Soft Silver Evergreen
Soft Silver Evergreen: a pastel neutral with an accent palette of #F3F7EA, #E4E6DF, #D2D7CB, #CBD0C4, #CBB5D3. Delicate, quiet and understated; best contrast 1.74:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on white, gray, purple, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.74:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Futon#F3F7EA
A very light, neutral green (Futon) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Tofu#E4E6DF
A very light, neutral gray (Tofu) that brings a steady, composed backdrop. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Luna#D2D7CB
A very light, neutral gray (Luna) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Murmur#CBD0C4
A very light, neutral gray (Murmur) that brings a steady, composed backdrop. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Fog Syringa#CBB5D3
A light, muted purple (Fog Syringa) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.89:1Poor 1/5
- On black19.30:1Excellent 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 | #F3F7EA | 97% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #E4E6DF | 92% |
| ≈ Fog | Surface | #D2D7CB | 87% |
| ≈ Fog | Primary | #CBD0C4 | 85% |
| ≈ Silver | Text | #CBB5D3 | 80% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #221427 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #f3f7ea;
--color-surface: #d2d7cb;
--color-primary: #cbd0c4;
--color-accent: #e4e6df;
--color-text: #221427;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #f3f7ea;
--color-surface: #d2d7cb;
--color-primary: #cbd0c4;
--color-accent: #e4e6df;
--color-ink: #221427;
}
About this palette
Soft Silver Evergreen is palette number 24,072 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a neutral with an accent scheme, and it is anchored by Silver (#CBB5D3), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as delicate, quiet and understated. Its colors run from Ivory (#F3F7EA) at the light end to Silver (#CBB5D3) at the dark end, covering 80% to 97% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ivory #F3F7EA: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 97% lightness and a chroma of 0.018, so it behaves like a neutral.
2. ≈ Fog #E4E6DF: suggested role accent. It is a near-neutral color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.01, so it behaves like a neutral.
3. ≈ Fog #D2D7CB: suggested role surface. It is a near-neutral color with 87% lightness and a chroma of 0.017, so it behaves like a neutral.
4. ≈ Fog #CBD0C4: suggested role primary. It is a near-neutral color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.017, so it behaves like a neutral.
5. ≈ Silver #CBB5D3: suggested role text. It is a magenta color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.048.
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 magenta family. Pastel palettes keep chroma between 0.03 and 0.08, and lightness between 80% and 96%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-neutral: 0 of its 1 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.022 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits baby and children's brands, wedding stationery and spring campaigns, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel delicate, quiet and understated.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Ivory (#F3F7EA) with Silver (#CBB5D3) at a contrast ratio of 1.74:1, 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 (#F3F7EA), so this page suggests #221427 for text, a darkened Silver that reaches 16.12:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #F3F7EA and #E4E6DF, #E4E6DF and #D2D7CB and #D2D7CB and #CBD0C4 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #F3F7EA and #E4E6DF, #E4E6DF and #D2D7CB and #D2D7CB and #CBD0C4 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #F3F7EA and #E4E6DF, #E4E6DF and #D2D7CB and #D2D7CB and #CBD0C4 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #F3F7EA as the background, #D2D7CB for cards and surfaces, #CBD0C4 as the primary brand color, #E4E6DF as the accent, and #221427 for text (a computed darker shade of Silver, 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 pastel palette include baby and children's brands, wedding stationery, spring campaigns and wellness and beauty websites. 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 Soft Silver Evergreen accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.74:1 (#F3F7EA on #CBB5D3). 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?
Fog (#CBD0C4) 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 baby and children's brands, wedding stationery, spring campaigns and wellness and beauty websites, where a delicate, quiet and understated feel works well.