Airy Ash Aurora
Airy Ash Aurora: a pastel triadic palette of #A5CC9B, #BECCE6, #EDD1D2, #CDF3D4, #EEF3FE. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.61:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on green, beige, white, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.61:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Limestoned#A5CC9B
A light, muted green (Limestoned) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Maritime#BECCE6
A light, muted blue (Maritime) that brings open, airy calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Pleasing Pink#EDD1D2
A very light, neutral pink (Pleasing Pink) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Pastel Mint#CDF3D4
A very light, muted green (Pastel Mint) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Salt#EEF3FE
A very light, neutral gray (Salt) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.79:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.88:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly87% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Ash | Text | #A5CC9B | 80% |
| ≈ Silver | Surface | #BECCE6 | 84% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #EDD1D2 | 88% |
| ≈ Beige | Primary | #CDF3D4 | 93% |
| ≈ White | Background | #EEF3FE | 96% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #101F0C for text.
:root {
--color-background: #eef3fe;
--color-surface: #becce6;
--color-primary: #cdf3d4;
--color-accent: #edd1d2;
--color-text: #101f0c;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #eef3fe;
--color-surface: #becce6;
--color-primary: #cdf3d4;
--color-accent: #edd1d2;
--color-ink: #101f0c;
}
About this palette
Airy Ash Aurora is palette number 4,792 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a triadic scheme, and it is anchored by Ash (#A5CC9B), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from White (#EEF3FE) at the light end to Ash (#A5CC9B) at the dark end, covering 80% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ash #A5CC9B: suggested role text. It is a green color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.079.
2. ≈ Silver #BECCE6: suggested role surface. It is a blue color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.039.
3. ≈ Fog #EDD1D2: suggested role accent. It is a rose color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.031.
4. ≈ Beige #CDF3D4: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 93% lightness and a chroma of 0.057.
5. ≈ White #EEF3FE: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.016, so it behaves like a neutral.
Harmony and structure
Three hues are spaced about a third of the wheel apart. Triadic palettes feel balanced and playful, because no single hue family dominates.
In this palette the hues fall in the green, blue and rose families, spread across 248 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Pastel palettes keep chroma between 0.03 and 0.08, and lightness between 80% and 96%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 1 of its 4 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.045 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits baby and children's brands, wedding stationery and spring campaigns, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel light, playful and welcoming.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Ash (#A5CC9B) with White (#EEF3FE) at a contrast ratio of 1.61:1, 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 (#EEF3FE), so this page suggests #101F0C for text, a darkened Ash that reaches 15.43:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #BECCE6 and #EDD1D2 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #EDD1D2 and #CDF3D4 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #A5CC9B and #BECCE6 and #CDF3D4 and #EEF3FE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #EEF3FE as the background, #BECCE6 for cards and surfaces, #CDF3D4 as the primary brand color, #EDD1D2 as the accent, and #101F0C for text (a computed darker shade of Ash, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Choose one hue to dominate, one to support and one for small accents, so the palette stays lively without becoming chaotic.
Typical uses for a pastel palette include baby and children's brands, wedding stationery, spring campaigns and wellness and beauty websites. 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 Airy Ash Aurora accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.61:1 (#A5CC9B on #EEF3FE). 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?
Beige (#CDF3D4) 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 baby and children's brands, wedding stationery, spring campaigns and wellness and beauty websites, where a light, playful and welcoming feel works well.