Faded Teal Lantern
Faded Teal Lantern: a muted monochromatic palette of #BAD8C8, #85B49E, #839B8B, #49806F, #466250. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 4.40:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, green, teal, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 4.40:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Jade Sea#BAD8C8
A very light, muted teal (Jade Sea) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Beau Monde#85B49E
A light, muted teal (Beau Monde) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Vineyard#839B8B
A medium, muted green (Vineyard) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Pearl Green#49806F
A medium, muted teal (Pearl Green) that brings clean, modern calm. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Ethereal Woods#466250
A medium, muted green (Ethereal Woods) that brings balance and health. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white6.72:1Good 3/5
- On black13.74:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly99% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Powder Blue | Background | #BAD8C8 | 86% |
| ≈ Sage | Surface | #85B49E | 73% |
| ≈ Sage | Accent | #839B8B | 67% |
| ≈ Teal | Primary | #49806F | 56% |
| ≈ Pine | Text | #466250 | 47% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #082013 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #bad8c8;
--color-surface: #85b49e;
--color-primary: #49806f;
--color-accent: #839b8b;
--color-text: #082013;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #bad8c8;
--color-surface: #85b49e;
--color-primary: #49806f;
--color-accent: #839b8b;
--color-ink: #082013;
}
About this palette
Faded Teal Lantern is palette number 4,370 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a monochromatic scheme, and it is anchored by Teal (#49806F), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Powder Blue (#BAD8C8) at the light end to Pine (#466250) at the dark end, covering 47% to 86% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Powder Blue #BAD8C8: suggested role background. It is a green color with 86% lightness and a chroma of 0.039.
2. ≈ Sage #85B49E: suggested role surface. It is a green color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.059.
3. ≈ Sage #839B8B: suggested role accent. It is a green color with 67% lightness and a chroma of 0.036.
4. ≈ Teal #49806F: suggested role primary. It is a teal color with 56% lightness and a chroma of 0.065.
5. ≈ Pine #466250: suggested role text. It is a green color with 47% lightness and a chroma of 0.044.
Harmony and structure
All five colors share almost the same hue and differ mainly in lightness and saturation. Monochromatic palettes are the easiest to keep harmonious, because nothing competes for attention.
In this palette the hues fall in the green and teal families, spread across 16 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: 0 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.049 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 Powder Blue (#BAD8C8) with Pine (#466250) at a contrast ratio of 4.40:1, which is WCAG AA large. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#BAD8C8), so this page suggests #082013 for text, a darkened Pine that reaches 11.20:1. 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: #BAD8C8 as the background, #85B49E for cards and surfaces, #49806F as the primary brand color, #839B8B as the accent, and #082013 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.
Use the lightest color for large areas, the mid tones for structure, and the darkest for text. Add contrast through lightness, since hue will not do it for you.
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 Faded Teal Lantern accessible?
Its best pair reaches 4.40:1 (#BAD8C8 on #466250). 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?
Teal (#49806F) 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.