Lush Indigo Carnival
Lush Indigo Carnival: a jewel tone neutral with an accent palette of #7A7B5A, #656852, #4D4F38, #3D402B, #450058. Rich, layered and celebratory; best contrast 3.44:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on yellow, green, purple, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.44:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Bonsai#7A7B5A
A medium, muted yellow (Bonsai) that brings light and cheer. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
- ≈ Hinterland#656852
A medium, neutral green (Hinterland) that brings a fresh, natural feel. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Kelp#4D4F38
A dark, muted gray (Kelp) that brings calm restraint. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Madras#3D402B
A dark, neutral brown (Madras) that brings craft and reliability. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Clairvoyant#450058
A dark, moderately saturated purple (Clairvoyant) that brings a creative, premium air. White text sits comfortably on it.
Tags
Psychology
Meaning
Applications
Similar palettes
Accessibility
- On white15.06:1Excellent 5/5
- On black4.80:1Good 3/5
- Color blind friendly92% 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 | #7A7B5A | 57% |
| ≈ Slate | Surface | #656852 | 51% |
| ≈ Pine | Primary | #4D4F38 | 42% |
| ≈ Graphite | Accent | #3D402B | 36% |
| ≈ Indigo | Background | #450058 | 29% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #F3F5D6 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #450058;
--color-surface: #656852;
--color-primary: #4d4f38;
--color-accent: #3d402b;
--color-text: #f3f5d6;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #450058;
--color-surface: #656852;
--color-primary: #4d4f38;
--color-accent: #3d402b;
--color-ink: #f3f5d6;
}
About this palette
Lush Indigo Carnival is palette number 3,225,095 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a jewel tone palette built on a neutral with an accent scheme, and it is anchored by Indigo (#450058), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as rich, layered and celebratory. Its colors run from Olive (#7A7B5A) at the light end to Indigo (#450058) at the dark end, covering 29% to 57% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Olive #7A7B5A: suggested role text. It is a yellow color with 57% lightness and a chroma of 0.048.
2. ≈ Slate #656852: suggested role surface. It is a yellow color with 51% lightness and a chroma of 0.034.
3. ≈ Pine #4D4F38: suggested role primary. It is a yellow color with 42% lightness and a chroma of 0.036.
4. ≈ Graphite #3D402B: suggested role accent. It is a yellow color with 36% lightness and a chroma of 0.034.
5. ≈ Indigo #450058: suggested role background. It is a magenta color with 29% lightness and a chroma of 0.141.
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 magenta families, spread across 207 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Jewel tone palettes keep chroma between 0.1 and 0.2, and lightness between 28% and 58%, 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 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.059 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits luxury and hospitality, premium packaging and financial and legal brands, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel rich, layered and celebratory.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Olive (#7A7B5A) with Indigo (#450058) at a contrast ratio of 3.44:1, 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 (#450058), so this page suggests #F3F5D6 for text, a lightened Olive that reaches 13.51:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
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: #450058 as the background, #656852 for cards and surfaces, #4D4F38 as the primary brand color, #3D402B as the accent, and #F3F5D6 for text (a computed lighter 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 jewel tone palette include luxury and hospitality, premium packaging, financial and legal brands and fine-dining menus. 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.
More palettes like this
Frequently asked questions
Is Lush Indigo Carnival accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.44:1 (#7A7B5A on #450058). 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?
Pine (#4D4F38) 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 luxury and hospitality, premium packaging, financial and legal brands and fine-dining menus, where a rich, layered and celebratory feel works well.