Dusty Plum Daybreak
Dusty Plum Daybreak: a muted tetradic palette of #BEC8E0, #DBA1B9, #9B8A6C, #348373, #755487. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 3.71:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, pink, yellow, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.71:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Maritime#BEC8E0
A light, muted blue (Maritime) that brings open, airy calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Think Pink#DBA1B9
A light, muted pink (Think Pink) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Cumin#9B8A6C
A medium, muted orange (Cumin) that brings friendly optimism. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Pearl Green#348373
A medium, moderately saturated teal (Pearl Green) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Dr Who#755487
A medium, moderately saturated purple (Dr Who) that brings imagination and polish. White text sits comfortably on it.
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- On white6.22:1Good 3/5
- On black12.52:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly92% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Silver | Background | #BEC8E0 | 83% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Accent | #DBA1B9 | 77% |
| ≈ Taupe | Surface | #9B8A6C | 64% |
| ≈ Teal | Primary | #348373 | 56% |
| ≈ Plum | Text | #755487 | 50% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #211528 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #bec8e0;
--color-surface: #9b8a6c;
--color-primary: #348373;
--color-accent: #dba1b9;
--color-text: #211528;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #bec8e0;
--color-surface: #9b8a6c;
--color-primary: #348373;
--color-accent: #dba1b9;
--color-ink: #211528;
}
About this palette
Dusty Plum Daybreak is palette number 5,418 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Plum (#755487), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Silver (#BEC8E0) at the light end to Plum (#755487) at the dark end, covering 50% to 83% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Silver #BEC8E0: suggested role background. It is a blue color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.035.
2. ≈ Dusty Rose #DBA1B9: suggested role accent. It is a rose color with 77% lightness and a chroma of 0.075.
3. ≈ Taupe #9B8A6C: suggested role surface. It is a yellow color with 64% lightness and a chroma of 0.047.
4. ≈ Teal #348373: suggested role primary. It is a teal color with 56% lightness and a chroma of 0.081.
5. ≈ Plum #755487: suggested role text. It is a violet color with 50% lightness and a chroma of 0.088.
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 blue, rose, yellow, teal and violet families, spread across 271 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 0.065 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 Silver (#BEC8E0) with Plum (#755487) at a contrast ratio of 3.71:1, 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 (#BEC8E0), so this page suggests #211528 for text, a darkened Plum that reaches 10.41:1. 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: #BEC8E0 as the background, #9B8A6C for cards and surfaces, #348373 as the primary brand color, #DBA1B9 as the accent, and #211528 for text (a computed darker shade of Plum, 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 Dusty Plum Daybreak accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.71:1 (#BEC8E0 on #755487). 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 (#348373) 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.