Dreamy Peach Harbor
Dreamy Peach Harbor: a pastel analogous palette of #FFEFF4, #FFDFE1, #F1CFCA, #FABDA9, #E9B492. Gentle, friendly and a little nostalgic; best contrast 1.65:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on white, beige, pink, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.65:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Snow#FFEFF4
A very light, neutral white (Snow) that brings a clean, open canvas. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Pink Pleasure#FFDFE1
A very light, muted pink (Pink Pleasure) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Veiled Rose#F1CFCA
A very light, muted pink (Veiled Rose) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Cream Puff#FABDA9
A light, muted orange (Cream Puff) that brings playful warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Wax Flower#E9B492
A light, muted pink (Wax Flower) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.84:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.90:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly98% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ White | Background | #FFEFF4 | 97% |
| ≈ Apricot | Accent | #FFDFE1 | 93% |
| ≈ Apricot | Surface | #F1CFCA | 88% |
| ≈ Apricot | Primary | #FABDA9 | 85% |
| ≈ Peach | Text | #E9B492 | 81% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #291507 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #ffeff4;
--color-surface: #f1cfca;
--color-primary: #fabda9;
--color-accent: #ffdfe1;
--color-text: #291507;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #ffeff4;
--color-surface: #f1cfca;
--color-primary: #fabda9;
--color-accent: #ffdfe1;
--color-ink: #291507;
}
About this palette
Dreamy Peach Harbor is palette number 7,736 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a analogous scheme, and it is anchored by Peach (#E9B492), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as gentle, friendly and a little nostalgic. Its colors run from White (#FFEFF4) at the light end to Peach (#E9B492) at the dark end, covering 81% to 97% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ White #FFEFF4: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 97% lightness and a chroma of 0.018, so it behaves like a neutral.
2. ≈ Apricot #FFDFE1: suggested role accent. It is a rose color with 93% lightness and a chroma of 0.036.
3. ≈ Apricot #F1CFCA: suggested role surface. It is a red color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.039.
4. ≈ Apricot #FABDA9: suggested role primary. It is a red color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.076.
5. ≈ Peach #E9B492: suggested role text. It is a orange color with 81% lightness and a chroma of 0.077.
Harmony and structure
The hues sit side by side on the color wheel, spanning roughly 60 degrees. Analogous palettes feel natural and flowing, like a sunset or a stretch of coastline.
In this palette the hues fall in the rose, red and orange families, spread across 41 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 warm: 4 of its 4 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.049 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 gentle, friendly and a little nostalgic.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is White (#FFEFF4) with Peach (#E9B492) at a contrast ratio of 1.65:1, 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 (#FFEFF4), so this page suggests #291507 for text, a darkened Peach that reaches 15.69:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #FFEFF4 and #FFDFE1 and #FABDA9 and #E9B492 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #FFEFF4 and #FFDFE1, #FFDFE1 and #F1CFCA and #F1CFCA and #FABDA9 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #FFEFF4 and #FFDFE1, #FFDFE1 and #F1CFCA and #FABDA9 and #E9B492 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FFEFF4 as the background, #F1CFCA for cards and surfaces, #FABDA9 as the primary brand color, #FFDFE1 as the accent, and #291507 for text (a computed darker shade of Peach, 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 lead and let the others support it. Keep one color noticeably lighter or darker than the rest so the layout has a clear focal point.
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 Dreamy Peach Harbor accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.65:1 (#FFEFF4 on #E9B492). 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?
Apricot (#FABDA9) 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 gentle, friendly and a little nostalgic feel works well.