Bright Mauve Grove
Bright Mauve Grove: a vivid neutral with an accent palette of #766E42, #837E52, #A39C6C, #B2AB7F, #B7C5FC. Lively, bold and full of contrast; best contrast 3.04:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on brown, yellow, purple, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.04:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Garden Weed#766E42
A medium, muted yellow (Garden Weed) that brings light and cheer. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Verdant Leaf#837E52
A medium, muted yellow (Verdant Leaf) that brings attention without aggression. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Fennelly#A39C6C
A light, muted yellow (Fennelly) that brings light and cheer. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Nettle#B2AB7F
A light, muted yellow (Nettle) that brings attention without aggression. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Night Snow#B7C5FC
A light, muted blue (Night Snow) that brings trust and steadiness. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white5.14:1Good 3/5
- On black12.40:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Olive | Text | #766E42 | 53% |
| ≈ Olive | Accent | #837E52 | 59% |
| ≈ Taupe | Primary | #A39C6C | 69% |
| ≈ Taupe | Surface | #B2AB7F | 74% |
| ≈ Mauve | Background | #B7C5FC | 83% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #1F1B03 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #b7c5fc;
--color-surface: #b2ab7f;
--color-primary: #a39c6c;
--color-accent: #837e52;
--color-text: #1f1b03;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #b7c5fc;
--color-surface: #b2ab7f;
--color-primary: #a39c6c;
--color-accent: #837e52;
--color-ink: #1f1b03;
}
About this palette
Bright Mauve Grove is palette number 3,073 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a vivid palette built on a neutral with an accent scheme, and it is anchored by Mauve (#B7C5FC), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as lively, bold and full of contrast. Its colors run from Mauve (#B7C5FC) at the light end to Olive (#766E42) at the dark end, covering 53% to 83% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Olive #766E42: suggested role text. It is a yellow color with 53% lightness and a chroma of 0.063.
2. ≈ Olive #837E52: suggested role accent. It is a yellow color with 59% lightness and a chroma of 0.062.
3. ≈ Taupe #A39C6C: suggested role primary. It is a yellow color with 69% lightness and a chroma of 0.066.
4. ≈ Taupe #B2AB7F: suggested role surface. It is a yellow color with 74% lightness and a chroma of 0.06.
5. ≈ Mauve #B7C5FC: suggested role background. It is a blue color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.079.
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 yellow and blue families, spread across 174 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Vivid palettes keep chroma between 0.15 and 0.26, and lightness between 52% and 82%, 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 0.066 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits app and product marketing, event posters and social media graphics, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel lively, bold and full of contrast.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Olive (#766E42) with Mauve (#B7C5FC) at a contrast ratio of 3.04:1, which is WCAG AA large. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#B7C5FC), so this page suggests #1F1B03 for text, a darkened Olive that reaches 10.19:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #A39C6C and #B2AB7F may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #A39C6C and #B2AB7F may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #A39C6C and #B2AB7F may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #B7C5FC as the background, #B2AB7F for cards and surfaces, #A39C6C as the primary brand color, #837E52 as the accent, and #1F1B03 for text (a computed darker shade of Olive, 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 vivid palette include app and product marketing, event posters, social media graphics and entertainment brands. 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 Bright Mauve Grove accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.04:1 (#766E42 on #B7C5FC). 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?
Taupe (#A39C6C) 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 app and product marketing, event posters, social media graphics and entertainment brands, where a lively, bold and full of contrast feel works well.