Faded Pine Daybreak
Faded Pine Daybreak: a muted triadic palette of #675B12, #278095, #9C8494, #B2B68C, #B5D5E6. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 4.42:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on brown, blue, pink, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 4.42:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Ayahuasca Vine#675B12
A medium, moderately saturated yellow (Ayahuasca Vine) that brings light and cheer. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Cruising#278095
A medium, moderately saturated teal (Cruising) that brings a coastal freshness. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Hatoba Pigeon#9C8494
A medium, muted purple (Hatoba Pigeon) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Green Tea#B2B68C
A light, muted yellow (Green Tea) that brings a bright, hopeful note. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Ariel#B5D5E6
A very light, muted blue (Ariel) that brings open, airy calm. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white6.81:1Good 3/5
- On black13.62:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly96% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Pine | Text | #675B12 | 47% |
| ≈ Teal | Primary | #278095 | 56% |
| ≈ Taupe | Accent | #9C8494 | 64% |
| ≈ Khaki | Surface | #B2B68C | 76% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Background | #B5D5E6 | 86% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #1F1B03 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #b5d5e6;
--color-surface: #b2b68c;
--color-primary: #278095;
--color-accent: #9c8494;
--color-text: #1f1b03;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #b5d5e6;
--color-surface: #b2b68c;
--color-primary: #278095;
--color-accent: #9c8494;
--color-ink: #1f1b03;
}
About this palette
Faded Pine Daybreak is palette number 482 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a triadic scheme, and it is anchored by Pine (#675B12), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Powder Blue (#B5D5E6) at the light end to Pine (#675B12) at the dark end, covering 47% to 86% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Pine #675B12: suggested role text. It is a yellow color with 47% lightness and a chroma of 0.09.
2. ≈ Teal #278095: suggested role primary. It is a cyan color with 56% lightness and a chroma of 0.087.
3. ≈ Taupe #9C8494: suggested role accent. It is a magenta color with 64% lightness and a chroma of 0.037.
4. ≈ Khaki #B2B68C: suggested role surface. It is a yellow color with 76% lightness and a chroma of 0.057.
5. ≈ Powder Blue #B5D5E6: suggested role background. It is a cyan color with 86% lightness and a chroma of 0.041.
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 yellow, cyan and magenta families, spread across 239 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 0.062 makes the saturation balanced.
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 Pine (#675B12) with Powder Blue (#B5D5E6) at a contrast ratio of 4.42:1, 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 (#B5D5E6), so this page suggests #1F1B03 for text, a darkened Pine that reaches 11.20:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #278095 and #9C8494 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #B5D5E6 as the background, #B2B68C for cards and surfaces, #278095 as the primary brand color, #9C8494 as the accent, and #1F1B03 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.
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 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 Pine Daybreak accessible?
Its best pair reaches 4.42:1 (#675B12 on #B5D5E6). 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 (#278095) 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.