Radiant Salmon Gallery
Radiant Salmon Gallery: a vivid triadic palette of #8CD4FA, #F479AF, #889B14, #1281C6, #AA345F. Lively, bold and full of contrast; best contrast 3.83:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on blue, pink, green, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.83:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Sky#8CD4FA
A light, moderately saturated blue (Sky) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Pinky#F479AF
A light, vivid pink (Pinky) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ BioShock#889B14
A medium, moderately saturated green (BioShock) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Mykonos#1281C6
A medium, moderately saturated blue (Mykonos) that brings trust and steadiness. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
- ≈ Royal Flush#AA345F
A medium, vivid red (Royal Flush) that brings appetite and urgency. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white6.23:1Good 3/5
- On black12.91:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly85% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Sky | Background | #8CD4FA | 84% |
| ≈ Salmon | Primary | #F479AF | 73% |
| ≈ Olive | Accent | #889B14 | 65% |
| ≈ Azure | Surface | #1281C6 | 58% |
| ≈ Mulberry | Text | #AA345F | 51% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #2A1219 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #8cd4fa;
--color-surface: #1281c6;
--color-primary: #f479af;
--color-accent: #889b14;
--color-text: #2a1219;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #8cd4fa;
--color-surface: #1281c6;
--color-primary: #f479af;
--color-accent: #889b14;
--color-ink: #2a1219;
}
About this palette
Radiant Salmon Gallery is palette number 21,985 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a vivid palette built on a triadic scheme, and it is anchored by Salmon (#F479AF), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as lively, bold and full of contrast. Its colors run from Sky (#8CD4FA) at the light end to Mulberry (#AA345F) at the dark end, covering 51% to 84% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Sky #8CD4FA: suggested role background. It is a cyan color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.089.
2. ≈ Salmon #F479AF: suggested role primary. It is a rose color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.161, which makes it clearly saturated.
3. ≈ Olive #889B14: suggested role accent. It is a green color with 65% lightness and a chroma of 0.147.
4. ≈ Azure #1281C6: suggested role surface. It is a blue color with 58% lightness and a chroma of 0.139.
5. ≈ Mulberry #AA345F: suggested role text. It is a rose color with 51% lightness and a chroma of 0.157, which makes it clearly saturated.
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 cyan, rose, green and blue families, spread across 352 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Vivid palettes keep chroma between 0.15 and 0.26, and lightness between 52% and 82%, 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 2 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.139 makes the saturation rich.
That combination suits app and product marketing, event posters and social media graphics, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel lively, bold and full of contrast.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Sky (#8CD4FA) with Mulberry (#AA345F) at a contrast ratio of 3.83:1, 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 (#8CD4FA), so this page suggests #2A1219 for text, a darkened Mulberry that reaches 10.76:1. 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: #8CD4FA as the background, #1281C6 for cards and surfaces, #F479AF as the primary brand color, #889B14 as the accent, and #2A1219 for text (a computed darker shade of Mulberry, 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 vivid palette include app and product marketing, event posters, social media graphics and entertainment brands. 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 Radiant Salmon Gallery accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.83:1 (#8CD4FA on #AA345F). 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?
Salmon (#F479AF) 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 app and product marketing, event posters, social media graphics and entertainment brands, where a lively, bold and full of contrast feel works well.