Lively Mustard Island
Lively Mustard Island: a vivid neutral with an accent palette of #6E6595, #807DB1, #8F89BD, #ADA8C9, #DEC031. Lively, bold and full of contrast; best contrast 2.95:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on purple, yellow, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.95:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Scampi#6E6595
A medium, muted purple (Scampi) that brings quiet luxury. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Aster#807DB1
A medium, muted purple (Aster) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Magic Carpet#8F89BD
A medium, muted purple (Magic Carpet) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Lucius Lilac#ADA8C9
A light, muted purple (Lucius Lilac) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Wax#DEC031
A light, vivid yellow (Wax) that brings attention without aggression. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white5.30:1Good 3/5
- On black11.69:1Very good 4/5
- Color blind friendly94% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Slate | Text | #6E6595 | 53% |
| ≈ Cornflower | Primary | #807DB1 | 61% |
| ≈ Cornflower | Surface | #8F89BD | 65% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Accent | #ADA8C9 | 75% |
| ≈ Mustard | Background | #DEC031 | 81% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #1B172C for text.
:root {
--color-background: #dec031;
--color-surface: #8f89bd;
--color-primary: #807db1;
--color-accent: #ada8c9;
--color-text: #1b172c;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #dec031;
--color-surface: #8f89bd;
--color-primary: #807db1;
--color-accent: #ada8c9;
--color-ink: #1b172c;
}
About this palette
Lively Mustard Island is palette number 4,193 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a vivid palette built on a neutral with an accent scheme, and it is anchored by Mustard (#DEC031), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as lively, bold and full of contrast. Its colors run from Mustard (#DEC031) at the light end to Slate (#6E6595) at the dark end, covering 53% to 81% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Slate #6E6595: suggested role text. It is a violet color with 53% lightness and a chroma of 0.075.
2. ≈ Cornflower #807DB1: suggested role primary. It is a violet color with 61% lightness and a chroma of 0.078.
3. ≈ Cornflower #8F89BD: suggested role surface. It is a violet color with 65% lightness and a chroma of 0.077.
4. ≈ Dusty Rose #ADA8C9: suggested role accent. It is a violet color with 75% lightness and a chroma of 0.047.
5. ≈ Mustard #DEC031: suggested role background. It is a yellow color with 81% lightness and a chroma of 0.154, which makes it clearly saturated.
Harmony and structure
Four low-chroma colors form a calm foundation and one saturated color from the far side of the wheel acts as the accent.
In this palette the hues fall in the violet and yellow families, spread across 196 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Vivid palettes keep chroma between 0.15 and 0.26, and lightness between 52% and 82%, 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 2 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.086 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits app and product marketing, event posters and social media graphics, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel lively, bold and full of contrast.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Slate (#6E6595) with Mustard (#DEC031) at a contrast ratio of 2.95:1, 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 (#DEC031), so this page suggests #1B172C for text, a darkened Slate that reaches 9.69:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #807DB1 and #8F89BD may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #807DB1 and #8F89BD may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #807DB1 and #8F89BD may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #DEC031 as the background, #8F89BD for cards and surfaces, #807DB1 as the primary brand color, #ADA8C9 as the accent, and #1B172C for text (a computed darker shade of Slate, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Spend the neutrals on backgrounds, text and surfaces, and save the accent for the one thing you want people to notice: a button, a link or a highlight.
Typical uses for a vivid palette include app and product marketing, event posters, social media graphics and entertainment brands. 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 Lively Mustard Island accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.95:1 (#6E6595 on #DEC031). 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?
Cornflower (#807DB1) 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 app and product marketing, event posters, social media graphics and entertainment brands, where a lively, bold and full of contrast feel works well.