Sugared Cream Cascade
Sugared Cream Cascade: a pastel neutral with an accent palette of #C1BDC3, #D0CAD2, #DAD4DD, #EAE4EF, #F3F4C9. Delicate, quiet and understated; best contrast 1.64:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on gray, yellow, 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
- ≈ Ghost#C1BDC3
A light, neutral gray (Ghost) that brings neutral balance. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Foggy Plateau#D0CAD2
A light, neutral purple (Foggy Plateau) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Zen#DAD4DD
A very light, neutral gray (Zen) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Bride#EAE4EF
A very light, neutral gray (Bride) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Fondue#F3F4C9
A very light, muted beige (Fondue) that brings soft, quiet warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.85:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.59:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Silver | Text | #C1BDC3 | 80% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #D0CAD2 | 85% |
| ≈ Fog | Surface | #DAD4DD | 88% |
| ≈ Fog | Primary | #EAE4EF | 93% |
| ≈ Cream | Background | #F3F4C9 | 96% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #1C191E for text.
:root {
--color-background: #f3f4c9;
--color-surface: #dad4dd;
--color-primary: #eae4ef;
--color-accent: #d0cad2;
--color-text: #1c191e;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #f3f4c9;
--color-surface: #dad4dd;
--color-primary: #eae4ef;
--color-accent: #d0cad2;
--color-ink: #1c191e;
}
About this palette
Sugared Cream Cascade is palette number 664 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a neutral with an accent scheme, and it is anchored by Cream (#F3F4C9), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as delicate, quiet and understated. Its colors run from Cream (#F3F4C9) at the light end to Silver (#C1BDC3) at the dark end, covering 80% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Silver #C1BDC3: suggested role text. It is a near-neutral color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.009, so it behaves like a neutral.
2. ≈ Fog #D0CAD2: suggested role accent. It is a near-neutral color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.013, so it behaves like a neutral.
3. ≈ Fog #DAD4DD: suggested role surface. It is a near-neutral color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.014, so it behaves like a neutral.
4. ≈ Fog #EAE4EF: suggested role primary. It is a near-neutral color with 93% lightness and a chroma of 0.016, so it behaves like a neutral.
5. ≈ Cream #F3F4C9: suggested role background. It is a yellow color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.056.
Harmony and structure
Four low-chroma colors form a calm foundation and one saturated color from the far side of the wheel acts as the accent.
In this palette the hues fall in the yellow family. 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-neutral: 0 of its 1 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.022 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 delicate, quiet and understated.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Silver (#C1BDC3) with Cream (#F3F4C9) 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 (#F3F4C9), so this page suggests #1C191E for text, a darkened Silver that reaches 15.40:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #C1BDC3 and #D0CAD2, #D0CAD2 and #DAD4DD and #DAD4DD and #EAE4EF may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #C1BDC3 and #D0CAD2, #D0CAD2 and #DAD4DD and #DAD4DD and #EAE4EF may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #C1BDC3 and #D0CAD2, #D0CAD2 and #DAD4DD and #DAD4DD and #EAE4EF may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #F3F4C9 as the background, #DAD4DD for cards and surfaces, #EAE4EF as the primary brand color, #D0CAD2 as the accent, and #1C191E for text (a computed darker shade of Silver, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Spend the neutrals on backgrounds, text and surfaces, and save the accent for the one thing you want people to notice: a button, a link or a highlight.
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 Sugared Cream Cascade accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.64:1 (#C1BDC3 on #F3F4C9). 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?
Fog (#EAE4EF) 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 delicate, quiet and understated feel works well.