Hushed Lavender Yarrow
Hushed Lavender Yarrow: a muted tetradic palette of #C3DAAC, #8FBAC6, #9A7EB3, #90736A, #386857. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 4.24:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on green, blue, purple, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 4.24:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Nature#C3DAAC
A very light, muted green (Nature) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Shallow Sea#8FBAC6
A light, muted blue (Shallow Sea) that brings trust and steadiness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Magic Carpet#9A7EB3
A medium, moderately saturated purple (Magic Carpet) that brings quiet luxury. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Mink#90736A
A medium, muted brown (Mink) that brings craft and reliability. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
- ≈ June Ivy#386857
A medium, muted teal (June Ivy) that brings clean, modern calm. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white6.39:1Good 3/5
- On black13.94:1Excellent 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 | #C3DAAC | 86% |
| ≈ Silver | Accent | #8FBAC6 | 76% |
| ≈ Lavender | Primary | #9A7EB3 | 64% |
| ≈ Terracotta | Surface | #90736A | 58% |
| ≈ Pine | Text | #386857 | 48% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #032017 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #c3daac;
--color-surface: #90736a;
--color-primary: #9a7eb3;
--color-accent: #8fbac6;
--color-text: #032017;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #c3daac;
--color-surface: #90736a;
--color-primary: #9a7eb3;
--color-accent: #8fbac6;
--color-ink: #032017;
}
About this palette
Hushed Lavender Yarrow is palette number 42 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Lavender (#9A7EB3), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Beige (#C3DAAC) at the light end to Pine (#386857) at the dark end, covering 48% to 86% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Beige #C3DAAC: suggested role background. It is a green color with 86% lightness and a chroma of 0.067.
2. ≈ Silver #8FBAC6: suggested role accent. It is a cyan color with 76% lightness and a chroma of 0.049.
3. ≈ Lavender #9A7EB3: suggested role primary. It is a violet color with 64% lightness and a chroma of 0.084.
4. ≈ Terracotta #90736A: suggested role surface. It is a red color with 58% lightness and a chroma of 0.039.
5. ≈ Pine #386857: suggested role text. It is a teal color with 48% lightness and a chroma of 0.06.
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 270 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 0.06 makes the saturation soft.
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 (#C3DAAC) with Pine (#386857) at a contrast ratio of 4.24:1, which is WCAG AA large. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 2 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#C3DAAC), so this page suggests #032017 for text, a darkened Pine that reaches 11.40:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
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: #C3DAAC as the background, #90736A for cards and surfaces, #9A7EB3 as the primary brand color, #8FBAC6 as the accent, and #032017 for text (a computed darker shade of Pine, 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 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 Hushed Lavender Yarrow accessible?
Its best pair reaches 4.24:1 (#C3DAAC on #386857). 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?
Lavender (#9A7EB3) 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.