Airy Fog Dune
Airy Fog Dune: a pastel tetradic palette of #B8C0A4, #A8D8DE, #D8D1FD, #FDDCD9, #D0FFE7. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.72:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, teal, purple, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.72:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Lush#B8C0A4
A light, muted yellow (Lush) that brings a bright, hopeful note. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Crystal#A8D8DE
A very light, muted teal (Crystal) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Icy Plains#D8D1FD
A very light, muted blue (Icy Plains) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Strawberry Blonde#FDDCD9
A very light, muted pink (Strawberry Blonde) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Mint Coffee#D0FFE7
A very light, muted teal (Mint Coffee) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.88:1Poor 1/5
- On black19.13:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly87% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Ash | Text | #B8C0A4 | 79% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Surface | #A8D8DE | 85% |
| ≈ Fog | Primary | #D8D1FD | 88% |
| ≈ Apricot | Accent | #FDDCD9 | 92% |
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #D0FFE7 | 96% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #181D07 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #d0ffe7;
--color-surface: #a8d8de;
--color-primary: #d8d1fd;
--color-accent: #fddcd9;
--color-text: #181d07;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #d0ffe7;
--color-surface: #a8d8de;
--color-primary: #d8d1fd;
--color-accent: #fddcd9;
--color-ink: #181d07;
}
About this palette
Airy Fog Dune is palette number 5,864 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Fog (#D8D1FD), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from Ivory (#D0FFE7) at the light end to Ash (#B8C0A4) at the dark end, covering 79% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ash #B8C0A4: suggested role text. It is a green color with 79% lightness and a chroma of 0.039.
2. ≈ Powder Blue #A8D8DE: suggested role surface. It is a cyan color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.05.
3. ≈ Fog #D8D1FD: suggested role primary. It is a violet color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.061.
4. ≈ Apricot #FDDCD9: suggested role accent. It is a red color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.037.
5. ≈ Ivory #D0FFE7: suggested role background. It is a green color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.058.
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, cyan, violet and red families, spread across 268 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Pastel palettes keep chroma between 0.03 and 0.08, and lightness between 80% and 96%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 1 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.049 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits baby and children's brands, wedding stationery and spring campaigns, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel light, playful and welcoming.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Ash (#B8C0A4) with Ivory (#D0FFE7) at a contrast ratio of 1.72:1, 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 (#D0FFE7), so this page suggests #181D07 for text, a darkened Ash that reaches 15.71:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #A8D8DE and #D8D1FD and #A8D8DE and #FDDCD9 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #A8D8DE and #D8D1FD and #FDDCD9 and #D0FFE7 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #D0FFE7 as the background, #A8D8DE for cards and surfaces, #D8D1FD as the primary brand color, #FDDCD9 as the accent, and #181D07 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 pastel palette include baby and children's brands, wedding stationery, spring campaigns and wellness and beauty websites. 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 Airy Fog Dune accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.72:1 (#B8C0A4 on #D0FFE7). 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?
Fog (#D8D1FD) 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 baby and children's brands, wedding stationery, spring campaigns and wellness and beauty websites, where a light, playful and welcoming feel works well.