Linen Powder Blue Cascade
Linen Powder Blue Cascade: a soft neutral tetradic palette of #FEEFF4, #E5E1D6, #B5D8CF, #B5BAC9, #AFA5A1. Pure, minimal and calm; best contrast 2.16:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on white, gray, beige, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.16:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Snow#FEEFF4
A very light, neutral white (Snow) that brings a clean, open canvas. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Tofu#E5E1D6
A very light, neutral gray (Tofu) that brings a steady, composed backdrop. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Whirlpool#B5D8CF
A very light, muted teal (Whirlpool) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Cosmic#B5BAC9
A light, neutral gray (Cosmic) that brings neutral balance. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Martini#AFA5A1
A light, neutral gray (Martini) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
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- On white2.40:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.86:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly97% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ White | Background | #FEEFF4 | 97% |
| ≈ Fog | Surface | #E5E1D6 | 91% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Primary | #B5D8CF | 85% |
| ≈ Silver | Accent | #B5BAC9 | 79% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Text | #AFA5A1 | 73% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #201916 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #feeff4;
--color-surface: #e5e1d6;
--color-primary: #b5d8cf;
--color-accent: #b5bac9;
--color-text: #201916;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #feeff4;
--color-surface: #e5e1d6;
--color-primary: #b5d8cf;
--color-accent: #b5bac9;
--color-ink: #201916;
}
About this palette
Linen Powder Blue Cascade is palette number 550 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Powder Blue (#B5D8CF), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as pure, minimal and calm. Its colors run from White (#FEEFF4) at the light end to Dusty Rose (#AFA5A1) at the dark end, covering 73% to 97% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ White #FEEFF4: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 97% lightness and a chroma of 0.017, so it behaves like a neutral.
2. ≈ Fog #E5E1D6: suggested role surface. It is a near-neutral color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.015, so it behaves like a neutral.
3. ≈ Powder Blue #B5D8CF: suggested role primary. It is a teal color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.039.
4. ≈ Silver #B5BAC9: suggested role accent. It is a near-neutral color with 79% lightness and a chroma of 0.022, so it behaves like a neutral.
5. ≈ Dusty Rose #AFA5A1: suggested role text. It is a near-neutral color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.013, so it behaves like a neutral.
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 family. 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-neutral: 0 of its 1 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.021 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 pure, minimal and calm.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is White (#FEEFF4) with Dusty Rose (#AFA5A1) at a contrast ratio of 2.16:1, 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 (#FEEFF4), so this page suggests #201916 for text, a darkened Dusty Rose that reaches 15.56:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #E5E1D6 and #B5D8CF may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FEEFF4 as the background, #E5E1D6 for cards and surfaces, #B5D8CF as the primary brand color, #B5BAC9 as the accent, and #201916 for text (a computed darker shade of Dusty Rose, 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 Linen Powder Blue Cascade accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.16:1 (#FEEFF4 on #AFA5A1). 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?
Powder Blue (#B5D8CF) 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 pure, minimal and calm feel works well.