Flash Mint Kettle
Flash Mint Kettle: a neon neutral with an accent palette of #FDD7E6, #F8C0DA, #EBAAC8, #D6A0BB, #34C47B. Hot, loud and impossible to ignore; best contrast 1.71:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on pink, green, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.71:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Pig Pink#FDD7E6
A very light, muted pink (Pig Pink) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Sweetheart#F8C0DA
A very light, muted pink (Sweetheart) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Pink Bliss#EBAAC8
A light, moderately saturated pink (Pink Bliss) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Blush Bomb#D6A0BB
A light, muted pink (Blush Bomb) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Seaweed#34C47B
A light, vivid green (Seaweed) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.25:1Poor 1/5
- On black16.03:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly76% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Pink | Background | #FDD7E6 | 92% |
| ≈ Pink | Surface | #F8C0DA | 87% |
| ≈ Pink | Primary | #EBAAC8 | 81% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Accent | #D6A0BB | 76% |
| ≈ Mint | Text | #34C47B | 73% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #082013 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #fdd7e6;
--color-surface: #f8c0da;
--color-primary: #ebaac8;
--color-accent: #d6a0bb;
--color-text: #082013;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #fdd7e6;
--color-surface: #f8c0da;
--color-primary: #ebaac8;
--color-accent: #d6a0bb;
--color-ink: #082013;
}
About this palette
Flash Mint Kettle is palette number 22,341 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a neon palette built on a neutral with an accent scheme, and it is anchored by Mint (#34C47B), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as hot, loud and impossible to ignore. Its colors run from Pink (#FDD7E6) at the light end to Mint (#34C47B) at the dark end, covering 73% to 92% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Pink #FDD7E6: suggested role background. It is a rose color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.046.
2. ≈ Pink #F8C0DA: suggested role surface. It is a rose color with 87% lightness and a chroma of 0.072.
3. ≈ Pink #EBAAC8: suggested role primary. It is a rose color with 81% lightness and a chroma of 0.085.
4. ≈ Dusty Rose #D6A0BB: suggested role accent. It is a rose color with 76% lightness and a chroma of 0.073.
5. ≈ Mint #34C47B: suggested role text. It is a green color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.16, which makes it clearly saturated.
Harmony and structure
Four low-chroma colors form a calm foundation and one saturated color from the far side of the wheel acts as the accent.
In this palette the hues fall in the rose and green families, spread across 196 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: 4 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.087 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 Pink (#FDD7E6) with Mint (#34C47B) at a contrast ratio of 1.71:1, 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 (#FDD7E6), so this page suggests #082013 for text, a darkened Mint that reaches 13.07:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #EBAAC8 and #D6A0BB may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #FDD7E6 and #F8C0DA and #EBAAC8 and #D6A0BB may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #EBAAC8 and #D6A0BB may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FDD7E6 as the background, #F8C0DA for cards and surfaces, #EBAAC8 as the primary brand color, #D6A0BB as the accent, and #082013 for text (a computed darker shade of Mint, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Spend the neutrals on backgrounds, text and surfaces, and save the accent for the one thing you want people to notice: a button, a link or a highlight.
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 Mint Kettle accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.71:1 (#FDD7E6 on #34C47B). 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?
Pink (#EBAAC8) 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.