Sugared Beige Quarry
Sugared Beige Quarry: a pastel tetradic palette of #CAFFFD, #DDDEFE, #FCCCD1, #D5CF9C, #A1C5DB. Airy, calm and refreshing; best contrast 1.66:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on teal, beige, pink, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.66:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Crushed Ice#CAFFFD
A very light, muted teal (Crushed Ice) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Icy Plains#DDDEFE
A very light, muted blue (Icy Plains) that brings open, airy calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Strawberry Ripple#FCCCD1
A very light, muted pink (Strawberry Ripple) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Woven#D5CF9C
A light, muted beige (Woven) that brings soft, quiet warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Airborne#A1C5DB
A light, muted blue (Airborne) that brings trust and steadiness. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.82:1Poor 1/5
- On black19.23:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly89% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #CAFFFD | 96% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #DDDEFE | 91% |
| ≈ Pink | Surface | #FCCCD1 | 89% |
| ≈ Beige | Primary | #D5CF9C | 85% |
| ≈ Silver | Text | #A1C5DB | 80% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #051D2A for text.
:root {
--color-background: #cafffd;
--color-surface: #fcccd1;
--color-primary: #d5cf9c;
--color-accent: #dddefe;
--color-text: #051d2a;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #cafffd;
--color-surface: #fcccd1;
--color-primary: #d5cf9c;
--color-accent: #dddefe;
--color-ink: #051d2a;
}
About this palette
Sugared Beige Quarry is palette number 18,240 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Beige (#D5CF9C), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as airy, calm and refreshing. Its colors run from Ivory (#CAFFFD) at the light end to Silver (#A1C5DB) at the dark end, covering 80% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ivory #CAFFFD: suggested role background. It is a teal color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.054.
2. ≈ Fog #DDDEFE: suggested role accent. It is a violet color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.044.
3. ≈ Pink #FCCCD1: suggested role surface. It is a rose color with 89% lightness and a chroma of 0.055.
4. ≈ Beige #D5CF9C: suggested role primary. It is a yellow color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.067.
5. ≈ Silver #A1C5DB: suggested role text. It is a blue color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.05.
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 teal, violet, rose, yellow and blue families, spread across 273 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 cool: 1 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 3 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.054 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 airy, calm and refreshing.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Ivory (#CAFFFD) with Silver (#A1C5DB) at a contrast ratio of 1.66:1, 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 (#CAFFFD), so this page suggests #051D2A for text, a darkened Silver that reaches 15.82:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
All five colors stay distinguishable under protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia simulations, which is a good sign, although it is no substitute for testing with real users.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #CAFFFD as the background, #FCCCD1 for cards and surfaces, #D5CF9C as the primary brand color, #DDDEFE as the accent, and #051D2A for text (a computed darker shade of Silver, 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 Sugared Beige Quarry accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.66:1 (#CAFFFD on #A1C5DB). 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?
Beige (#D5CF9C) 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 airy, calm and refreshing feel works well.