Oat Ash Umbra
Oat Ash Umbra: a soft neutral split complementary palette of #E7ECFE, #DBDEFB, #DBC0A9, #B7BBAF, #94A4BE. Light, balanced and effortless; best contrast 2.14:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on gray, beige, blue, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.14:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Veiling Waterfalls#E7ECFE
A very light, neutral blue (Veiling Waterfalls) that brings open, airy calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Icy Plains#DBDEFB
A very light, muted blue (Icy Plains) that brings open, airy calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Dune#DBC0A9
A light, muted yellow (Dune) that brings attention without aggression. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Ash#B7BBAF
A light, neutral gray (Ash) that brings a steady, composed backdrop. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ High Tide#94A4BE
A light, muted blue (High Tide) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.52:1Poor 1/5
- On black17.82:1Excellent 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 | #E7ECFE | 94% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #DBDEFB | 91% |
| ≈ Ash | Primary | #DBC0A9 | 82% |
| ≈ Ash | Surface | #B7BBAF | 79% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Text | #94A4BE | 71% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #0F1B2D for text.
:root {
--color-background: #e7ecfe;
--color-surface: #b7bbaf;
--color-primary: #dbc0a9;
--color-accent: #dbdefb;
--color-text: #0f1b2d;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #e7ecfe;
--color-surface: #b7bbaf;
--color-primary: #dbc0a9;
--color-accent: #dbdefb;
--color-ink: #0f1b2d;
}
About this palette
Oat Ash Umbra is palette number 7,926 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Ash (#DBC0A9), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, balanced and effortless. Its colors run from White (#E7ECFE) at the light end to Dusty Rose (#94A4BE) at the dark end, covering 71% to 94% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ White #E7ECFE: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 94% lightness and a chroma of 0.025, so it behaves like a neutral.
2. ≈ Fog #DBDEFB: suggested role accent. It is a violet color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.04.
3. ≈ Ash #DBC0A9: suggested role primary. It is a orange color with 82% lightness and a chroma of 0.044.
4. ≈ Ash #B7BBAF: suggested role surface. It is a near-neutral color with 79% lightness and a chroma of 0.017, so it behaves like a neutral.
5. ≈ Dusty Rose #94A4BE: suggested role text. It is a blue color with 71% lightness and a chroma of 0.042.
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 blue families, spread across 218 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Soft neutral palettes keep chroma between 0.01 and 0.05, and lightness between 72% and 96%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 1 of its 3 chromatic colors lean warm and 2 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.034 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits minimal websites, fashion lookbooks and stationery, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel light, balanced and effortless.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is White (#E7ECFE) with Dusty Rose (#94A4BE) at a contrast ratio of 2.14:1, 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 (#E7ECFE), so this page suggests #0F1B2D for text, a darkened Dusty Rose that reaches 14.67:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #E7ECFE and #DBDEFB and #DBC0A9 and #B7BBAF may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #E7ECFE and #DBDEFB may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #E7ECFE and #DBDEFB may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #E7ECFE as the background, #B7BBAF for cards and surfaces, #DBC0A9 as the primary brand color, #DBDEFB as the accent, and #0F1B2D 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.
Use the lone hue as the dominant brand color and the two flanking hues as secondary and accent colors.
Typical uses for a soft neutral palette include minimal websites, fashion lookbooks, stationery and note-taking and documentation apps. 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 Oat Ash Umbra accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.14:1 (#E7ECFE on #94A4BE). 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 (#DBC0A9) 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 minimal websites, fashion lookbooks, stationery and note-taking and documentation apps, where a light, balanced and effortless feel works well.