Quiet Beige Glacier
Quiet Beige Glacier: a muted tetradic palette of #CCD89F, #7DC1C9, #9183B5, #99726C, #446151. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 4.51:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on green, teal, purple, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 4.51:1, enough for most text. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Treasury#CCD89F
A very light, muted yellow (Treasury) that brings light and cheer. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Wavelet#7DC1C9
A light, muted teal (Wavelet) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Magic Carpet#9183B5
A medium, muted purple (Magic Carpet) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Hemp#99726C
A medium, muted red (Hemp) that brings warmth and energy. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
- ≈ Ethereal Woods#446151
A medium, muted green (Ethereal Woods) that brings growth and calm. White text sits comfortably on it.
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- On white6.83:1Good 3/5
- On black13.89:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Beige | Background | #CCD89F | 86% |
| ≈ Silver | Accent | #7DC1C9 | 77% |
| ≈ Cornflower | Primary | #9183B5 | 64% |
| ≈ Terracotta | Surface | #99726C | 59% |
| ≈ Pine | Text | #446151 | 46% |
:root {
--color-background: #ccd89f;
--color-surface: #99726c;
--color-primary: #9183b5;
--color-accent: #7dc1c9;
--color-text: #446151;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #ccd89f;
--color-surface: #99726c;
--color-primary: #9183b5;
--color-accent: #7dc1c9;
--color-ink: #446151;
}
About this palette
Quiet Beige Glacier is palette number 4,018 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Beige (#CCD89F), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Beige (#CCD89F) at the light end to Pine (#446151) at the dark end, covering 46% to 86% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Beige #CCD89F: suggested role background. It is a green color with 86% lightness and a chroma of 0.076.
2. ≈ Silver #7DC1C9: suggested role accent. It is a cyan color with 77% lightness and a chroma of 0.07.
3. ≈ Cornflower #9183B5: suggested role primary. It is a violet color with 64% lightness and a chroma of 0.075.
4. ≈ Terracotta #99726C: suggested role surface. It is a red color with 59% lightness and a chroma of 0.051.
5. ≈ Pine #446151: suggested role text. It is a green color with 46% lightness and a chroma of 0.043.
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 and red families, spread across 268 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Muted palettes keep chroma between 0.035 and 0.09, and lightness between 48% and 84%, 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 0.063 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands and portfolios, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel relaxed, mature and easy to live with.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Beige (#CCD89F) with Pine (#446151) at a contrast ratio of 4.51:1, which is WCAG AA. Across all 10 possible pairs, 1 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
On the Beige background (#CCD89F), #446151 can be used for text at AA contrast.
On the Pine text color (#446151), #CCD89F 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: #CCD89F as the background, #99726C for cards and surfaces, #9183B5 as the primary brand color, #7DC1C9 as the accent, and #446151 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 muted palette include editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands, portfolios and calm dashboards. 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 Quiet Beige Glacier accessible?
Its best pair reaches 4.51:1 (#CCD89F on #446151). 1 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?
Cornflower (#9183B5) 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 editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands, portfolios and calm dashboards, where a relaxed, mature and easy to live with feel works well.