Faded Sky Quarry
Faded Sky Quarry: a muted tetradic palette of #8DD7EE, #BBA4C6, #B09085, #6D7D65, #4E5876. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 4.38:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on blue, purple, red, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 4.38:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Below Zero#8DD7EE
A light, moderately saturated blue (Below Zero) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Novel Lilac#BBA4C6
A light, muted pink (Novel Lilac) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Cocoloco#B09085
A medium, muted orange (Cocoloco) that brings playful warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Ecological#6D7D65
A medium, muted green (Ecological) that brings balance and health. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
- ≈ Majestic Magic#4E5876
A medium, muted purple (Majestic Magic) that brings a creative, premium air. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white7.04:1Very good 4/5
- On black13.08:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Sky | Background | #8DD7EE | 84% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Primary | #BBA4C6 | 75% |
| ≈ Taupe | Surface | #B09085 | 68% |
| ≈ Teal | Accent | #6D7D65 | 57% |
| ≈ Slate | Text | #4E5876 | 46% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #13192D for text.
:root {
--color-background: #8dd7ee;
--color-surface: #b09085;
--color-primary: #bba4c6;
--color-accent: #6d7d65;
--color-text: #13192d;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #8dd7ee;
--color-surface: #b09085;
--color-primary: #bba4c6;
--color-accent: #6d7d65;
--color-ink: #13192d;
}
About this palette
Faded Sky Quarry is palette number 4,746 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Sky (#8DD7EE), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Sky (#8DD7EE) at the light end to Slate (#4E5876) at the dark end, covering 46% to 84% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Sky #8DD7EE: suggested role background. It is a cyan color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.08.
2. ≈ Dusty Rose #BBA4C6: suggested role primary. It is a violet color with 75% lightness and a chroma of 0.054.
3. ≈ Taupe #B09085: suggested role surface. It is a red color with 68% lightness and a chroma of 0.042.
4. ≈ Teal #6D7D65: suggested role accent. It is a green color with 57% lightness and a chroma of 0.041.
5. ≈ Slate #4E5876: suggested role text. It is a blue color with 46% lightness and a chroma of 0.051.
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 cyan, violet, red, green and blue families, spread across 275 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 2 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.054 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 Sky (#8DD7EE) with Slate (#4E5876) at a contrast ratio of 4.38:1, 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 (#8DD7EE), so this page suggests #13192D for text, a darkened Slate that reaches 10.86:1. 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: #8DD7EE as the background, #B09085 for cards and surfaces, #BBA4C6 as the primary brand color, #6D7D65 as the accent, and #13192D 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.
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 Faded Sky Quarry accessible?
Its best pair reaches 4.38:1 (#8DD7EE on #4E5876). 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?
Dusty Rose (#BBA4C6) 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.