Quiet Olive Monsoon
Quiet Olive Monsoon: a muted complementary palette of #CECCEA, #ADA6C0, #9A9B72, #75864D, #5D4F80. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 4.64:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, purple, yellow, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 4.64:1, enough for most text. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Foggy Plateau#CECCEA
A very light, muted purple (Foggy Plateau) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Novel Lilac#ADA6C0
A light, muted pink (Novel Lilac) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Fennelly#9A9B72
A medium, muted yellow (Fennelly) that brings light and cheer. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Grasshopper#75864D
A medium, moderately saturated green (Grasshopper) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Royal Robe#5D4F80
A medium, muted purple (Royal Robe) that brings quiet luxury. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white7.25:1Very good 4/5
- On black13.44:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly95% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Fog | Background | #CECCEA | 86% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Accent | #ADA6C0 | 74% |
| ≈ Taupe | Surface | #9A9B72 | 68% |
| ≈ Olive | Primary | #75864D | 59% |
| ≈ Plum | Text | #5D4F80 | 46% |
:root {
--color-background: #ceccea;
--color-surface: #9a9b72;
--color-primary: #75864d;
--color-accent: #ada6c0;
--color-text: #5d4f80;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #ceccea;
--color-surface: #9a9b72;
--color-primary: #75864d;
--color-accent: #ada6c0;
--color-ink: #5d4f80;
}
About this palette
Quiet Olive Monsoon is palette number 24,266 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Olive (#75864D), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Fog (#CECCEA) at the light end to Plum (#5D4F80) at the dark end, covering 46% to 86% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Fog #CECCEA: suggested role background. It is a violet color with 86% lightness and a chroma of 0.041.
2. ≈ Dusty Rose #ADA6C0: suggested role accent. It is a violet color with 74% lightness and a chroma of 0.038.
3. ≈ Taupe #9A9B72: suggested role surface. It is a yellow color with 68% lightness and a chroma of 0.057.
4. ≈ Olive #75864D: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 59% lightness and a chroma of 0.083.
5. ≈ Plum #5D4F80: suggested role text. It is a violet color with 46% lightness and a chroma of 0.079.
Harmony and structure
Two hues sit opposite each other on the wheel, each with a close companion. Complementary palettes have built-in tension: the opposite hues make each other look more vivid.
In this palette the hues fall in the violet, yellow and green families, spread across 189 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: 0 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.06 makes the saturation soft.
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 Fog (#CECCEA) with Plum (#5D4F80) at a contrast ratio of 4.64:1, which is WCAG AA. Across all 10 possible pairs, 1 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
On the Fog background (#CECCEA), #5D4F80 can be used for text at AA contrast.
On the Plum text color (#5D4F80), #CECCEA reach AA contrast.
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: #CECCEA as the background, #9A9B72 for cards and surfaces, #75864D as the primary brand color, #ADA6C0 as the accent, and #5D4F80 for text. A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Give one side of the wheel to the background and structure and the other to calls to action. A small amount of the opposing hue goes a long way.
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 Quiet Olive Monsoon accessible?
Its best pair reaches 4.64:1 (#CECCEA on #5D4F80). 1 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?
Olive (#75864D) 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.