Sunbaked Mauve Dune
Sunbaked Mauve Dune: a earthy neutral with an accent palette of #3B3E31, #5D5E55, #80836E, #A8AB95, #DABCEF. Organic, honest and tactile; best contrast 6.47:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on gray, green, purple, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 6.47:1, enough for most text. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Madras#3B3E31
A dark, neutral brown (Madras) that brings craft and reliability. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Iron#5D5E55
A medium, neutral gray (Iron) that brings a steady, composed backdrop. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Antique#80836E
A medium, neutral gray (Antique) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Salvia#A8AB95
A light, neutral green (Salvia) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Beefy Pink#DABCEF
A light, muted purple (Beefy Pink) that brings quiet luxury. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white10.94:1Very good 4/5
- On black12.42:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Graphite | Text | #3B3E31 | 36% |
| ≈ Slate | Accent | #5D5E55 | 48% |
| ≈ Olive | Surface | #80836E | 60% |
| ≈ Taupe | Primary | #A8AB95 | 73% |
| ≈ Mauve | Background | #DABCEF | 84% |
:root {
--color-background: #dabcef;
--color-surface: #80836e;
--color-primary: #a8ab95;
--color-accent: #5d5e55;
--color-text: #3b3e31;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #dabcef;
--color-surface: #80836e;
--color-primary: #a8ab95;
--color-accent: #5d5e55;
--color-ink: #3b3e31;
}
About this palette
Sunbaked Mauve Dune is palette number 6,156 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a earthy palette built on a neutral with an accent scheme, and it is anchored by Mauve (#DABCEF), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as organic, honest and tactile. Its colors run from Mauve (#DABCEF) at the light end to Graphite (#3B3E31) at the dark end, covering 36% to 84% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Graphite #3B3E31: suggested role text. It is a near-neutral color with 36% lightness and a chroma of 0.022, so it behaves like a neutral.
2. ≈ Slate #5D5E55: suggested role accent. It is a near-neutral color with 48% lightness and a chroma of 0.014, so it behaves like a neutral.
3. ≈ Olive #80836E: suggested role surface. It is a yellow color with 60% lightness and a chroma of 0.031.
4. ≈ Taupe #A8AB95: suggested role primary. It is a yellow color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.031.
5. ≈ Mauve #DABCEF: suggested role background. It is a violet color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.077.
Harmony and structure
Four low-chroma colors form a calm foundation and one saturated color from the far side of the wheel acts as the accent.
In this palette the hues fall in the yellow and violet families, spread across 198 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Earthy palettes keep chroma between 0.04 and 0.11, and lightness between 34% and 86%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 0 of its 3 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.035 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits food and coffee brands, outdoor and craft businesses and interior-design boards, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel organic, honest and tactile.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Graphite (#3B3E31) with Mauve (#DABCEF) at a contrast ratio of 6.47:1, which is WCAG AA. Across all 10 possible pairs, 2 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
On the Mauve background (#DABCEF), #3B3E31 can be used for text at AA contrast.
On the Graphite text color (#3B3E31), #A8AB95 and #DABCEF reach AA contrast.
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: #DABCEF as the background, #80836E for cards and surfaces, #A8AB95 as the primary brand color, #5D5E55 as the accent, and #3B3E31 for text. A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Spend the neutrals on backgrounds, text and surfaces, and save the accent for the one thing you want people to notice: a button, a link or a highlight.
Typical uses for a earthy palette include food and coffee brands, outdoor and craft businesses, interior-design boards and sustainability reports. 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 Sunbaked Mauve Dune accessible?
Its best pair reaches 6.47:1 (#3B3E31 on #DABCEF). 2 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?
Taupe (#A8AB95) 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 food and coffee brands, outdoor and craft businesses, interior-design boards and sustainability reports, where a organic, honest and tactile feel works well.