Quiet Ash Horizon
Quiet Ash Horizon: a soft neutral analogous palette of #F2EDE0, #E4E4C5, #C6CABF, #A5BA9D, #95AE9A. Light, balanced and effortless; best contrast 2.04:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on gray, beige, green, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.04:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Salt#F2EDE0
A very light, neutral gray (Salt) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Frost#E4E4C5
A very light, muted yellow (Frost) that brings a bright, hopeful note. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Brume#C6CABF
A light, neutral gray (Brume) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Salvia#A5BA9D
A light, muted green (Salvia) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ OMGreen#95AE9A
A light, muted green (OMGreen) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.38:1Poor 1/5
- On black17.96:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly97% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #F2EDE0 | 95% |
| ≈ Beige | Accent | #E4E4C5 | 91% |
| ≈ Silver | Surface | #C6CABF | 83% |
| ≈ Ash | Primary | #A5BA9D | 76% |
| ≈ Taupe | Text | #95AE9A | 73% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #0B2011 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #f2ede0;
--color-surface: #c6cabf;
--color-primary: #a5ba9d;
--color-accent: #e4e4c5;
--color-text: #0b2011;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #f2ede0;
--color-surface: #c6cabf;
--color-primary: #a5ba9d;
--color-accent: #e4e4c5;
--color-ink: #0b2011;
}
About this palette
Quiet Ash Horizon is palette number 4,158 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a analogous scheme, and it is anchored by Ash (#A5BA9D), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, balanced and effortless. Its colors run from Ivory (#F2EDE0) at the light end to Taupe (#95AE9A) at the dark end, covering 73% to 95% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ivory #F2EDE0: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 95% lightness and a chroma of 0.018, so it behaves like a neutral.
2. ≈ Beige #E4E4C5: suggested role accent. It is a yellow color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.041.
3. ≈ Silver #C6CABF: suggested role surface. It is a near-neutral color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.016, so it behaves like a neutral.
4. ≈ Ash #A5BA9D: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 76% lightness and a chroma of 0.047.
5. ≈ Taupe #95AE9A: suggested role text. It is a green color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.04.
Harmony and structure
The hues sit side by side on the color wheel, spanning roughly 60 degrees. Analogous palettes feel natural and flowing, like a sunset or a stretch of coastline.
In this palette the hues fall in the yellow and green families, spread across 44 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 3 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.032 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 Ivory (#F2EDE0) with Taupe (#95AE9A) at a contrast ratio of 2.04:1, 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 (#F2EDE0), so this page suggests #0B2011 for text, a darkened Taupe that reaches 14.61:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #F2EDE0 and #E4E4C5 and #A5BA9D and #95AE9A may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #F2EDE0 and #E4E4C5 and #A5BA9D and #95AE9A may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #F2EDE0 and #E4E4C5 and #A5BA9D and #95AE9A may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #F2EDE0 as the background, #C6CABF for cards and surfaces, #A5BA9D as the primary brand color, #E4E4C5 as the accent, and #0B2011 for text (a computed darker shade of Taupe, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Let one hue lead and let the others support it. Keep one color noticeably lighter or darker than the rest so the layout has a clear focal point.
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 Quiet Ash Horizon accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.04:1 (#F2EDE0 on #95AE9A). 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?
Ash (#A5BA9D) 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.