Sugared Sky Ember
Sugared Sky Ember: a pastel triadic palette of #FEF2E6, #B0F3EE, #E4CFFE, #E5C89B, #7DCDD3. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.65:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on white, teal, purple, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.65:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Blank Canvas#FEF2E6
A very light, neutral beige (Blank Canvas) that brings understated calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Ice Citadel#B0F3EE
A very light, muted teal (Ice Citadel) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Bubblegum Crisis#E4CFFE
A very light, muted pink (Bubblegum Crisis) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Halo#E5C89B
A light, muted beige (Halo) that brings understated calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Water Nymph#7DCDD3
A light, muted teal (Water Nymph) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.81:1Poor 1/5
- On black19.05:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #FEF2E6 | 97% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Surface | #B0F3EE | 92% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #E4CFFE | 89% |
| ≈ Beige | Primary | #E5C89B | 85% |
| ≈ Sky | Text | #7DCDD3 | 80% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #011F22 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #fef2e6;
--color-surface: #b0f3ee;
--color-primary: #e5c89b;
--color-accent: #e4cffe;
--color-text: #011f22;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #fef2e6;
--color-surface: #b0f3ee;
--color-primary: #e5c89b;
--color-accent: #e4cffe;
--color-ink: #011f22;
}
About this palette
Sugared Sky Ember is palette number 8,264 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a triadic scheme, and it is anchored by Sky (#7DCDD3), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from Ivory (#FEF2E6) at the light end to Sky (#7DCDD3) at the dark end, covering 80% to 97% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ivory #FEF2E6: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 97% lightness and a chroma of 0.021, so it behaves like a neutral.
2. ≈ Powder Blue #B0F3EE: suggested role surface. It is a teal color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.067.
3. ≈ Fog #E4CFFE: suggested role accent. It is a violet color with 89% lightness and a chroma of 0.067.
4. ≈ Beige #E5C89B: suggested role primary. It is a orange color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.068.
5. ≈ Sky #7DCDD3: suggested role text. It is a cyan color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.079.
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 teal, violet, orange and cyan families, spread across 227 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: 1 of its 4 chromatic colors lean warm and 2 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.06 makes the saturation balanced.
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 Ivory (#FEF2E6) with Sky (#7DCDD3) at a contrast ratio of 1.65:1, 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 (#FEF2E6), so this page suggests #011F22 for text, a darkened Sky that reaches 15.61:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #FEF2E6 and #B0F3EE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #B0F3EE and #E4CFFE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FEF2E6 as the background, #B0F3EE for cards and surfaces, #E5C89B as the primary brand color, #E4CFFE as the accent, and #011F22 for text (a computed darker shade of Sky, 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 Sugared Sky Ember accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.65:1 (#FEF2E6 on #7DCDD3). 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?
Beige (#E5C89B) 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.