Quiet Cream Haven
Quiet Cream Haven: a soft neutral tetradic palette of #EAF8D5, #D4E2E4, #CCC9D4, #D5B0A9, #91B1A5. Light, balanced and effortless; best contrast 2.09:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on green, gray, beige, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.09:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Futon#EAF8D5
A very light, muted green (Futon) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Airy#D4E2E4
A very light, neutral gray (Airy) that brings neutral balance. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Foggy Plateau#CCC9D4
A light, neutral purple (Foggy Plateau) that brings quiet luxury. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Soba#D5B0A9
A light, muted orange (Soba) that brings playful warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Treetop#91B1A5
A light, muted teal (Treetop) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.32:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.88:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Cream | Background | #EAF8D5 | 96% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #D4E2E4 | 90% |
| ≈ Silver | Surface | #CCC9D4 | 84% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Primary | #D5B0A9 | 79% |
| ≈ Ash | Text | #91B1A5 | 73% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #032018 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #eaf8d5;
--color-surface: #ccc9d4;
--color-primary: #d5b0a9;
--color-accent: #d4e2e4;
--color-text: #032018;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #eaf8d5;
--color-surface: #ccc9d4;
--color-primary: #d5b0a9;
--color-accent: #d4e2e4;
--color-ink: #032018;
}
About this palette
Quiet Cream Haven is palette number 5,366 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Cream (#EAF8D5), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, balanced and effortless. Its colors run from Cream (#EAF8D5) at the light end to Ash (#91B1A5) at the dark end, covering 73% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Cream #EAF8D5: suggested role background. It is a green color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.048.
2. ≈ Fog #D4E2E4: suggested role accent. It is a near-neutral color with 90% lightness and a chroma of 0.015, so it behaves like a neutral.
3. ≈ Silver #CCC9D4: suggested role surface. It is a near-neutral color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.015, so it behaves like a neutral.
4. ≈ Dusty Rose #D5B0A9: suggested role primary. It is a red color with 79% lightness and a chroma of 0.044.
5. ≈ Ash #91B1A5: suggested role text. It is a teal color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.039.
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 green, red and teal families, spread across 140 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Soft neutral palettes keep chroma between 0.01 and 0.05, and lightness between 72% and 96%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 1 of its 3 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.032 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits minimal websites, fashion lookbooks and stationery, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel light, balanced and effortless.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Cream (#EAF8D5) with Ash (#91B1A5) at a contrast ratio of 2.09:1, 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 (#EAF8D5), so this page suggests #032018 for text, a darkened Ash that reaches 15.43:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #D5B0A9 and #91B1A5 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #EAF8D5 as the background, #CCC9D4 for cards and surfaces, #D5B0A9 as the primary brand color, #D4E2E4 as the accent, and #032018 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.
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 soft neutral palette include minimal websites, fashion lookbooks, stationery and note-taking and documentation apps. 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 Quiet Cream Haven accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.09:1 (#EAF8D5 on #91B1A5). 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 (#D5B0A9) 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 minimal websites, fashion lookbooks, stationery and note-taking and documentation apps, where a light, balanced and effortless feel works well.