Weathered Sage Lagoon
Weathered Sage Lagoon: a muted analogous palette of #CBCCA5, #A5BA7C, #7C9776, #4E865F, #456A5E. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 3.65:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on yellow, green, teal, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.65:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Seedling#CBCCA5
A light, muted green (Seedling) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Nile#A5BA7C
A light, moderately saturated green (Nile) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Backyard#7C9776
A medium, muted green (Backyard) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Kale#4E865F
A medium, moderately saturated green (Kale) that brings balance and health. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
- ≈ June Ivy#456A5E
A medium, muted teal (June Ivy) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white6.04:1Good 3/5
- On black12.71:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Ash | Background | #CBCCA5 | 83% |
| ≈ Sage | Primary | #A5BA7C | 76% |
| ≈ Sage | Surface | #7C9776 | 65% |
| ≈ Moss | Accent | #4E865F | 57% |
| ≈ Slate | Text | #456A5E | 49% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #022018 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #cbcca5;
--color-surface: #7c9776;
--color-primary: #a5ba7c;
--color-accent: #4e865f;
--color-text: #022018;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #cbcca5;
--color-surface: #7c9776;
--color-primary: #a5ba7c;
--color-accent: #4e865f;
--color-ink: #022018;
}
About this palette
Weathered Sage Lagoon is palette number 8,242 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a analogous scheme, and it is anchored by Sage (#A5BA7C), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Ash (#CBCCA5) at the light end to Slate (#456A5E) at the dark end, covering 49% to 83% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ash #CBCCA5: suggested role background. It is a yellow color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.052.
2. ≈ Sage #A5BA7C: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 76% lightness and a chroma of 0.087.
3. ≈ Sage #7C9776: suggested role surface. It is a green color with 65% lightness and a chroma of 0.057.
4. ≈ Moss #4E865F: suggested role accent. It is a green color with 57% lightness and a chroma of 0.085.
5. ≈ Slate #456A5E: suggested role text. It is a teal color with 49% lightness and a chroma of 0.047.
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 yellow, green and teal families, spread across 63 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Muted palettes keep chroma between 0.035 and 0.09, and lightness between 48% and 84%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 0 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.066 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands and portfolios, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel relaxed, mature and easy to live with.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Ash (#CBCCA5) with Slate (#456A5E) at a contrast ratio of 3.65:1, which is WCAG AA large. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#CBCCA5), so this page suggests #022018 for text, a darkened Slate that reaches 10.40:1. 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: #CBCCA5 as the background, #7C9776 for cards and surfaces, #A5BA7C as the primary brand color, #4E865F as the accent, and #022018 for text (a computed darker shade of Slate, 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 muted palette include editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands, portfolios and calm dashboards. 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 Weathered Sage Lagoon accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.65:1 (#CBCCA5 on #456A5E). 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?
Sage (#A5BA7C) 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 editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands, portfolios and calm dashboards, where a relaxed, mature and easy to live with feel works well.