Arcade Beige Inlet
Arcade Beige Inlet: a neon neutral with an accent palette of #A49CCC, #B2A8DF, #C7BAF8, #D6CCFC, #FEE28A. Playful, arcade-bright and fast; best contrast 2.00:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on purple, yellow, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.00:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Imperial Lilac#A49CCC
A light, muted purple (Imperial Lilac) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Lucius Lilac#B2A8DF
A light, muted purple (Lucius Lilac) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Violet Heaven#C7BAF8
A light, moderately saturated purple (Violet Heaven) that brings quiet luxury. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Innocent Snowdrop#D6CCFC
A very light, muted purple (Innocent Snowdrop) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Wheat#FEE28A
A very light, moderately saturated yellow (Wheat) that brings light and cheer. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.55:1Poor 1/5
- On black16.45:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly90% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Text | #A49CCC | 72% |
| ≈ Lilac | Accent | #B2A8DF | 76% |
| ≈ Mauve | Primary | #C7BAF8 | 82% |
| ≈ Mauve | Surface | #D6CCFC | 87% |
| ≈ Beige | Background | #FEE28A | 92% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #1B172C for text.
:root {
--color-background: #fee28a;
--color-surface: #d6ccfc;
--color-primary: #c7baf8;
--color-accent: #b2a8df;
--color-text: #1b172c;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #fee28a;
--color-surface: #d6ccfc;
--color-primary: #c7baf8;
--color-accent: #b2a8df;
--color-ink: #1b172c;
}
About this palette
Arcade Beige Inlet is palette number 18,141 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a neon palette built on a neutral with an accent scheme, and it is anchored by Beige (#FEE28A), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as playful, arcade-bright and fast. Its colors run from Beige (#FEE28A) at the light end to Dusty Rose (#A49CCC) at the dark end, covering 72% to 92% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Dusty Rose #A49CCC: suggested role text. It is a violet color with 72% lightness and a chroma of 0.07.
2. ≈ Lilac #B2A8DF: suggested role accent. It is a violet color with 76% lightness and a chroma of 0.079.
3. ≈ Mauve #C7BAF8: suggested role primary. It is a violet color with 82% lightness and a chroma of 0.087.
4. ≈ Mauve #D6CCFC: suggested role surface. It is a violet color with 87% lightness and a chroma of 0.067.
5. ≈ Beige #FEE28A: suggested role background. It is a yellow color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.112.
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 violet and yellow families, spread across 202 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 temperature-balanced: 1 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.083 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits gaming and esports, nightlife flyers and technology launches, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel playful, arcade-bright and fast.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Dusty Rose (#A49CCC) with Beige (#FEE28A) at a contrast ratio of 2.00:1, 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 (#FEE28A), so this page suggests #1B172C for text, a darkened Dusty Rose that reaches 13.65:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #A49CCC and #B2A8DF may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #A49CCC and #B2A8DF may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #A49CCC and #B2A8DF and #C7BAF8 and #D6CCFC may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FEE28A as the background, #D6CCFC for cards and surfaces, #C7BAF8 as the primary brand color, #B2A8DF as the accent, and #1B172C for text (a computed darker shade of Dusty Rose, 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 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 Beige Inlet accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.00:1 (#A49CCC on #FEE28A). 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?
Mauve (#C7BAF8) 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 playful, arcade-bright and fast feel works well.