Cyber Turquoise Estuary
Cyber Turquoise Estuary: a neon neutral with an accent palette of #FDDEDB, #FDC6C0, #FAB3AB, #DAA5A4, #05BFAB. Hot, loud and impossible to ignore; best contrast 1.84:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, pink, red, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.84:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Strawberry Blonde#FDDEDB
A very light, neutral pink (Strawberry Blonde) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Peach Fuzz#FDC6C0
A very light, muted pink (Peach Fuzz) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Peach Bud#FAB3AB
A light, moderately saturated pink (Peach Bud) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Apricotta#DAA5A4
A light, muted pink (Apricotta) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Turquoise#05BFAB
A light, moderately saturated teal (Turquoise) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.32:1Poor 1/5
- On black16.64:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly77% similarVery good 4/5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Apricot | Background | #FDDEDB | 93% |
| ≈ Pink | Surface | #FDC6C0 | 87% |
| ≈ Pink | Primary | #FAB3AB | 83% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Accent | #DAA5A4 | 77% |
| ≈ Turquoise | Text | #05BFAB | 72% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #00201C for text.
:root {
--color-background: #fddedb;
--color-surface: #fdc6c0;
--color-primary: #fab3ab;
--color-accent: #daa5a4;
--color-text: #00201c;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #fddedb;
--color-surface: #fdc6c0;
--color-primary: #fab3ab;
--color-accent: #daa5a4;
--color-ink: #00201c;
}
About this palette
Cyber Turquoise Estuary is palette number 3,301 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a neon palette built on a neutral with an accent scheme, and it is anchored by Turquoise (#05BFAB), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as hot, loud and impossible to ignore. Its colors run from Apricot (#FDDEDB) at the light end to Turquoise (#05BFAB) at the dark end, covering 72% to 93% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Apricot #FDDEDB: suggested role background. It is a red color with 93% lightness and a chroma of 0.035.
2. ≈ Pink #FDC6C0: suggested role surface. It is a red color with 87% lightness and a chroma of 0.064.
3. ≈ Pink #FAB3AB: suggested role primary. It is a red color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.084.
4. ≈ Dusty Rose #DAA5A4: suggested role accent. It is a rose color with 77% lightness and a chroma of 0.063.
5. ≈ Turquoise #05BFAB: suggested role text. It is a teal color with 72% lightness and a chroma of 0.129.
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 red, rose and teal families, spread across 162 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Neon palettes keep chroma between 0.2 and 0.3, and lightness between 72% and 92%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is warm: 4 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.075 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits gaming and esports, nightlife flyers and technology launches, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel hot, loud and impossible to ignore.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Apricot (#FDDEDB) with Turquoise (#05BFAB) at a contrast ratio of 1.84:1, 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 (#FDDEDB), so this page suggests #00201C for text, a darkened Turquoise that reaches 13.60:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #FAB3AB and #05BFAB and #DAA5A4 and #05BFAB may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #FDC6C0 and #FAB3AB may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #FDC6C0 and #FAB3AB may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FDDEDB as the background, #FDC6C0 for cards and surfaces, #FAB3AB as the primary brand color, #DAA5A4 as the accent, and #00201C for text (a computed darker shade of Turquoise, 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 neon palette include gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals. 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 Cyber Turquoise Estuary accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.84:1 (#FDDEDB on #05BFAB). 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?
Pink (#FAB3AB) 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 gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals, where a hot, loud and impossible to ignore feel works well.