Oat Ash Festival
Oat Ash Festival: a soft neutral tetradic palette of #EBF4EF, #CFE2F5, #DAC2D3, #C6BAAE, #83B1B5. Cool, clean and spacious; best contrast 2.09:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on white, beige, gray, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.09:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Salt#EBF4EF
A very light, neutral gray (Salt) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Cotton Clouds#CFE2F5
A very light, neutral blue (Cotton Clouds) that brings open, airy calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Girl Crush#DAC2D3
A light, muted purple (Girl Crush) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Mothy#C6BAAE
A light, neutral gray (Mothy) that brings neutral balance. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Open Seas#83B1B5
A light, muted blue (Open Seas) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.35:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.71:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly95% 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 | #EBF4EF | 96% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Surface | #CFE2F5 | 90% |
| ≈ Silver | Primary | #DAC2D3 | 84% |
| ≈ Ash | Accent | #C6BAAE | 80% |
| ≈ Ash | Text | #83B1B5 | 73% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #011F22 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #ebf4ef;
--color-surface: #cfe2f5;
--color-primary: #dac2d3;
--color-accent: #c6baae;
--color-text: #011f22;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #ebf4ef;
--color-surface: #cfe2f5;
--color-primary: #dac2d3;
--color-accent: #c6baae;
--color-ink: #011f22;
}
About this palette
Oat Ash Festival is palette number 20,654 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Ash (#83B1B5), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as cool, clean and spacious. Its colors run from Ivory (#EBF4EF) at the light end to Ash (#83B1B5) at the dark end, covering 73% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ivory #EBF4EF: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.012, so it behaves like a neutral.
2. ≈ Powder Blue #CFE2F5: suggested role surface. It is a blue color with 90% lightness and a chroma of 0.033.
3. ≈ Silver #DAC2D3: suggested role primary. It is a magenta color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.035.
4. ≈ Ash #C6BAAE: suggested role accent. It is a near-neutral color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.022, so it behaves like a neutral.
5. ≈ Ash #83B1B5: suggested role text. It is a cyan color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.049.
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 blue, magenta and cyan families, spread across 133 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 cool: 0 of its 3 chromatic colors lean warm and 2 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.03 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 cool, clean and spacious.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Ivory (#EBF4EF) with Ash (#83B1B5) at a contrast ratio of 2.09:1, 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 (#EBF4EF), so this page suggests #011F22 for text, a darkened Ash that reaches 15.33:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #DAC2D3 and #C6BAAE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #EBF4EF as the background, #CFE2F5 for cards and surfaces, #DAC2D3 as the primary brand color, #C6BAAE as the accent, and #011F22 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 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 Oat Ash Festival accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.09:1 (#EBF4EF on #83B1B5). 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?
Silver (#DAC2D3) 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 cool, clean and spacious feel works well.