Flash Orange Meadow
Flash Orange Meadow: a neon triadic palette of #FED9BC, #42F2DD, #CDB3FA, #F19E0A, #15BFB6. Hot, loud and impossible to ignore; best contrast 1.73:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, teal, purple, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.73:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Peach Puff#FED9BC
A very light, muted beige (Peach Puff) that brings understated calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Near Moon#42F2DD
A very light, moderately saturated teal (Near Moon) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Violet Heaven#CDB3FA
A light, moderately saturated purple (Violet Heaven) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Carona#F19E0A
A light, vivid orange (Carona) that brings playful warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Super Rare Jade#15BFB6
A light, moderately saturated teal (Super Rare Jade) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.29:1Poor 1/5
- On black15.86:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly81% similarVery good 4/5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Apricot | Background | #FED9BC | 91% |
| ≈ Cyan | Surface | #42F2DD | 87% |
| ≈ Mauve | Accent | #CDB3FA | 81% |
| ≈ Orange | Primary | #F19E0A | 76% |
| ≈ Turquoise | Text | #15BFB6 | 73% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #00201E for text.
:root {
--color-background: #fed9bc;
--color-surface: #42f2dd;
--color-primary: #f19e0a;
--color-accent: #cdb3fa;
--color-text: #00201e;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #fed9bc;
--color-surface: #42f2dd;
--color-primary: #f19e0a;
--color-accent: #cdb3fa;
--color-ink: #00201e;
}
About this palette
Flash Orange Meadow is palette number 2,165 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a neon palette built on a triadic scheme, and it is anchored by Orange (#F19E0A), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as hot, loud and impossible to ignore. Its colors run from Apricot (#FED9BC) at the light end to Turquoise (#15BFB6) at the dark end, covering 73% to 91% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Apricot #FED9BC: suggested role background. It is a orange color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.057.
2. ≈ Cyan #42F2DD: suggested role surface. It is a teal color with 87% lightness and a chroma of 0.141.
3. ≈ Mauve #CDB3FA: suggested role accent. It is a violet color with 81% lightness and a chroma of 0.102.
4. ≈ Orange #F19E0A: suggested role primary. It is a orange color with 76% lightness and a chroma of 0.162, which makes it clearly saturated.
5. ≈ Turquoise #15BFB6: suggested role text. It is a teal color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.123.
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 orange, teal and violet families, spread across 241 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 warm: 2 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.117 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 hot, loud and impossible to ignore.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Apricot (#FED9BC) with Turquoise (#15BFB6) at a contrast ratio of 1.73:1, 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 (#FED9BC), so this page suggests #00201E for text, a darkened Turquoise that reaches 12.94:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #FED9BC and #42F2DD may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FED9BC as the background, #42F2DD for cards and surfaces, #F19E0A as the primary brand color, #CDB3FA as the accent, and #00201E for text (a computed darker shade of Turquoise, 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 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 Flash Orange Meadow accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.73:1 (#FED9BC on #15BFB6). 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?
Orange (#F19E0A) 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 hot, loud and impossible to ignore feel works well.