Weathered Cornflower Atlas
Weathered Cornflower Atlas: a muted tetradic palette of #FBBDA5, #A2B098, #56A1B9, #876E9E, #735D27. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 3.88:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on orange, green, blue, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.88:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Cream Puff#FBBDA5
A light, muted orange (Cream Puff) that brings friendly optimism. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Salvia#A2B098
A light, muted green (Salvia) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Surgical#56A1B9
A medium, moderately saturated blue (Surgical) that brings open, airy calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Purple Haze#876E9E
A medium, muted purple (Purple Haze) that brings quiet luxury. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
- ≈ Himalaya#735D27
A medium, muted brown (Himalaya) that brings earthy, grounded warmth. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white6.31:1Good 3/5
- On black12.92:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly94% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Apricot | Background | #FBBDA5 | 85% |
| ≈ Khaki | Accent | #A2B098 | 74% |
| ≈ Cornflower | Primary | #56A1B9 | 67% |
| ≈ Slate | Surface | #876E9E | 58% |
| ≈ Pine | Text | #735D27 | 49% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #231903 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #fbbda5;
--color-surface: #876e9e;
--color-primary: #56a1b9;
--color-accent: #a2b098;
--color-text: #231903;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #fbbda5;
--color-surface: #876e9e;
--color-primary: #56a1b9;
--color-accent: #a2b098;
--color-ink: #231903;
}
About this palette
Weathered Cornflower Atlas is palette number 490 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Cornflower (#56A1B9), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Apricot (#FBBDA5) at the light end to Pine (#735D27) at the dark end, covering 49% to 85% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Apricot #FBBDA5: suggested role background. It is a red color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.079.
2. ≈ Khaki #A2B098: suggested role accent. It is a green color with 74% lightness and a chroma of 0.037.
3. ≈ Cornflower #56A1B9: suggested role primary. It is a cyan color with 67% lightness and a chroma of 0.082.
4. ≈ Slate #876E9E: suggested role surface. It is a violet color with 58% lightness and a chroma of 0.077.
5. ≈ Pine #735D27: suggested role text. It is a yellow color with 49% lightness and a chroma of 0.077.
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 red, green, cyan, violet and yellow families, spread across 266 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: 2 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.071 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 Apricot (#FBBDA5) with Pine (#735D27) at a contrast ratio of 3.88:1, 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 (#FBBDA5), so this page suggests #231903 for text, a darkened Pine that reaches 10.66:1. 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: #FBBDA5 as the background, #876E9E for cards and surfaces, #56A1B9 as the primary brand color, #A2B098 as the accent, and #231903 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 Weathered Cornflower Atlas accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.88:1 (#FBBDA5 on #735D27). 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?
Cornflower (#56A1B9) 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.