Pearl Sage Echo
Pearl Sage Echo: a soft neutral split complementary palette of #87B4AA, #9BC4C0, #D7BCD3, #ECDEDB, #D8FFEF. Light, balanced and effortless; best contrast 2.13:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on teal, beige, gray, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.13:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Treetop#87B4AA
A light, muted teal (Treetop) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Aquatic#9BC4C0
A light, muted blue (Aquatic) that brings trust and steadiness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Girl Crush#D7BCD3
A light, muted purple (Girl Crush) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Lucky You#ECDEDB
A very light, neutral pink (Lucky You) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Candied Snow#D8FFEF
A very light, muted teal (Candied Snow) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.29:1Poor 1/5
- On black19.47:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Sage | Text | #87B4AA | 73% |
| ≈ Silver | Primary | #9BC4C0 | 79% |
| ≈ Silver | Surface | #D7BCD3 | 83% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #ECDEDB | 91% |
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #D8FFEF | 97% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #00201B for text.
:root {
--color-background: #d8ffef;
--color-surface: #d7bcd3;
--color-primary: #9bc4c0;
--color-accent: #ecdedb;
--color-text: #00201b;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #d8ffef;
--color-surface: #d7bcd3;
--color-primary: #9bc4c0;
--color-accent: #ecdedb;
--color-ink: #00201b;
}
About this palette
Pearl Sage Echo is palette number 366 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Sage (#87B4AA), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, balanced and effortless. Its colors run from Ivory (#D8FFEF) at the light end to Sage (#87B4AA) at the dark end, covering 73% to 97% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Sage #87B4AA: suggested role text. It is a teal color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.05.
2. ≈ Silver #9BC4C0: suggested role primary. It is a teal color with 79% lightness and a chroma of 0.044.
3. ≈ Silver #D7BCD3: suggested role surface. It is a magenta color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.043.
4. ≈ Fog #ECDEDB: suggested role accent. It is a near-neutral color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.016, so it behaves like a neutral.
5. ≈ Ivory #D8FFEF: suggested role background. It is a teal color with 97% lightness and a chroma of 0.045.
Harmony and structure
One hue is paired with the two hues flanking its opposite. You keep most of the energy of a complementary scheme with less tension and more variety.
In this palette the hues fall in the teal and magenta families, spread across 162 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Soft neutral palettes keep chroma between 0.01 and 0.05, and lightness between 72% and 96%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 0 of its 4 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.04 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits minimal websites, fashion lookbooks and stationery, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel light, balanced and effortless.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Sage (#87B4AA) with Ivory (#D8FFEF) at a contrast ratio of 2.13:1, 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 (#D8FFEF), so this page suggests #00201B for text, a darkened Sage that reaches 15.92:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #9BC4C0 and #D7BCD3 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #9BC4C0 and #D7BCD3 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #D8FFEF as the background, #D7BCD3 for cards and surfaces, #9BC4C0 as the primary brand color, #ECDEDB as the accent, and #00201B for text (a computed darker shade of Sage, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Use the lone hue as the dominant brand color and the two flanking hues as secondary and accent colors.
Typical uses for a soft neutral palette include minimal websites, fashion lookbooks, stationery and note-taking and documentation apps. 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 Pearl Sage Echo accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.13:1 (#87B4AA on #D8FFEF). 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?
Silver (#9BC4C0) 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 minimal websites, fashion lookbooks, stationery and note-taking and documentation apps, where a light, balanced and effortless feel works well.