Arcade Cyan Umbra
Arcade Cyan Umbra: a neon neutral with an accent palette of #C88EA0, #DC9FB7, #E4AFC3, #FEBFD2, #7EFCFF. Hot, loud and impossible to ignore; best contrast 2.20:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on red, pink, teal, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.20:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Pinch Me#C88EA0
A light, muted pink (Pinch Me) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Blush Bomb#DC9FB7
A light, muted pink (Blush Bomb) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Muddy Mauve#E4AFC3
A light, muted pink (Muddy Mauve) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Pink#FEBFD2
A very light, muted pink (Pink) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Eternal Winter#7EFCFF
A very light, moderately saturated teal (Eternal Winter) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.68:1Poor 1/5
- On black17.25:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly88% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Text | #C88EA0 | 71% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Primary | #DC9FB7 | 77% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Surface | #E4AFC3 | 81% |
| ≈ Pink | Accent | #FEBFD2 | 87% |
| ≈ Cyan | Background | #7EFCFF | 92% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #29121A for text.
:root {
--color-background: #7efcff;
--color-surface: #e4afc3;
--color-primary: #dc9fb7;
--color-accent: #febfd2;
--color-text: #29121a;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #7efcff;
--color-surface: #e4afc3;
--color-primary: #dc9fb7;
--color-accent: #febfd2;
--color-ink: #29121a;
}
About this palette
Arcade Cyan Umbra is palette number 333 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 Cyan (#7EFCFF), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as hot, loud and impossible to ignore. Its colors run from Cyan (#7EFCFF) at the light end to Dusty Rose (#C88EA0) at the dark end, covering 71% to 92% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Dusty Rose #C88EA0: suggested role text. It is a rose color with 71% lightness and a chroma of 0.074.
2. ≈ Dusty Rose #DC9FB7: suggested role primary. It is a rose color with 77% lightness and a chroma of 0.079.
3. ≈ Dusty Rose #E4AFC3: suggested role surface. It is a rose color with 81% lightness and a chroma of 0.067.
4. ≈ Pink #FEBFD2: suggested role accent. It is a rose color with 87% lightness and a chroma of 0.076.
5. ≈ Cyan #7EFCFF: suggested role background. It is a teal color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.113.
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 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 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.082 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 Dusty Rose (#C88EA0) with Cyan (#7EFCFF) at a contrast ratio of 2.20:1, 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 (#7EFCFF), so this page suggests #29121A for text, a darkened Dusty Rose that reaches 14.43:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #DC9FB7 and #E4AFC3 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #DC9FB7 and #E4AFC3 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #DC9FB7 and #E4AFC3 and #E4AFC3 and #FEBFD2 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #7EFCFF as the background, #E4AFC3 for cards and surfaces, #DC9FB7 as the primary brand color, #FEBFD2 as the accent, and #29121A for text (a computed darker shade of Dusty Rose, 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 Arcade Cyan Umbra accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.20:1 (#C88EA0 on #7EFCFF). 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?
Dusty Rose (#DC9FB7) 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.