Airy Apricot Gallery
Airy Apricot Gallery: a pastel tetradic palette of #A4C9AE, #AACDE6, #E9CCE5, #FFDBBC, #CAFDFE. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.64:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on green, blue, pink, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.64:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Gum Leaf#A4C9AE
A light, muted green (Gum Leaf) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Featherbed#AACDE6
A light, muted blue (Featherbed) that brings open, airy calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Sweet Dreams#E9CCE5
A very light, muted pink (Sweet Dreams) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Peach Puff#FFDBBC
A very light, muted beige (Peach Puff) that brings understated calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Friendly Frost#CAFDFE
A very light, muted teal (Friendly Frost) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.81:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.99:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly87% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Ash | Text | #A4C9AE | 80% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Accent | #AACDE6 | 83% |
| ≈ Pink | Surface | #E9CCE5 | 88% |
| ≈ Apricot | Primary | #FFDBBC | 91% |
| ≈ White | Background | #CAFDFE | 96% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #0A2012 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #cafdfe;
--color-surface: #e9cce5;
--color-primary: #ffdbbc;
--color-accent: #aacde6;
--color-text: #0a2012;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #cafdfe;
--color-surface: #e9cce5;
--color-primary: #ffdbbc;
--color-accent: #aacde6;
--color-ink: #0a2012;
}
About this palette
Airy Apricot Gallery is palette number 18,128 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Apricot (#FFDBBC), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from White (#CAFDFE) at the light end to Ash (#A4C9AE) at the dark end, covering 80% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ash #A4C9AE: suggested role text. It is a green color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.055.
2. ≈ Powder Blue #AACDE6: suggested role accent. It is a blue color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.051.
3. ≈ Pink #E9CCE5: suggested role surface. It is a magenta color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.046.
4. ≈ Apricot #FFDBBC: suggested role primary. It is a orange color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.057.
5. ≈ White #CAFDFE: suggested role background. It is a teal color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.052.
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 green, blue, magenta, orange and teal 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 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 2 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.052 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 Ash (#A4C9AE) with White (#CAFDFE) at a contrast ratio of 1.64:1, 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 (#CAFDFE), so this page suggests #0A2012 for text, a darkened Ash that reaches 15.46:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #AACDE6 and #E9CCE5 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #A4C9AE and #AACDE6 and #E9CCE5 and #FFDBBC may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #CAFDFE as the background, #E9CCE5 for cards and surfaces, #FFDBBC as the primary brand color, #AACDE6 as the accent, and #0A2012 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.
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 Airy Apricot Gallery accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.64:1 (#A4C9AE on #CAFDFE). 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 (#FFDBBC) 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.