ Pink #E3BCC4: suggested role primary. It is a rose color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.046.
4. ≈ Silver #C2B7B7: suggested role surface. It is a near-neutral color with 79% lightness and a chroma of 0.013, so it behaves like a neutral.
5. ≈ Taupe #AF9B95: suggested role text. It is a near-neutral color with 71% lightness and a chroma of 0.025, so it behaves like a neutral.
Harmony and structure
The hues sit side by side on the color wheel, spanning roughly 60 degrees. Analogous palettes feel natural and flowing, like a sunset or a stretch of coastline.
In this palette the hues fall in the magenta and rose families, spread across 346 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 warm: 3 of its 3 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.032 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 warm, creamy and inviting.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is White (#FFE4F4) with Taupe (#AF9B95) at a contrast ratio of 2.22:1, 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 (#FFE4F4), so this page suggests #251612 for text, a darkened Taupe that reaches 14.68:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #FFE4F4 and #F9D8E6 and #E3BCC4 and #C2B7B7 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #FFE4F4 and #F9D8E6 and #E3BCC4 and #C2B7B7 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #FFE4F4 and #F9D8E6 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FFE4F4 as the background, #C2B7B7 for cards and surfaces, #E3BCC4 as the primary brand color, #F9D8E6 as the accent, and #251612 for text (a computed darker shade of Taupe, 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 lead and let the others support it. Keep one color noticeably lighter or darker than the rest so the layout has a clear focal point.
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 Quiet Pink Hideaway accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.22:1 (#FFE4F4 on #AF9B95). 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?
Pink (#E3BCC4) 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 warm, creamy and inviting feel works well.