Quiet Olive Umbra
Quiet Olive Umbra: a muted tetradic palette of #90D9EA, #B7A9CC, #B4877D, #687B46, #47596F. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 4.54:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on teal, purple, red, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 4.54:1, enough for most text. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Cold Blue#90D9EA
A light, muted teal (Cold Blue) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Lucius Lilac#B7A9CC
A light, muted purple (Lucius Lilac) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Nougat#B4877D
A medium, muted orange (Nougat) that brings a sunny, approachable mood. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Ghoul#687B46
A medium, muted green (Ghoul) that brings a fresh, natural feel. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Inkjet#47596F
A medium, muted blue (Inkjet) that brings trust and steadiness. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white7.17:1Very good 4/5
- On black13.29:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Sky | Background | #90D9EA | 84% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Accent | #B7A9CC | 76% |
| ≈ Taupe | Surface | #B4877D | 66% |
| ≈ Olive | Primary | #687B46 | 55% |
| ≈ Slate | Text | #47596F | 46% |
:root {
--color-background: #90d9ea;
--color-surface: #b4877d;
--color-primary: #687b46;
--color-accent: #b7a9cc;
--color-text: #47596f;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #90d9ea;
--color-surface: #b4877d;
--color-primary: #687b46;
--color-accent: #b7a9cc;
--color-ink: #47596f;
}
About this palette
Quiet Olive Umbra is palette number 27,594 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Olive (#687B46), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Sky (#90D9EA) at the light end to Slate (#47596F) at the dark end, covering 46% to 84% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Sky #90D9EA: suggested role background. It is a cyan color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.076.
2. ≈ Dusty Rose #B7A9CC: suggested role accent. It is a violet color with 76% lightness and a chroma of 0.052.
3. ≈ Taupe #B4877D: suggested role surface. It is a red color with 66% lightness and a chroma of 0.058.
4. ≈ Olive #687B46: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 55% lightness and a chroma of 0.079.
5. ≈ Slate #47596F: suggested role text. It is a blue color with 46% lightness and a chroma of 0.042.
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 cyan, violet, red, green and blue families, spread across 271 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: 1 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 2 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.061 makes the saturation balanced.
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 Sky (#90D9EA) with Slate (#47596F) at a contrast ratio of 4.54:1, 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 Sky background (#90D9EA), #47596F can be used for text at AA contrast.
On the Slate text color (#47596F), #90D9EA 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: #90D9EA as the background, #B4877D for cards and surfaces, #687B46 as the primary brand color, #B7A9CC as the accent, and #47596F for text. 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 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 Umbra accessible?
Its best pair reaches 4.54:1 (#90D9EA on #47596F). 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 (#687B46) 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.