Weathered Cornflower Delta
Weathered Cornflower Delta: a muted tetradic palette of #725246, #637E52, #4F9BB2, #B9A6C1, #DCC390. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 4.06:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on brown, green, blue, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 4.06:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Bigfoot#725246
A medium, muted brown (Bigfoot) that brings craft and reliability. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Kale#637E52
A medium, muted green (Kale) that brings a fresh, natural feel. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Rainy Mood#4F9BB2
A medium, moderately saturated teal (Rainy Mood) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Novel Lilac#B9A6C1
A light, muted pink (Novel Lilac) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Halo#DCC390
A light, muted beige (Halo) that brings soft, quiet warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white6.97:1Good 3/5
- On black12.25:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly95% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Slate | Text | #725246 | 47% |
| ≈ Olive | Surface | #637E52 | 56% |
| ≈ Cornflower | Primary | #4F9BB2 | 65% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Accent | #B9A6C1 | 75% |
| ≈ Sand | Background | #DCC390 | 83% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #2A140B for text.
:root {
--color-background: #dcc390;
--color-surface: #637e52;
--color-primary: #4f9bb2;
--color-accent: #b9a6c1;
--color-text: #2a140b;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #dcc390;
--color-surface: #637e52;
--color-primary: #4f9bb2;
--color-accent: #b9a6c1;
--color-ink: #2a140b;
}
About this palette
Weathered Cornflower Delta is palette number 7,602 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Cornflower (#4F9BB2), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Sand (#DCC390) at the light end to Slate (#725246) at the dark end, covering 47% to 83% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Slate #725246: suggested role text. It is a red color with 47% lightness and a chroma of 0.047.
2. ≈ Olive #637E52: suggested role surface. It is a green color with 56% lightness and a chroma of 0.072.
3. ≈ Cornflower #4F9BB2: suggested role primary. It is a cyan color with 65% lightness and a chroma of 0.082.
4. ≈ Dusty Rose #B9A6C1: suggested role accent. It is a magenta color with 75% lightness and a chroma of 0.044.
5. ≈ Sand #DCC390: suggested role background. It is a yellow color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.073.
Harmony and structure
Four hues are spaced around the wheel in two complementary pairs. It is the richest scheme, and the hardest to balance.
In this palette the hues fall in the red, green, cyan, magenta and yellow families, spread across 275 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: 2 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 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 Slate (#725246) with Sand (#DCC390) at a contrast ratio of 4.06:1, 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 (#DCC390), so this page suggests #2A140B for text, a darkened Slate that reaches 10.18:1. 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: #DCC390 as the background, #637E52 for cards and surfaces, #4F9BB2 as the primary brand color, #B9A6C1 as the accent, and #2A140B for text (a computed darker shade of Slate, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Let one hue take most of the space and use the others sparingly. Control the mood with lightness and saturation rather than hue.
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 Weathered Cornflower Delta accessible?
Its best pair reaches 4.06:1 (#725246 on #DCC390). 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?
Cornflower (#4F9BB2) 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.