Gentle Peach Island
Gentle Peach Island: a pastel triadic palette of #EFF0FE, #FEE1D6, #C4DBCD, #C8C5DC, #EAB394. Gentle, friendly and a little nostalgic; best contrast 1.63:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on white, beige, orange, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.63:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Bride#EFF0FE
A very light, neutral gray (Bride) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Glazed Sugar#FEE1D6
A very light, muted orange (Glazed Sugar) that brings playful warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Antiguan#C4DBCD
A very light, neutral teal (Antiguan) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Digital Lavender#C8C5DC
A light, neutral purple (Digital Lavender) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Wax Flower#EAB394
A light, muted pink (Wax Flower) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.84:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.56:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly95% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ White | Background | #EFF0FE | 96% |
| ≈ Apricot | Primary | #FEE1D6 | 93% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #C4DBCD | 87% |
| ≈ Silver | Surface | #C8C5DC | 83% |
| ≈ Peach | Text | #EAB394 | 81% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #291508 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #eff0fe;
--color-surface: #c8c5dc;
--color-primary: #fee1d6;
--color-accent: #c4dbcd;
--color-text: #291508;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #eff0fe;
--color-surface: #c8c5dc;
--color-primary: #fee1d6;
--color-accent: #c4dbcd;
--color-ink: #291508;
}
About this palette
Gentle Peach Island is palette number 3,672 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a triadic scheme, and it is anchored by Peach (#EAB394), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as gentle, friendly and a little nostalgic. Its colors run from White (#EFF0FE) at the light end to Peach (#EAB394) at the dark end, covering 81% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ White #EFF0FE: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.019, so it behaves like a neutral.
2. ≈ Apricot #FEE1D6: suggested role primary. It is a red color with 93% lightness and a chroma of 0.035.
3. ≈ Fog #C4DBCD: suggested role accent. It is a green color with 87% lightness and a chroma of 0.031.
4. ≈ Silver #C8C5DC: suggested role surface. It is a violet color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.032.
5. ≈ Peach #EAB394: suggested role text. It is a orange color with 81% lightness and a chroma of 0.077.
Harmony and structure
Three hues are spaced about a third of the wheel apart. Triadic palettes feel balanced and playful, because no single hue family dominates.
In this palette the hues fall in the red, green, violet and orange families, spread across 250 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 warm: 2 of its 4 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.039 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 gentle, friendly and a little nostalgic.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is White (#EFF0FE) with Peach (#EAB394) at a contrast ratio of 1.63:1, 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 (#EFF0FE), so this page suggests #291508 for text, a darkened Peach that reaches 15.40:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #FEE1D6 and #C4DBCD may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #C4DBCD and #C8C5DC may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #EFF0FE as the background, #C8C5DC for cards and surfaces, #FEE1D6 as the primary brand color, #C4DBCD as the accent, and #291508 for text (a computed darker shade of Peach, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Choose one hue to dominate, one to support and one for small accents, so the palette stays lively without becoming chaotic.
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 Peach Island accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.63:1 (#EFF0FE on #EAB394). 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?
Apricot (#FEE1D6) 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 gentle, friendly and a little nostalgic feel works well.