Weathered Pine Alcove
Weathered Pine Alcove: a muted triadic palette of #F0B3A4, #93B09C, #8692BA, #927064, #2A674F. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 3.70:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on pink, green, purple, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.70:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Wax Flower#F0B3A4
A light, muted pink (Wax Flower) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Treetop#93B09C
A light, muted teal (Treetop) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Galactic Gossamer#8692BA
A medium, muted blue (Galactic Gossamer) that brings trust and steadiness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Mink#927064
A medium, muted brown (Mink) that brings craft and reliability. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
- ≈ Terrestrial#2A674F
A medium, muted teal (Terrestrial) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white6.66:1Good 3/5
- On black11.68:1Very good 4/5
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Blush | Background | #F0B3A4 | 82% |
| ≈ Sage | Surface | #93B09C | 73% |
| ≈ Cornflower | Primary | #8692BA | 66% |
| ≈ Terracotta | Accent | #927064 | 58% |
| ≈ Pine | Text | #2A674F | 47% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #052016 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #f0b3a4;
--color-surface: #93b09c;
--color-primary: #8692ba;
--color-accent: #927064;
--color-text: #052016;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #f0b3a4;
--color-surface: #93b09c;
--color-primary: #8692ba;
--color-accent: #927064;
--color-ink: #052016;
}
About this palette
Weathered Pine Alcove is palette number 5,858 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a triadic scheme, and it is anchored by Pine (#2A674F), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Blush (#F0B3A4) at the light end to Pine (#2A674F) at the dark end, covering 47% to 82% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Blush #F0B3A4: suggested role background. It is a red color with 82% lightness and a chroma of 0.075.
2. ≈ Sage #93B09C: suggested role surface. It is a green color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.043.
3. ≈ Cornflower #8692BA: suggested role primary. It is a blue color with 66% lightness and a chroma of 0.061.
4. ≈ Terracotta #927064: suggested role accent. It is a red color with 58% lightness and a chroma of 0.047.
5. ≈ Pine #2A674F: suggested role text. It is a green color with 47% lightness and a chroma of 0.075.
Harmony and structure
Three hues are spaced about a third of the wheel apart. Triadic palettes feel balanced and playful, because no single hue family dominates.
In this palette the hues fall in the red, green and blue families, spread across 237 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 0.06 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 Blush (#F0B3A4) with Pine (#2A674F) at a contrast ratio of 3.70:1, 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 (#F0B3A4), so this page suggests #052016 for text, a darkened Pine that reaches 9.54:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #F0B3A4 and #93B09C may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #F0B3A4 as the background, #93B09C for cards and surfaces, #8692BA as the primary brand color, #927064 as the accent, and #052016 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.
Choose one hue to dominate, one to support and one for small accents, so the palette stays lively without becoming chaotic.
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 Pine Alcove accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.70:1 (#F0B3A4 on #2A674F). 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 (#8692BA) 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.