Linen Ash Terrace
Linen Ash Terrace: a soft neutral tetradic palette of #ECECFF, #F3D2D5, #CAC9A7, #A9B9B8, #B69AAF. Light, balanced and effortless; best contrast 2.18:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on gray, beige, yellow, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.18:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Bride#ECECFF
A very light, neutral gray (Bride) that brings neutral balance. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Ballet#F3D2D5
A very light, muted pink (Ballet) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Seedling#CAC9A7
A light, muted green (Seedling) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Casper#A9B9B8
A light, neutral gray (Casper) that brings a steady, composed backdrop. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Lily#B69AAF
A light, muted pink (Lily) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.55:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.00:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ White | Background | #ECECFF | 95% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #F3D2D5 | 89% |
| ≈ Ash | Primary | #CAC9A7 | 83% |
| ≈ Ash | Surface | #A9B9B8 | 77% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Text | #B69AAF | 72% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #261322 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #ececff;
--color-surface: #a9b9b8;
--color-primary: #cac9a7;
--color-accent: #f3d2d5;
--color-text: #261322;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #ececff;
--color-surface: #a9b9b8;
--color-primary: #cac9a7;
--color-accent: #f3d2d5;
--color-ink: #261322;
}
About this palette
Linen Ash Terrace is palette number 8,110 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Ash (#CAC9A7), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, balanced and effortless. Its colors run from White (#ECECFF) at the light end to Dusty Rose (#B69AAF) at the dark end, covering 72% to 95% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ White #ECECFF: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 95% lightness and a chroma of 0.025, so it behaves like a neutral.
2. ≈ Fog #F3D2D5: suggested role accent. It is a rose color with 89% lightness and a chroma of 0.037.
3. ≈ Ash #CAC9A7: suggested role primary. It is a yellow color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.046.
4. ≈ Ash #A9B9B8: suggested role surface. It is a near-neutral color with 77% lightness and a chroma of 0.018, so it behaves like a neutral.
5. ≈ Dusty Rose #B69AAF: suggested role text. It is a magenta color with 72% lightness and a chroma of 0.044.
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 rose, yellow and magenta families, spread across 323 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 0 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 (#ECECFF) with Dusty Rose (#B69AAF) at a contrast ratio of 2.18:1, 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 (#ECECFF), so this page suggests #261322 for text, a darkened Dusty Rose that reaches 15.02:1. 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: #ECECFF as the background, #A9B9B8 for cards and surfaces, #CAC9A7 as the primary brand color, #F3D2D5 as the accent, and #261322 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.
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 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 Linen Ash Terrace accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.18:1 (#ECECFF on #B69AAF). 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 (#CAC9A7) 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.