Soft Ash Fable
Soft Ash Fable: a pastel triadic palette of #DAB4B6, #B3D4AA, #BBD7FC, #FDDEDC, #D4FEDB. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.69:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, green, blue, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.69:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Sakura#DAB4B6
A light, muted pink (Sakura) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Fizz#B3D4AA
A light, muted green (Fizz) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Broad Daylight#BBD7FC
A very light, muted blue (Broad Daylight) that brings trust and steadiness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Strawberry Blonde#FDDEDC
A very light, neutral pink (Strawberry Blonde) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Mint Coffee#D4FEDB
A very light, muted teal (Mint Coffee) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.87:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.99:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly87% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Text | #DAB4B6 | 80% |
| ≈ Ash | Primary | #B3D4AA | 83% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Surface | #BBD7FC | 87% |
| ≈ Apricot | Accent | #FDDEDC | 93% |
| ≈ Cream | Background | #D4FEDB | 96% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #2A1215 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #d4fedb;
--color-surface: #bbd7fc;
--color-primary: #b3d4aa;
--color-accent: #fddedc;
--color-text: #2a1215;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #d4fedb;
--color-surface: #bbd7fc;
--color-primary: #b3d4aa;
--color-accent: #fddedc;
--color-ink: #2a1215;
}
About this palette
Soft Ash Fable is palette number 7,760 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a triadic scheme, and it is anchored by Ash (#B3D4AA), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from Cream (#D4FEDB) at the light end to Dusty Rose (#DAB4B6) at the dark end, covering 80% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Dusty Rose #DAB4B6: suggested role text. It is a rose color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.044.
2. ≈ Ash #B3D4AA: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.067.
3. ≈ Powder Blue #BBD7FC: suggested role surface. It is a blue color with 87% lightness and a chroma of 0.06.
4. ≈ Apricot #FDDEDC: suggested role accent. It is a red color with 93% lightness and a chroma of 0.035.
5. ≈ Cream #D4FEDB: suggested role background. It is a green color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.064.
Harmony and structure
Three hues are spaced about a third of the wheel apart. Triadic palettes feel balanced and playful, because no single hue family dominates.
In this palette the hues fall in the rose, green, blue and red families, spread across 241 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: 2 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.054 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 Dusty Rose (#DAB4B6) with Cream (#D4FEDB) at a contrast ratio of 1.69:1, 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 (#D4FEDB), so this page suggests #2A1215 for text, a darkened Dusty Rose that reaches 15.88:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #DAB4B6 and #B3D4AA and #FDDEDC and #D4FEDB may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #B3D4AA and #BBD7FC may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #D4FEDB as the background, #BBD7FC for cards and surfaces, #B3D4AA as the primary brand color, #FDDEDC as the accent, and #2A1215 for text (a computed darker shade of Dusty Rose, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Choose one hue to dominate, one to support and one for small accents, so the palette stays lively without becoming chaotic.
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 Fable accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.69:1 (#DAB4B6 on #D4FEDB). 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?
Ash (#B3D4AA) 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.