Weathered Wine Ember
Weathered Wine Ember: a muted tetradic palette of #E4C0EB, #C5A491, #7B9E75, #4D7990, #7F4B53. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 4.29:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on pink, orange, green, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 4.29:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Beefy Pink#E4C0EB
A very light, muted purple (Beefy Pink) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Sesame#C5A491
A light, muted orange (Sesame) that brings playful warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Money#7B9E75
A medium, muted green (Money) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Beach View#4D7990
A medium, muted blue (Beach View) that brings trust and steadiness. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Roasted#7F4B53
A medium, muted brown (Roasted) that brings natural comfort. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white6.92:1Good 3/5
- On black13.03:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly94% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Mauve | Background | #E4C0EB | 85% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Surface | #C5A491 | 74% |
| ≈ Sage | Primary | #7B9E75 | 66% |
| ≈ Teal | Accent | #4D7990 | 55% |
| ≈ Wine | Text | #7F4B53 | 48% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #2A1216 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #e4c0eb;
--color-surface: #c5a491;
--color-primary: #7b9e75;
--color-accent: #4d7990;
--color-text: #2a1216;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #e4c0eb;
--color-surface: #c5a491;
--color-primary: #7b9e75;
--color-accent: #4d7990;
--color-ink: #2a1216;
}
About this palette
Weathered Wine Ember is palette number 21,658 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Wine (#7F4B53), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Mauve (#E4C0EB) at the light end to Wine (#7F4B53) at the dark end, covering 48% to 85% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Mauve #E4C0EB: suggested role background. It is a magenta color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.07.
2. ≈ Dusty Rose #C5A491: suggested role surface. It is a orange color with 74% lightness and a chroma of 0.047.
3. ≈ Sage #7B9E75: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 66% lightness and a chroma of 0.071.
4. ≈ Teal #4D7990: suggested role accent. It is a cyan color with 55% lightness and a chroma of 0.06.
5. ≈ Wine #7F4B53: suggested role text. It is a rose color with 48% lightness and a chroma of 0.071.
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 magenta, orange, green, cyan and rose families, spread across 311 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 Mauve (#E4C0EB) with Wine (#7F4B53) at a contrast ratio of 4.29:1, 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 (#E4C0EB), so this page suggests #2A1216 for text, a darkened Wine that reaches 10.89:1. 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: #E4C0EB as the background, #C5A491 for cards and surfaces, #7B9E75 as the primary brand color, #4D7990 as the accent, and #2A1216 for text (a computed darker shade of Wine, 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 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 Weathered Wine Ember accessible?
Its best pair reaches 4.29:1 (#E4C0EB on #7F4B53). 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?
Sage (#7B9E75) 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.