Pearl Beige Alcove
Pearl Beige Alcove: a soft neutral tetradic palette of #FEEFE9, #D7EACB, #B9D2DC, #BDAEC6, #B2A689. Light, balanced and effortless; best contrast 2.15:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on white, green, beige, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.15:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Salt#FEEFE9
A very light, neutral gray (Salt) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Jade Palace#D7EACB
A very light, muted green (Jade Palace) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Windy#B9D2DC
A light, neutral gray (Windy) that brings a steady, composed backdrop. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Monet Magic#BDAEC6
A light, muted purple (Monet Magic) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Taupe#B2A689
A light, muted yellow (Taupe) that brings a bright, hopeful note. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.41:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.73:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly96% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #FEEFE9 | 96% |
| ≈ Beige | Primary | #D7EACB | 91% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Surface | #B9D2DC | 85% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Accent | #BDAEC6 | 77% |
| ≈ Taupe | Text | #B2A689 | 73% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #221903 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #feefe9;
--color-surface: #b9d2dc;
--color-primary: #d7eacb;
--color-accent: #bdaec6;
--color-text: #221903;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #feefe9;
--color-surface: #b9d2dc;
--color-primary: #d7eacb;
--color-accent: #bdaec6;
--color-ink: #221903;
}
About this palette
Pearl Beige Alcove is palette number 2,342 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Beige (#D7EACB), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, balanced and effortless. Its colors run from Ivory (#FEEFE9) at the light end to Taupe (#B2A689) at the dark end, covering 73% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ivory #FEEFE9: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.018, so it behaves like a neutral.
2. ≈ Beige #D7EACB: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.046.
3. ≈ Powder Blue #B9D2DC: suggested role surface. It is a cyan color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.03.
4. ≈ Dusty Rose #BDAEC6: suggested role accent. It is a violet color with 77% lightness and a chroma of 0.037.
5. ≈ Taupe #B2A689: suggested role text. It is a yellow color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.043.
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 green, cyan, violet and yellow families, spread across 225 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Soft neutral palettes keep chroma between 0.01 and 0.05, and lightness between 72% and 96%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 1 of its 4 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.035 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits minimal websites, fashion lookbooks and stationery, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel light, balanced and effortless.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Ivory (#FEEFE9) with Taupe (#B2A689) at a contrast ratio of 2.15:1, 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 (#FEEFE9), so this page suggests #221903 for text, a darkened Taupe that reaches 15.50:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #FEEFE9 and #D7EACB may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #BDAEC6 and #B2A689 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FEEFE9 as the background, #B9D2DC for cards and surfaces, #D7EACB as the primary brand color, #BDAEC6 as the accent, and #221903 for text (a computed darker shade of Taupe, 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 soft neutral palette include minimal websites, fashion lookbooks, stationery and note-taking and documentation apps. 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 Pearl Beige Alcove accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.15:1 (#FEEFE9 on #B2A689). 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?
Beige (#D7EACB) 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 minimal websites, fashion lookbooks, stationery and note-taking and documentation apps, where a light, balanced and effortless feel works well.