Cloud Powder Blue Festival
Cloud Powder Blue Festival: a soft neutral tetradic palette of #F6EDE4, #C7EBD4, #C6CDD5, #C0ACB9, #A5A898. Pure, minimal and calm; best contrast 2.09:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on white, green, gray, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.09:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Salt#F6EDE4
A very light, neutral gray (Salt) that brings neutral balance. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Fresh Breeze#C7EBD4
A very light, muted teal (Fresh Breeze) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Windy#C6CDD5
A light, neutral gray (Windy) that brings neutral balance. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Monet Magic#C0ACB9
A light, neutral purple (Monet Magic) that brings quiet luxury. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Edamame#A5A898
A light, neutral green (Edamame) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.42:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.15:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly96% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #F6EDE4 | 95% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Primary | #C7EBD4 | 91% |
| ≈ Fog | Surface | #C6CDD5 | 85% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Accent | #C0ACB9 | 77% |
| ≈ Taupe | Text | #A5A898 | 72% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #1A1C10 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #f6ede4;
--color-surface: #c6cdd5;
--color-primary: #c7ebd4;
--color-accent: #c0acb9;
--color-text: #1a1c10;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #f6ede4;
--color-surface: #c6cdd5;
--color-primary: #c7ebd4;
--color-accent: #c0acb9;
--color-ink: #1a1c10;
}
About this palette
Cloud Powder Blue Festival is palette number 6,206 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 (#C7EBD4), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as pure, minimal and calm. Its colors run from Ivory (#F6EDE4) at the light end to Taupe (#A5A898) at the dark end, covering 72% to 95% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ivory #F6EDE4: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 95% lightness and a chroma of 0.015, so it behaves like a neutral.
2. ≈ Powder Blue #C7EBD4: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.049.
3. ≈ Fog #C6CDD5: suggested role surface. It is a near-neutral color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.014, so it behaves like a neutral.
4. ≈ Dusty Rose #C0ACB9: suggested role accent. It is a near-neutral color with 77% lightness and a chroma of 0.029, so it behaves like a neutral.
5. ≈ Taupe #A5A898: suggested role text. It is a near-neutral color with 72% lightness and a chroma of 0.023, 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 green 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 0.026 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 Ivory (#F6EDE4) with Taupe (#A5A898) at a contrast ratio of 2.09:1, 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 (#F6EDE4), so this page suggests #1A1C10 for text, a darkened Taupe that reaches 14.90:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #F6EDE4 and #C7EBD4 and #C0ACB9 and #A5A898 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #F6EDE4 and #C7EBD4 and #C0ACB9 and #A5A898 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #C0ACB9 and #A5A898 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #F6EDE4 as the background, #C6CDD5 for cards and surfaces, #C7EBD4 as the primary brand color, #C0ACB9 as the accent, and #1A1C10 for text (a computed darker shade of Taupe, 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 Cloud Powder Blue Festival accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.09:1 (#F6EDE4 on #A5A898). 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 (#C7EBD4) 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.