Calm Terracotta Harbor
Calm Terracotta Harbor: a muted triadic palette of #F3B4A5, #9DB7A1, #8796C0, #A86C4F, #426656. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 3.63:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on pink, beige, purple, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.63:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Wax Flower#F3B4A5
A light, muted pink (Wax Flower) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Salvia#9DB7A1
A light, muted green (Salvia) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Easter Egg#8796C0
A medium, muted purple (Easter Egg) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Hazel#A86C4F
A medium, moderately saturated brown (Hazel) that brings craft and reliability. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
- ≈ June Ivy#426656
A medium, muted teal (June Ivy) that brings a coastal freshness. White text sits comfortably on it.
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- On white6.42:1Good 3/5
- On black11.88:1Very good 4/5
- Color blind friendly93% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Peach | Background | #F3B4A5 | 82% |
| ≈ Ash | Surface | #9DB7A1 | 75% |
| ≈ Cornflower | Accent | #8796C0 | 68% |
| ≈ Terracotta | Primary | #A86C4F | 59% |
| ≈ Slate | Text | #426656 | 48% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #052016 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #f3b4a5;
--color-surface: #9db7a1;
--color-primary: #a86c4f;
--color-accent: #8796c0;
--color-text: #052016;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #f3b4a5;
--color-surface: #9db7a1;
--color-primary: #a86c4f;
--color-accent: #8796c0;
--color-ink: #052016;
}
About this palette
Calm Terracotta Harbor is palette number 21,034 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a triadic scheme, and it is anchored by Terracotta (#A86C4F), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Peach (#F3B4A5) at the light end to Slate (#426656) at the dark end, covering 48% to 82% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Peach #F3B4A5: suggested role background. It is a red color with 82% lightness and a chroma of 0.077.
2. ≈ Ash #9DB7A1: suggested role surface. It is a green color with 75% lightness and a chroma of 0.042.
3. ≈ Cornflower #8796C0: suggested role accent. It is a blue color with 68% lightness and a chroma of 0.065.
4. ≈ Terracotta #A86C4F: suggested role primary. It is a orange color with 59% lightness and a chroma of 0.088.
5. ≈ Slate #426656: suggested role text. It is a green color with 48% lightness and a chroma of 0.049.
Harmony and structure
Three hues are spaced about a third of the wheel apart. Triadic palettes feel balanced and playful, because no single hue family dominates.
In this palette the hues fall in the red, green, blue and orange families, spread across 236 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Muted palettes keep chroma between 0.035 and 0.09, and lightness between 48% and 84%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 2 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.064 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands and portfolios, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel relaxed, mature and easy to live with.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Peach (#F3B4A5) with Slate (#426656) at a contrast ratio of 3.63:1, which is WCAG AA large. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#F3B4A5), so this page suggests #052016 for text, a darkened Slate that reaches 9.70:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #F3B4A5 and #9DB7A1 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #F3B4A5 as the background, #9DB7A1 for cards and surfaces, #A86C4F as the primary brand color, #8796C0 as the accent, and #052016 for text (a computed darker shade of Slate, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Choose one hue to dominate, one to support and one for small accents, so the palette stays lively without becoming chaotic.
Typical uses for a muted palette include editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands, portfolios and calm dashboards. 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 Calm Terracotta Harbor accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.63:1 (#F3B4A5 on #426656). 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?
Terracotta (#A86C4F) 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 editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands, portfolios and calm dashboards, where a relaxed, mature and easy to live with feel works well.