Dusty Slate Island
Dusty Slate Island: a muted split complementary palette of #D8C9F2, #BFA8CC, #988C67, #628366, #595479. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 4.56:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on purple, yellow, green, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 4.56:1, enough for most text. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Foggy Love#D8C9F2
A very light, muted purple (Foggy Love) that brings quiet luxury. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Novel Lilac#BFA8CC
A light, muted pink (Novel Lilac) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Cumin#988C67
A medium, muted orange (Cumin) that brings playful warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Ecological#628366
A medium, muted green (Ecological) that brings growth and calm. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
- ≈ Majestic Magic#595479
A medium, muted purple (Majestic Magic) that brings a creative, premium air. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white7.07:1Very good 4/5
- On black13.55:1Excellent 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 | #D8C9F2 | 86% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Accent | #BFA8CC | 76% |
| ≈ Taupe | Surface | #988C67 | 64% |
| ≈ Teal | Primary | #628366 | 58% |
| ≈ Slate | Text | #595479 | 47% |
:root {
--color-background: #d8c9f2;
--color-surface: #988c67;
--color-primary: #628366;
--color-accent: #bfa8cc;
--color-text: #595479;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #d8c9f2;
--color-surface: #988c67;
--color-primary: #628366;
--color-accent: #bfa8cc;
--color-ink: #595479;
}
About this palette
Dusty Slate Island is palette number 3,162 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Slate (#595479), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Fog (#D8C9F2) at the light end to Slate (#595479) at the dark end, covering 47% to 86% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Fog #D8C9F2: suggested role background. It is a violet color with 86% lightness and a chroma of 0.058.
2. ≈ Dusty Rose #BFA8CC: suggested role accent. It is a violet color with 76% lightness and a chroma of 0.057.
3. ≈ Taupe #988C67: suggested role surface. It is a yellow color with 64% lightness and a chroma of 0.054.
4. ≈ Teal #628366: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 58% lightness and a chroma of 0.058.
5. ≈ Slate #595479: suggested role text. It is a violet color with 47% lightness and a chroma of 0.06.
Harmony and structure
One hue is paired with the two hues flanking its opposite. You keep most of the energy of a complementary scheme with less tension and more variety.
In this palette the hues fall in the violet, yellow and green families, spread across 221 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 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.057 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 (#D8C9F2) with Slate (#595479) at a contrast ratio of 4.56:1, 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 (#D8C9F2), #595479 can be used for text at AA contrast.
On the Slate text color (#595479), #D8C9F2 reach AA contrast.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #988C67 and #628366 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #D8C9F2 as the background, #988C67 for cards and surfaces, #628366 as the primary brand color, #BFA8CC as the accent, and #595479 for text. A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Use the lone hue as the dominant brand color and the two flanking hues as secondary and accent colors.
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 Dusty Slate Island accessible?
Its best pair reaches 4.56:1 (#D8C9F2 on #595479). 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?
Teal (#628366) 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.