Punchy Salmon Gallery
Punchy Salmon Gallery: a vivid tetradic palette of #26DEE4, #A69CF7, #E76E80, #8F851E, #1472A0. Crisp, modern and high-energy; best contrast 3.20:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on teal, purple, red, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.20:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Fish Boy#26DEE4
A light, moderately saturated teal (Fish Boy) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Cold Lips#A69CF7
A light, moderately saturated purple (Cold Lips) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Loveland#E76E80
A light, vivid pink (Loveland) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Witch Brew#8F851E
A medium, moderately saturated yellow (Witch Brew) that brings light and cheer. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Muted Blue#1472A0
A medium, moderately saturated blue (Muted Blue) that brings quiet confidence. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white5.32:1Good 3/5
- On black12.65:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly85% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Aqua | Background | #26DEE4 | 82% |
| ≈ Lilac | Surface | #A69CF7 | 74% |
| ≈ Salmon | Primary | #E76E80 | 69% |
| ≈ Olive | Accent | #8F851E | 61% |
| ≈ Teal | Text | #1472A0 | 52% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #051D2B for text.
:root {
--color-background: #26dee4;
--color-surface: #a69cf7;
--color-primary: #e76e80;
--color-accent: #8f851e;
--color-text: #051d2b;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #26dee4;
--color-surface: #a69cf7;
--color-primary: #e76e80;
--color-accent: #8f851e;
--color-ink: #051d2b;
}
About this palette
Punchy Salmon Gallery is palette number 5,417 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a vivid palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Salmon (#E76E80), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as crisp, modern and high-energy. Its colors run from Aqua (#26DEE4) at the light end to Teal (#1472A0) at the dark end, covering 52% to 82% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Aqua #26DEE4: suggested role background. It is a teal color with 82% lightness and a chroma of 0.134.
2. ≈ Lilac #A69CF7: suggested role surface. It is a violet color with 74% lightness and a chroma of 0.13.
3. ≈ Salmon #E76E80: suggested role primary. It is a rose color with 69% lightness and a chroma of 0.15, which makes it clearly saturated.
4. ≈ Olive #8F851E: suggested role accent. It is a yellow color with 61% lightness and a chroma of 0.118.
5. ≈ Teal #1472A0: suggested role text. It is a blue color with 52% lightness and a chroma of 0.108.
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 teal, violet, rose, yellow and blue families, spread across 275 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Vivid palettes keep chroma between 0.15 and 0.26, and lightness between 52% and 82%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is cool: 1 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 3 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.128 makes the saturation rich.
That combination suits app and product marketing, event posters and social media graphics, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel crisp, modern and high-energy.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Aqua (#26DEE4) with Teal (#1472A0) at a contrast ratio of 3.20:1, 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 (#26DEE4), so this page suggests #051D2B for text, a darkened Teal that reaches 10.39:1. 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: #26DEE4 as the background, #A69CF7 for cards and surfaces, #E76E80 as the primary brand color, #8F851E as the accent, and #051D2B for text (a computed darker shade of Teal, 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 vivid palette include app and product marketing, event posters, social media graphics and entertainment brands. 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 Punchy Salmon Gallery accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.20:1 (#26DEE4 on #1472A0). 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?
Salmon (#E76E80) 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 app and product marketing, event posters, social media graphics and entertainment brands, where a crisp, modern and high-energy feel works well.