Gentle Sand Delta
Gentle Sand Delta: a pastel tetradic palette of #DAB6BE, #D9C993, #B3E0D9, #DBE1FD, #FFF2EB. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.67:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, yellow, teal, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.67:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Mauvelous#DAB6BE
A light, muted pink (Mauvelous) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Halo#D9C993
A light, muted beige (Halo) that brings soft, quiet warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Ice Cube#B3E0D9
A very light, muted teal (Ice Cube) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Veiling Waterfalls#DBE1FD
A very light, muted blue (Veiling Waterfalls) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Snow#FFF2EB
A very light, neutral white (Snow) that brings a clean, open canvas. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.83:1Poor 1/5
- On black19.15:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly91% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Silver | Text | #DAB6BE | 81% |
| ≈ Sand | Primary | #D9C993 | 84% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Surface | #B3E0D9 | 87% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #DBE1FD | 91% |
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #FFF2EB | 97% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #2A1219 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #fff2eb;
--color-surface: #b3e0d9;
--color-primary: #d9c993;
--color-accent: #dbe1fd;
--color-text: #2a1219;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #fff2eb;
--color-surface: #b3e0d9;
--color-primary: #d9c993;
--color-accent: #dbe1fd;
--color-ink: #2a1219;
}
About this palette
Gentle Sand Delta is palette number 3,344 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Sand (#D9C993), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from Ivory (#FFF2EB) at the light end to Silver (#DAB6BE) at the dark end, covering 81% to 97% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Silver #DAB6BE: suggested role text. It is a rose color with 81% lightness and a chroma of 0.043.
2. ≈ Sand #D9C993: suggested role primary. It is a yellow color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.073.
3. ≈ Powder Blue #B3E0D9: suggested role surface. It is a teal color with 87% lightness and a chroma of 0.048.
4. ≈ Fog #DBE1FD: suggested role accent. It is a violet color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.039.
5. ≈ Ivory #FFF2EB: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 97% lightness and a chroma of 0.017, so it behaves like a neutral.
Harmony and structure
Four hues are spaced around the wheel in two complementary pairs. It is the richest scheme, and the hardest to balance.
In this palette the hues fall in the rose, yellow, teal and violet families, spread across 273 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Pastel palettes keep chroma between 0.03 and 0.08, and lightness between 80% and 96%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 2 of its 4 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.044 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits baby and children's brands, wedding stationery and spring campaigns, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel light, playful and welcoming.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Silver (#DAB6BE) with Ivory (#FFF2EB) at a contrast ratio of 1.67:1, 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 (#FFF2EB), so this page suggests #2A1219 for text, a darkened Silver that reaches 15.97:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #B3E0D9 and #DBE1FD may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #DAB6BE and #D9C993 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FFF2EB as the background, #B3E0D9 for cards and surfaces, #D9C993 as the primary brand color, #DBE1FD as the accent, and #2A1219 for text (a computed darker shade of Silver, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Let one hue take most of the space and use the others sparingly. Control the mood with lightness and saturation rather than hue.
Typical uses for a pastel palette include baby and children's brands, wedding stationery, spring campaigns and wellness and beauty websites. 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 Gentle Sand Delta accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.67:1 (#DAB6BE on #FFF2EB). 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?
Sand (#D9C993) 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 baby and children's brands, wedding stationery, spring campaigns and wellness and beauty websites, where a light, playful and welcoming feel works well.