Glow Green Orchard
Glow Green Orchard: a neon tetradic palette of #FEE1CF, #5EFD5D, #5BD0FE, #E18FFA, #C0A02C. Playful, arcade-bright and fast; best contrast 2.03:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, green, blue, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.03:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Coral Kiss#FEE1CF
A very light, muted beige (Coral Kiss) that brings soft, quiet warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Estrogreen#5EFD5D
A very light, vivid green (Estrogreen) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Sky#5BD0FE
A light, moderately saturated blue (Sky) that brings open, airy calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Pinkling#E18FFA
A light, vivid purple (Pinkling) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Rapeseed#C0A02C
A light, moderately saturated yellow (Rapeseed) that brings a bright, hopeful note. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.52:1Poor 1/5
- On black16.88:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly77% similarVery good 4/5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Apricot | Background | #FEE1CF | 93% |
| ≈ Green | Primary | #5EFD5D | 88% |
| ≈ Sky | Surface | #5BD0FE | 81% |
| ≈ Lilac | Accent | #E18FFA | 77% |
| ≈ Mustard | Text | #C0A02C | 72% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #211A03 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #fee1cf;
--color-surface: #5bd0fe;
--color-primary: #5efd5d;
--color-accent: #e18ffa;
--color-text: #211a03;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #fee1cf;
--color-surface: #5bd0fe;
--color-primary: #5efd5d;
--color-accent: #e18ffa;
--color-ink: #211a03;
}
About this palette
Glow Green Orchard is palette number 5,981 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a neon palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Green (#5EFD5D), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as playful, arcade-bright and fast. Its colors run from Apricot (#FEE1CF) at the light end to Mustard (#C0A02C) at the dark end, covering 72% to 93% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Apricot #FEE1CF: suggested role background. It is a orange color with 93% lightness and a chroma of 0.04.
2. ≈ Green #5EFD5D: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.242, which makes it clearly saturated.
3. ≈ Sky #5BD0FE: suggested role surface. It is a cyan color with 81% lightness and a chroma of 0.123.
4. ≈ Lilac #E18FFA: suggested role accent. It is a magenta color with 77% lightness and a chroma of 0.169, which makes it clearly saturated.
5. ≈ Mustard #C0A02C: suggested role text. It is a yellow color with 72% lightness and a chroma of 0.133.
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 orange, green, cyan, magenta and yellow families, spread across 264 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Neon palettes keep chroma between 0.2 and 0.3, and lightness between 72% and 92%, 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 0.141 makes the saturation rich.
That combination suits gaming and esports, nightlife flyers and technology launches, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel playful, arcade-bright and fast.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Apricot (#FEE1CF) with Mustard (#C0A02C) at a contrast ratio of 2.03:1, 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 (#FEE1CF), so this page suggests #211A03 for text, a darkened Mustard that reaches 13.91:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #5BD0FE and #E18FFA may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FEE1CF as the background, #5BD0FE for cards and surfaces, #5EFD5D as the primary brand color, #E18FFA as the accent, and #211A03 for text (a computed darker shade of Mustard, 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 neon palette include gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals. 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 Glow Green Orchard accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.03:1 (#FEE1CF on #C0A02C). 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?
Green (#5EFD5D) 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 gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals, where a playful, arcade-bright and fast feel works well.