Soft Beige Summit
Soft Beige Summit: a pastel analogous palette of #C1C48A, #C1D69E, #C5E3BD, #D4E8D8, #D8FEEC. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.67:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on green, beige, teal, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.67:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Soda Pop#C1C48A
A light, muted yellow (Soda Pop) that brings light and cheer. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Fizz#C1D69E
A light, muted green (Fizz) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Ambrosia#C5E3BD
A very light, muted green (Ambrosia) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Jade Palace#D4E8D8
A very light, neutral green (Jade Palace) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Candied Snow#D8FEEC
A very light, muted teal (Candied Snow) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.82:1Poor 1/5
- On black19.30:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Tan | Text | #C1C48A | 80% |
| ≈ Beige | Primary | #C1D69E | 85% |
| ≈ Beige | Surface | #C5E3BD | 88% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #D4E8D8 | 91% |
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #D8FEEC | 97% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #1C1C05 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #d8feec;
--color-surface: #c5e3bd;
--color-primary: #c1d69e;
--color-accent: #d4e8d8;
--color-text: #1c1c05;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #d8feec;
--color-surface: #c5e3bd;
--color-primary: #c1d69e;
--color-accent: #d4e8d8;
--color-ink: #1c1c05;
}
About this palette
Soft Beige Summit is palette number 6,560 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a analogous scheme, and it is anchored by Beige (#C1D69E), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from Ivory (#D8FEEC) at the light end to Tan (#C1C48A) at the dark end, covering 80% to 97% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Tan #C1C48A: suggested role text. It is a yellow color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.077.
2. ≈ Beige #C1D69E: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.078.
3. ≈ Beige #C5E3BD: suggested role surface. It is a green color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.06.
4. ≈ Fog #D4E8D8: suggested role accent. It is a green color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.03.
5. ≈ Ivory #D8FEEC: suggested role background. It is a teal color with 97% lightness and a chroma of 0.046.
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 yellow, green and teal families, spread across 55 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: 0 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.058 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 Tan (#C1C48A) with Ivory (#D8FEEC) at a contrast ratio of 1.67:1, 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 (#D8FEEC), so this page suggests #1C1C05 for text, a darkened Tan that reaches 15.85:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #C1C48A and #C1D69E, #C1D69E and #C5E3BD and #C5E3BD and #D4E8D8 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #C1C48A and #C1D69E, #C1D69E and #C5E3BD and #C5E3BD and #D4E8D8 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #C1D69E and #C5E3BD and #C5E3BD and #D4E8D8 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #D8FEEC as the background, #C5E3BD for cards and surfaces, #C1D69E as the primary brand color, #D4E8D8 as the accent, and #1C1C05 for text (a computed darker shade of Tan, 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 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 Soft Beige Summit accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.67:1 (#C1C48A on #D8FEEC). 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?
Beige (#C1D69E) 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.