Pearl White Echo
Pearl White Echo: a soft neutral complementary palette of #83A9A8, #A5C1C3, #E5C3C7, #E7D5D4, #D2FCFC. Cool, clean and spacious; best contrast 2.32:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on teal, beige, gray, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.32:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Harbour Mist#83A9A8
A light, muted teal (Harbour Mist) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Airborne#A5C1C3
A light, neutral blue (Airborne) that brings trust and steadiness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Berry Good#E5C3C7
A light, muted pink (Berry Good) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Ballet#E7D5D4
A very light, neutral pink (Ballet) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Ice#D2FCFC
A very light, muted teal (Ice) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.55:1Poor 1/5
- On black19.07:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly93% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Sage | Text | #83A9A8 | 71% |
| ≈ Silver | Accent | #A5C1C3 | 79% |
| ≈ Pink | Primary | #E5C3C7 | 85% |
| ≈ Fog | Surface | #E7D5D4 | 89% |
| ≈ White | Background | #D2FCFC | 96% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #012020 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #d2fcfc;
--color-surface: #e7d5d4;
--color-primary: #e5c3c7;
--color-accent: #a5c1c3;
--color-text: #012020;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #d2fcfc;
--color-surface: #e7d5d4;
--color-primary: #e5c3c7;
--color-accent: #a5c1c3;
--color-ink: #012020;
}
About this palette
Pearl White Echo is palette number 8,198 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a complementary scheme, and it is anchored by White (#D2FCFC), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as cool, clean and spacious. Its colors run from White (#D2FCFC) at the light end to Sage (#83A9A8) at the dark end, covering 71% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Sage #83A9A8: suggested role text. It is a teal color with 71% lightness and a chroma of 0.041.
2. ≈ Silver #A5C1C3: suggested role accent. It is a cyan color with 79% lightness and a chroma of 0.03.
3. ≈ Pink #E5C3C7: suggested role primary. It is a rose color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.039.
4. ≈ Fog #E7D5D4: suggested role surface. It is a near-neutral color with 89% lightness and a chroma of 0.02, so it behaves like a neutral.
5. ≈ White #D2FCFC: suggested role background. It is a teal color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.043.
Harmony and structure
Two hues sit opposite each other on the wheel, each with a close companion. Complementary palettes have built-in tension: the opposite hues make each other look more vivid.
In this palette the hues fall in the teal, cyan and rose families, spread across 192 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 cool: 1 of its 4 chromatic colors lean warm and 3 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.035 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 cool, clean and spacious.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Sage (#83A9A8) with White (#D2FCFC) at a contrast ratio of 2.32:1, 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 (#D2FCFC), so this page suggests #012020 for text, a darkened Sage that reaches 15.51:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #A5C1C3 and #E5C3C7 and #E5C3C7 and #E7D5D4 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #E5C3C7 and #E7D5D4 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #E5C3C7 and #E7D5D4 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #D2FCFC as the background, #E7D5D4 for cards and surfaces, #E5C3C7 as the primary brand color, #A5C1C3 as the accent, and #012020 for text (a computed darker shade of Sage, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Give one side of the wheel to the background and structure and the other to calls to action. A small amount of the opposing hue goes a long way.
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 Pearl White Echo accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.32:1 (#83A9A8 on #D2FCFC). 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?
Pink (#E5C3C7) 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 cool, clean and spacious feel works well.