Soft Ash Ember
Soft Ash Ember: a pastel split complementary palette of #C2FEF3, #C4EEED, #F4CAF0, #E6C5BF, #8ED0B2. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.58:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on teal, beige, pink, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.58:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Crushed Ice#C2FEF3
A very light, muted teal (Crushed Ice) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Gentle Cold#C4EEED
A very light, muted teal (Gentle Cold) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Sugar High#F4CAF0
A very light, muted pink (Sugar High) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Rose Haze#E6C5BF
A light, muted pink (Rose Haze) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Wintermint#8ED0B2
A light, muted teal (Wintermint) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.77:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.76:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly82% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #C2FEF3 | 95% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Accent | #C4EEED | 92% |
| ≈ Pink | Primary | #F4CAF0 | 89% |
| ≈ Pink | Surface | #E6C5BF | 85% |
| ≈ Ash | Text | #8ED0B2 | 80% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #052016 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #c2fef3;
--color-surface: #e6c5bf;
--color-primary: #f4caf0;
--color-accent: #c4eeed;
--color-text: #052016;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #c2fef3;
--color-surface: #e6c5bf;
--color-primary: #f4caf0;
--color-accent: #c4eeed;
--color-ink: #052016;
}
About this palette
Soft Ash Ember is palette number 696 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Ash (#8ED0B2), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from Ivory (#C2FEF3) at the light end to Ash (#8ED0B2) at the dark end, covering 80% to 95% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ivory #C2FEF3: suggested role background. It is a teal color with 95% lightness and a chroma of 0.062.
2. ≈ Powder Blue #C4EEED: suggested role accent. It is a teal color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.043.
3. ≈ Pink #F4CAF0: suggested role primary. It is a magenta color with 89% lightness and a chroma of 0.069.
4. ≈ Pink #E6C5BF: suggested role surface. It is a red color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.039.
5. ≈ Ash #8ED0B2: suggested role text. It is a green color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.08.
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 teal, magenta, red and green families, spread across 299 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: 1 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 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 Ivory (#C2FEF3) with Ash (#8ED0B2) at a contrast ratio of 1.58:1, 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 (#C2FEF3), so this page suggests #052016 for text, a darkened Ash that reaches 15.32:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #C2FEF3 and #C4EEED and #E6C5BF and #8ED0B2 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #C2FEF3 and #C4EEED, #C4EEED and #F4CAF0 and #E6C5BF and #8ED0B2 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #C2FEF3 and #C4EEED and #F4CAF0 and #E6C5BF may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #C2FEF3 as the background, #E6C5BF for cards and surfaces, #F4CAF0 as the primary brand color, #C4EEED as the accent, and #052016 for text (a computed darker shade of Ash, 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 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 Ash Ember accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.58:1 (#C2FEF3 on #8ED0B2). 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?
Pink (#F4CAF0) 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.