Gentle Mauve Quarry
Gentle Mauve Quarry: a pastel tetradic palette of #FFEAE6, #E6ECBD, #9CE8F4, #D2C0F6, #CCB9A3. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.64:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on white, green, teal, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.64:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Tutu#FFEAE6
A very light, neutral gray (Tutu) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Sour#E6ECBD
A very light, muted yellow (Sour) that brings light and cheer. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Blizzard Blue#9CE8F4
A very light, muted teal (Blizzard Blue) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Innocent Snowdrop#D2C0F6
A light, muted purple (Innocent Snowdrop) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Soba#CCB9A3
A light, muted orange (Soba) that brings playful warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.90:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.16:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly88% 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 | #FFEAE6 | 95% |
| ≈ Beige | Accent | #E6ECBD | 93% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Surface | #9CE8F4 | 89% |
| ≈ Mauve | Primary | #D2C0F6 | 84% |
| ≈ Ash | Text | #CCB9A3 | 80% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #251706 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #ffeae6;
--color-surface: #9ce8f4;
--color-primary: #d2c0f6;
--color-accent: #e6ecbd;
--color-text: #251706;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #ffeae6;
--color-surface: #9ce8f4;
--color-primary: #d2c0f6;
--color-accent: #e6ecbd;
--color-ink: #251706;
}
About this palette
Gentle Mauve Quarry is palette number 6,480 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Mauve (#D2C0F6), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from Ivory (#FFEAE6) at the light end to Ash (#CCB9A3) at the dark end, covering 80% to 95% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ivory #FFEAE6: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 95% lightness and a chroma of 0.024, so it behaves like a neutral.
2. ≈ Beige #E6ECBD: suggested role accent. It is a yellow color with 93% lightness and a chroma of 0.062.
3. ≈ Powder Blue #9CE8F4: suggested role surface. It is a cyan color with 89% lightness and a chroma of 0.077.
4. ≈ Mauve #D2C0F6: suggested role primary. It is a violet color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.077.
5. ≈ Ash #CCB9A3: suggested role text. It is a orange color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.037.
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 yellow, cyan, violet and orange families, spread across 229 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 4 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.055 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 Ivory (#FFEAE6) with Ash (#CCB9A3) at a contrast ratio of 1.64:1, 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 (#FFEAE6), so this page suggests #251706 for text, a darkened Ash that reaches 15.08:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #FFEAE6 and #9CE8F4 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #FFEAE6 and #E6ECBD may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #FFEAE6 and #E6ECBD may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FFEAE6 as the background, #9CE8F4 for cards and surfaces, #D2C0F6 as the primary brand color, #E6ECBD as the accent, and #251706 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 Gentle Mauve Quarry accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.64:1 (#FFEAE6 on #CCB9A3). 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?
Mauve (#D2C0F6) 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.