Milky Mauve Ripple
Milky Mauve Ripple: a pastel split complementary palette of #BEBDD3, #D4C4EE, #E3D4BD, #D6EFD3, #EFF2FF. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.64:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, purple, green, 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
- ≈ Fog Syringa#BEBDD3
A light, neutral purple (Fog Syringa) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Foggy Love#D4C4EE
A light, muted purple (Foggy Love) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Dust Storm#E3D4BD
A very light, muted beige (Dust Storm) that brings soft, quiet warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Jade Palace#D6EFD3
A very light, muted green (Jade Palace) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Salt#EFF2FF
A very light, neutral gray (Salt) that brings neutral balance. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.84:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.81:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly92% 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 | #BEBDD3 | 81% |
| ≈ Mauve | Primary | #D4C4EE | 85% |
| ≈ Fog | Surface | #E3D4BD | 88% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #D6EFD3 | 93% |
| ≈ White | Background | #EFF2FF | 96% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #1A1828 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #eff2ff;
--color-surface: #e3d4bd;
--color-primary: #d4c4ee;
--color-accent: #d6efd3;
--color-text: #1a1828;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #eff2ff;
--color-surface: #e3d4bd;
--color-primary: #d4c4ee;
--color-accent: #d6efd3;
--color-ink: #1a1828;
}
About this palette
Milky Mauve Ripple is palette number 7,248 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Mauve (#D4C4EE), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from White (#EFF2FF) at the light end to Silver (#BEBDD3) at the dark end, covering 81% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Silver #BEBDD3: suggested role text. It is a violet color with 81% lightness and a chroma of 0.031.
2. ≈ Mauve #D4C4EE: suggested role primary. It is a violet color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.06.
3. ≈ Fog #E3D4BD: suggested role surface. It is a orange color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.035.
4. ≈ Fog #D6EFD3: suggested role accent. It is a green color with 93% lightness and a chroma of 0.046.
5. ≈ White #EFF2FF: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.018, 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 violet, orange and green families, spread across 224 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 4 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.038 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 Silver (#BEBDD3) with White (#EFF2FF) 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 (#EFF2FF), so this page suggests #1A1828 for text, a darkened Silver that reaches 15.61:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #BEBDD3 and #D4C4EE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #BEBDD3 and #D4C4EE and #E3D4BD and #D6EFD3 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #BEBDD3 and #D4C4EE, #D4C4EE and #E3D4BD and #D6EFD3 and #EFF2FF may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #EFF2FF as the background, #E3D4BD for cards and surfaces, #D4C4EE as the primary brand color, #D6EFD3 as the accent, and #1A1828 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.
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 Milky Mauve Ripple accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.64:1 (#BEBDD3 on #EFF2FF). 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?
Mauve (#D4C4EE) 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.