Arcade Mustard Glacier
Arcade Mustard Glacier: a neon tetradic palette of #FE7825, #72CD1F, #7AD4FE, #E9C9FC, #FDE290. Playful, arcade-bright and fast; best contrast 2.07:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on orange, green, blue, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.07:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Pumpkin#FE7825
A light, vivid orange (Pumpkin) that brings playful warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Bergamot#72CD1F
A light, vivid green (Bergamot) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Sky#7AD4FE
A light, moderately saturated blue (Sky) that brings open, airy calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Neon Boneyard#E9C9FC
A very light, muted purple (Neon Boneyard) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Wheat#FDE290
A very light, moderately saturated yellow (Wheat) that brings light and cheer. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.64:1Poor 1/5
- On black16.45:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly81% similarVery good 4/5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Coral | Text | #FE7825 | 72% |
| ≈ Mustard | Primary | #72CD1F | 76% |
| ≈ Sky | Surface | #7AD4FE | 83% |
| ≈ Mauve | Accent | #E9C9FC | 88% |
| ≈ Beige | Background | #FDE290 | 92% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #2A1409 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #fde290;
--color-surface: #7ad4fe;
--color-primary: #72cd1f;
--color-accent: #e9c9fc;
--color-text: #2a1409;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #fde290;
--color-surface: #7ad4fe;
--color-primary: #72cd1f;
--color-accent: #e9c9fc;
--color-ink: #2a1409;
}
About this palette
Arcade Mustard Glacier is palette number 6,597 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a neon palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Mustard (#72CD1F), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as playful, arcade-bright and fast. Its colors run from Beige (#FDE290) at the light end to Coral (#FE7825) at the dark end, covering 72% to 92% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Coral #FE7825: suggested role text. It is a orange color with 72% lightness and a chroma of 0.185, which makes it clearly saturated.
2. ≈ Mustard #72CD1F: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 76% lightness and a chroma of 0.212, which makes it clearly saturated.
3. ≈ Sky #7AD4FE: suggested role surface. It is a cyan color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.105.
4. ≈ Mauve #E9C9FC: suggested role accent. It is a violet color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.077.
5. ≈ Beige #FDE290: suggested role background. It is a yellow color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.106.
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 orange, green, cyan, violet and yellow families, spread across 266 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Neon palettes keep chroma between 0.2 and 0.3, and lightness between 72% and 92%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 2 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.137 makes the saturation rich.
That combination suits gaming and esports, nightlife flyers and technology launches, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel playful, arcade-bright and fast.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Coral (#FE7825) with Beige (#FDE290) at a contrast ratio of 2.07:1, 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 (#FDE290), so this page suggests #2A1409 for text, a darkened Coral that reaches 13.68:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #7AD4FE and #E9C9FC may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #FE7825 and #72CD1F may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #E9C9FC and #FDE290 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FDE290 as the background, #7AD4FE for cards and surfaces, #72CD1F as the primary brand color, #E9C9FC as the accent, and #2A1409 for text (a computed darker shade of Coral, 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 neon palette include gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals. 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 Arcade Mustard Glacier accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.07:1 (#FE7825 on #FDE290). 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?
Mustard (#72CD1F) 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 gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals, where a playful, arcade-bright and fast feel works well.