Clay Teal Quartz
Clay Teal Quartz: a earthy tetradic palette of #E5BFA2, #88BA87, #4088AD, #6B556F, #383204. Organic, honest and tactile; best contrast 7.56:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, green, blue, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 7.56:1, enough for body text. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Laksa#E5BFA2
A light, muted beige (Laksa) that brings soft, quiet warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Verde#88BA87
A light, moderately saturated green (Verde) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Corfu Waters#4088AD
A medium, moderately saturated blue (Corfu Waters) that brings open, airy calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Plummy#6B556F
A medium, muted purple (Plummy) that brings imagination and polish. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Wasabi Nori#383204
A dark, muted yellow (Wasabi Nori) that brings attention without aggression. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white12.91:1Excellent 5/5
- On black12.30:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly96% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Apricot | Background | #E5BFA2 | 83% |
| ≈ Sage | Accent | #88BA87 | 74% |
| ≈ Teal | Primary | #4088AD | 60% |
| ≈ Slate | Surface | #6B556F | 48% |
| ≈ Charcoal | Text | #383204 | 31% |
:root {
--color-background: #e5bfa2;
--color-surface: #6b556f;
--color-primary: #4088ad;
--color-accent: #88ba87;
--color-text: #383204;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #e5bfa2;
--color-surface: #6b556f;
--color-primary: #4088ad;
--color-accent: #88ba87;
--color-ink: #383204;
}
About this palette
Clay Teal Quartz is palette number 3,348 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a earthy palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Teal (#4088AD), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as organic, honest and tactile. Its colors run from Apricot (#E5BFA2) at the light end to Charcoal (#383204) at the dark end, covering 31% to 83% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Apricot #E5BFA2: suggested role background. It is a orange color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.059.
2. ≈ Sage #88BA87: suggested role accent. It is a green color with 74% lightness and a chroma of 0.09.
3. ≈ Teal #4088AD: suggested role primary. It is a cyan color with 60% lightness and a chroma of 0.091.
4. ≈ Slate #6B556F: suggested role surface. It is a magenta color with 48% lightness and a chroma of 0.049.
5. ≈ Charcoal #383204: suggested role text. It is a yellow color with 31% lightness and a chroma of 0.062.
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 orange, green, cyan, magenta and yellow families, spread across 262 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Earthy palettes keep chroma between 0.04 and 0.11, and lightness between 34% and 86%, 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 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.07 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits food and coffee brands, outdoor and craft businesses and interior-design boards, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel organic, honest and tactile.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Apricot (#E5BFA2) with Charcoal (#383204) at a contrast ratio of 7.56:1, which is WCAG AAA. Across all 10 possible pairs, 2 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 2 more reach 3:1 for large text.
On the Apricot background (#E5BFA2), #383204 can be used for text at AA contrast.
On the Charcoal text color (#383204), #E5BFA2 and #88BA87 reach AA contrast.
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: #E5BFA2 as the background, #6B556F for cards and surfaces, #4088AD as the primary brand color, #88BA87 as the accent, and #383204 for text. 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 earthy palette include food and coffee brands, outdoor and craft businesses, interior-design boards and sustainability reports. 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 Clay Teal Quartz accessible?
Its best pair reaches 7.56:1 (#E5BFA2 on #383204). 2 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 (#4088AD) 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 food and coffee brands, outdoor and craft businesses, interior-design boards and sustainability reports, where a organic, honest and tactile feel works well.