Oat Ash Island
Oat Ash Island: a soft neutral complementary palette of #F3E9FF, #E8D8F0, #C5CEB3, #AFC0A2, #A89EB5. Light, balanced and effortless; best contrast 2.17:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, green, purple, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.17:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Bunny Tail#F3E9FF
A very light, neutral pink (Bunny Tail) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Scented Spring#E8D8F0
A very light, muted pink (Scented Spring) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Bok Choy#C5CEB3
A light, muted green (Bok Choy) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Gum Leaf#AFC0A2
A light, muted green (Gum Leaf) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Lily#A89EB5
A light, neutral pink (Lily) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.55:1Poor 1/5
- On black17.91:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly94% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ White | Background | #F3E9FF | 95% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #E8D8F0 | 90% |
| ≈ Silver | Surface | #C5CEB3 | 84% |
| ≈ Ash | Primary | #AFC0A2 | 79% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Text | #A89EB5 | 72% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #1E1628 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #f3e9ff;
--color-surface: #c5ceb3;
--color-primary: #afc0a2;
--color-accent: #e8d8f0;
--color-text: #1e1628;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #f3e9ff;
--color-surface: #c5ceb3;
--color-primary: #afc0a2;
--color-accent: #e8d8f0;
--color-ink: #1e1628;
}
About this palette
Oat Ash Island is palette number 6,742 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Ash (#AFC0A2), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, balanced and effortless. Its colors run from White (#F3E9FF) at the light end to Dusty Rose (#A89EB5) at the dark end, covering 72% to 95% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ White #F3E9FF: suggested role background. It is a violet color with 95% lightness and a chroma of 0.031.
2. ≈ Fog #E8D8F0: suggested role accent. It is a violet color with 90% lightness and a chroma of 0.037.
3. ≈ Silver #C5CEB3: suggested role surface. It is a green color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.038.
4. ≈ Ash #AFC0A2: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 79% lightness and a chroma of 0.046.
5. ≈ Dusty Rose #A89EB5: suggested role text. It is a violet color with 72% lightness and a chroma of 0.035.
Harmony and structure
Two hues sit opposite each other on the wheel, each with a close companion. Complementary palettes have built-in tension: the opposite hues make each other look more vivid.
In this palette the hues fall in the violet and green families, spread across 192 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 temperature-balanced: 0 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.037 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 light, balanced and effortless.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is White (#F3E9FF) with Dusty Rose (#A89EB5) at a contrast ratio of 2.17:1, 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 (#F3E9FF), so this page suggests #1E1628 for text, a darkened Dusty Rose that reaches 14.91:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #F3E9FF and #E8D8F0 and #C5CEB3 and #AFC0A2 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #F3E9FF and #E8D8F0 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #F3E9FF and #E8D8F0 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #F3E9FF as the background, #C5CEB3 for cards and surfaces, #AFC0A2 as the primary brand color, #E8D8F0 as the accent, and #1E1628 for text (a computed darker shade of Dusty Rose, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Give one side of the wheel to the background and structure and the other to calls to action. A small amount of the opposing hue goes a long way.
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 Oat Ash Island accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.17:1 (#F3E9FF on #A89EB5). 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?
Ash (#AFC0A2) 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 light, balanced and effortless feel works well.