Calm Lavender Gallery
Calm Lavender Gallery: a muted split complementary palette of #A5D5B9, #88BAAA, #9A81B0, #9B6B73, #416547. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 4.03:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on green, teal, purple, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 4.03:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Wintermint#A5D5B9
A light, muted teal (Wintermint) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Lichen#88BAAA
A light, muted teal (Lichen) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Magic Carpet#9A81B0
A medium, muted purple (Magic Carpet) that brings quiet luxury. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Muted Berry#9B6B73
A medium, muted pink (Muted Berry) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
- ≈ Toad King#416547
A medium, muted green (Toad King) that brings balance and health. White text sits comfortably on it.
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- On white6.60:1Good 3/5
- On black12.81:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Powder Blue | Background | #A5D5B9 | 83% |
| ≈ Ash | Accent | #88BAAA | 75% |
| ≈ Lavender | Primary | #9A81B0 | 64% |
| ≈ Terracotta | Surface | #9B6B73 | 58% |
| ≈ Pine | Text | #416547 | 47% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #0C2010 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #a5d5b9;
--color-surface: #9b6b73;
--color-primary: #9a81b0;
--color-accent: #88baaa;
--color-text: #0c2010;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #a5d5b9;
--color-surface: #9b6b73;
--color-primary: #9a81b0;
--color-accent: #88baaa;
--color-ink: #0c2010;
}
About this palette
Calm Lavender Gallery is palette number 698 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Lavender (#9A81B0), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Powder Blue (#A5D5B9) at the light end to Pine (#416547) at the dark end, covering 47% to 83% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Powder Blue #A5D5B9: suggested role background. It is a green color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.064.
2. ≈ Ash #88BAAA: suggested role accent. It is a teal color with 75% lightness and a chroma of 0.058.
3. ≈ Lavender #9A81B0: suggested role primary. It is a violet color with 64% lightness and a chroma of 0.074.
4. ≈ Terracotta #9B6B73: suggested role surface. It is a rose color with 58% lightness and a chroma of 0.062.
5. ≈ Pine #416547: suggested role text. It is a green color with 47% lightness and a chroma of 0.064.
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 green, teal, violet and rose families, spread across 300 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Muted palettes keep chroma between 0.035 and 0.09, and lightness between 48% and 84%, 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 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.064 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands and portfolios, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel relaxed, mature and easy to live with.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Powder Blue (#A5D5B9) with Pine (#416547) at a contrast ratio of 4.03:1, which is WCAG AA large. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 2 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#A5D5B9), so this page suggests #0C2010 for text, a darkened Pine that reaches 10.42:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
All five colors stay distinguishable under protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia simulations, which is a good sign, although it is no substitute for testing with real users.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #A5D5B9 as the background, #9B6B73 for cards and surfaces, #9A81B0 as the primary brand color, #88BAAA as the accent, and #0C2010 for text (a computed darker shade of Pine, 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 muted palette include editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands, portfolios and calm dashboards. 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 Calm Lavender Gallery accessible?
Its best pair reaches 4.03:1 (#A5D5B9 on #416547). 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?
Lavender (#9A81B0) 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 editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands, portfolios and calm dashboards, where a relaxed, mature and easy to live with feel works well.