Harvest Beige Opal
Harvest Beige Opal: a earthy tetradic palette of #CBDF9C, #68BCC6, #8F79B4, #74433C, #0C4B36. Organic, honest and tactile; best contrast 7.02:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on green, teal, purple, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 7.02:1, enough for body text. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Ice Ice#CBDF9C
A very light, moderately saturated green (Ice Ice) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Castaway#68BCC6
A light, moderately saturated teal (Castaway) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Aster#8F79B4
A medium, moderately saturated purple (Aster) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Peanut#74433C
A dark, muted brown (Peanut) that brings earthy, grounded warmth. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Zucchini#0C4B36
A dark, muted green (Zucchini) that brings growth and calm. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white10.11:1Very good 4/5
- On black14.57:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Beige | Background | #CBDF9C | 87% |
| ≈ Turquoise | Accent | #68BCC6 | 75% |
| ≈ Lavender | Primary | #8F79B4 | 62% |
| ≈ Wine | Surface | #74433C | 44% |
| ≈ Pine | Text | #0C4B36 | 37% |
:root {
--color-background: #cbdf9c;
--color-surface: #74433c;
--color-primary: #8f79b4;
--color-accent: #68bcc6;
--color-text: #0c4b36;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #cbdf9c;
--color-surface: #74433c;
--color-primary: #8f79b4;
--color-accent: #68bcc6;
--color-ink: #0c4b36;
}
About this palette
Harvest Beige Opal is palette number 3,796 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a earthy palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Beige (#CBDF9C), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as organic, honest and tactile. Its colors run from Beige (#CBDF9C) at the light end to Pine (#0C4B36) at the dark end, covering 37% to 87% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Beige #CBDF9C: suggested role background. It is a green color with 87% lightness and a chroma of 0.09.
2. ≈ Turquoise #68BCC6: suggested role accent. It is a cyan color with 75% lightness and a chroma of 0.083.
3. ≈ Lavender #8F79B4: suggested role primary. It is a violet color with 62% lightness and a chroma of 0.09.
4. ≈ Wine #74433C: suggested role surface. It is a red color with 44% lightness and a chroma of 0.069.
5. ≈ Pine #0C4B36: suggested role text. It is a teal color with 37% lightness and a chroma of 0.071.
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 green, cyan, violet, red and teal families, spread across 272 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 0.081 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 Beige (#CBDF9C) with Pine (#0C4B36) at a contrast ratio of 7.02:1, which is WCAG AAA. Across all 10 possible pairs, 3 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
On the Beige background (#CBDF9C), #74433C and #0C4B36 can be used for text at AA contrast.
On the Pine text color (#0C4B36), #CBDF9C and #68BCC6 reach AA contrast.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #74433C and #0C4B36 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #CBDF9C as the background, #74433C for cards and surfaces, #8F79B4 as the primary brand color, #68BCC6 as the accent, and #0C4B36 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 Harvest Beige Opal accessible?
Its best pair reaches 7.02:1 (#CBDF9C on #0C4B36). 3 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?
Lavender (#8F79B4) 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.