Cloud Ash Harbor
Cloud Ash Harbor: a soft neutral analogous palette of #DFFBEE, #D2E6E0, #B3D7D6, #9ABDC1, #8CAFBE. Cool, clean and spacious; best contrast 2.13:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, gray, blue, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.13:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Candied Snow#DFFBEE
A very light, neutral teal (Candied Snow) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Spa#D2E6E0
A very light, neutral gray (Spa) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Clear Water#B3D7D6
A very light, muted teal (Clear Water) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Shallow Sea#9ABDC1
A light, muted blue (Shallow Sea) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Open Seas#8CAFBE
A light, muted blue (Open Seas) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.33:1Poor 1/5
- On black19.17:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly99% 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 | #DFFBEE | 96% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #D2E6E0 | 91% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Surface | #B3D7D6 | 85% |
| ≈ Silver | Primary | #9ABDC1 | 77% |
| ≈ Ash | Text | #8CAFBE | 73% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #021E29 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #dffbee;
--color-surface: #b3d7d6;
--color-primary: #9abdc1;
--color-accent: #d2e6e0;
--color-text: #021e29;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #dffbee;
--color-surface: #b3d7d6;
--color-primary: #9abdc1;
--color-accent: #d2e6e0;
--color-ink: #021e29;
}
About this palette
Cloud Ash Harbor is palette number 6,398 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a analogous scheme, and it is anchored by Ash (#8CAFBE), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as cool, clean and spacious. Its colors run from Ivory (#DFFBEE) at the light end to Ash (#8CAFBE) at the dark end, covering 73% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ivory #DFFBEE: suggested role background. It is a teal color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.034.
2. ≈ Fog #D2E6E0: suggested role accent. It is a near-neutral color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.023, so it behaves like a neutral.
3. ≈ Powder Blue #B3D7D6: suggested role surface. It is a teal color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.038.
4. ≈ Silver #9ABDC1: suggested role primary. It is a cyan color with 77% lightness and a chroma of 0.038.
5. ≈ Ash #8CAFBE: suggested role text. It is a cyan color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.044.
Harmony and structure
The hues sit side by side on the color wheel, spanning roughly 60 degrees. Analogous palettes feel natural and flowing, like a sunset or a stretch of coastline.
In this palette the hues fall in the teal and cyan families, spread across 60 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. 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 cool: 0 of its 4 chromatic colors lean warm and 3 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.035 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 cool, clean and spacious.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Ivory (#DFFBEE) with Ash (#8CAFBE) at a contrast ratio of 2.13:1, 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 (#DFFBEE), so this page suggests #021E29 for text, a darkened Ash that reaches 15.71:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #D2E6E0 and #B3D7D6 and #9ABDC1 and #8CAFBE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #9ABDC1 and #8CAFBE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #9ABDC1 and #8CAFBE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #DFFBEE as the background, #B3D7D6 for cards and surfaces, #9ABDC1 as the primary brand color, #D2E6E0 as the accent, and #021E29 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 lead and let the others support it. Keep one color noticeably lighter or darker than the rest so the layout has a clear focal point.
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 Ash Harbor accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.13:1 (#DFFBEE on #8CAFBE). 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?
Silver (#9ABDC1) 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 cool, clean and spacious feel works well.