Paper Powder Blue Lagoon
Paper Powder Blue Lagoon: a soft neutral split complementary palette of #F6EED8, #E6E1C9, #ABCEE4, #B6B3C4, #ABA092. Light, balanced and effortless; best contrast 2.21:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, blue, gray, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.21:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Blank Canvas#F6EED8
A very light, neutral beige (Blank Canvas) that brings soft, quiet warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Frost#E6E1C9
A very light, neutral yellow (Frost) that brings light and cheer. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Featherbed#ABCEE4
A light, muted blue (Featherbed) that brings trust and steadiness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Cosmic#B6B3C4
A light, neutral gray (Cosmic) that brings a steady, composed backdrop. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Hickory#ABA092
A light, neutral orange (Hickory) that brings a sunny, approachable mood. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.56:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.13:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly99% 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 | #F6EED8 | 95% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #E6E1C9 | 91% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Primary | #ABCEE4 | 83% |
| ≈ Silver | Surface | #B6B3C4 | 77% |
| ≈ Taupe | Text | #ABA092 | 71% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #21190E for text.
:root {
--color-background: #f6eed8;
--color-surface: #b6b3c4;
--color-primary: #abcee4;
--color-accent: #e6e1c9;
--color-text: #21190e;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #f6eed8;
--color-surface: #b6b3c4;
--color-primary: #abcee4;
--color-accent: #e6e1c9;
--color-ink: #21190e;
}
About this palette
Paper Powder Blue Lagoon is palette number 6,750 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Powder Blue (#ABCEE4), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, balanced and effortless. Its colors run from Ivory (#F6EED8) at the light end to Taupe (#ABA092) at the dark end, covering 71% to 95% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ivory #F6EED8: suggested role background. It is a yellow color with 95% lightness and a chroma of 0.03.
2. ≈ Fog #E6E1C9: suggested role accent. It is a yellow color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.032.
3. ≈ Powder Blue #ABCEE4: suggested role primary. It is a blue color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.048.
4. ≈ Silver #B6B3C4: suggested role surface. It is a near-neutral color with 77% lightness and a chroma of 0.024, so it behaves like a neutral.
5. ≈ Taupe #ABA092: suggested role text. It is a near-neutral color with 71% lightness and a chroma of 0.024, so it behaves like a neutral.
Harmony and structure
One hue is paired with the two hues flanking its opposite. You keep most of the energy of a complementary scheme with less tension and more variety.
In this palette the hues fall in the yellow and blue families, spread across 145 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: 2 of its 3 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.032 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 Ivory (#F6EED8) with Taupe (#ABA092) at a contrast ratio of 2.21:1, 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 (#F6EED8), so this page suggests #21190E for text, a darkened Taupe that reaches 14.99:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #F6EED8 and #E6E1C9 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #F6EED8 and #E6E1C9 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #F6EED8 and #E6E1C9 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #F6EED8 as the background, #B6B3C4 for cards and surfaces, #ABCEE4 as the primary brand color, #E6E1C9 as the accent, and #21190E for text (a computed darker shade of Taupe, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Use the lone hue as the dominant brand color and the two flanking hues as secondary and accent colors.
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 Paper Powder Blue Lagoon accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.21:1 (#F6EED8 on #ABA092). 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?
Powder Blue (#ABCEE4) 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.