Paper Apricot Summit
Paper Apricot Summit: a soft neutral tetradic palette of #A1A88D, #A2C3C7, #CAC5DE, #FED5CE, #E0FFF0. Light, balanced and effortless; best contrast 2.32:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on green, beige, pink, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.32:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Edamame#A1A88D
A light, muted green (Edamame) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Airborne#A2C3C7
A light, muted blue (Airborne) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Girl Crush#CAC5DE
A light, neutral purple (Girl Crush) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Girlie#FED5CE
A very light, muted pink (Girlie) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Candied Snow#E0FFF0
A very light, muted teal (Candied Snow) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.47:1Poor 1/5
- On black19.73:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly94% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Taupe | Text | #A1A88D | 72% |
| ≈ Silver | Accent | #A2C3C7 | 79% |
| ≈ Silver | Surface | #CAC5DE | 84% |
| ≈ Apricot | Primary | #FED5CE | 91% |
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #E0FFF0 | 97% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #191D07 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #e0fff0;
--color-surface: #cac5de;
--color-primary: #fed5ce;
--color-accent: #a2c3c7;
--color-text: #191d07;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #e0fff0;
--color-surface: #cac5de;
--color-primary: #fed5ce;
--color-accent: #a2c3c7;
--color-ink: #191d07;
}
About this palette
Paper Apricot Summit is palette number 2,790 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Apricot (#FED5CE), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, balanced and effortless. Its colors run from Ivory (#E0FFF0) at the light end to Taupe (#A1A88D) at the dark end, covering 72% to 97% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Taupe #A1A88D: suggested role text. It is a green color with 72% lightness and a chroma of 0.039.
2. ≈ Silver #A2C3C7: suggested role accent. It is a cyan color with 79% lightness and a chroma of 0.036.
3. ≈ Silver #CAC5DE: suggested role surface. It is a violet color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.035.
4. ≈ Apricot #FED5CE: suggested role primary. It is a red color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.047.
5. ≈ Ivory #E0FFF0: suggested role background. It is a green color with 97% lightness and a chroma of 0.038.
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 red families, spread across 265 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 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.039 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 Taupe (#A1A88D) with Ivory (#E0FFF0) at a contrast ratio of 2.32:1, 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 (#E0FFF0), so this page suggests #191D07 for text, a darkened Taupe that reaches 16.17:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #A2C3C7 and #CAC5DE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #A2C3C7 and #CAC5DE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #E0FFF0 as the background, #CAC5DE for cards and surfaces, #FED5CE as the primary brand color, #A2C3C7 as the accent, and #191D07 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 Paper Apricot Summit accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.32:1 (#A1A88D on #E0FFF0). 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?
Apricot (#FED5CE) 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.