Laser Mustard Quarry
Laser Mustard Quarry: a neon analogous palette of #FED8BD, #FECD8E, #F8BB37, #CDB228, #9EB024. Hot, loud and impossible to ignore; best contrast 1.81:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, orange, yellow, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.81:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Peach Puff#FED8BD
A very light, muted beige (Peach Puff) that brings soft, quiet warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Deviled Eggs#FECD8E
A very light, moderately saturated yellow (Deviled Eggs) that brings attention without aggression. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Corona#F8BB37
A light, vivid yellow (Corona) that brings attention without aggression. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Mustard#CDB228
A light, moderately saturated yellow (Mustard) that brings attention without aggression. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Citrus#9EB024
A light, vivid green (Citrus) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.41:1Poor 1/5
- On black15.77:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly84% similarVery good 4/5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Apricot | Background | #FED8BD | 91% |
| ≈ Apricot | Surface | #FECD8E | 88% |
| ≈ Amber | Primary | #F8BB37 | 83% |
| ≈ Mustard | Accent | #CDB228 | 76% |
| ≈ Mustard | Text | #9EB024 | 72% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #191D06 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #fed8bd;
--color-surface: #fecd8e;
--color-primary: #f8bb37;
--color-accent: #cdb228;
--color-text: #191d06;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #fed8bd;
--color-surface: #fecd8e;
--color-primary: #f8bb37;
--color-accent: #cdb228;
--color-ink: #191d06;
}
About this palette
Laser Mustard Quarry is palette number 8,413 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a neon palette built on a analogous scheme, and it is anchored by Mustard (#9EB024), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as hot, loud and impossible to ignore. Its colors run from Apricot (#FED8BD) at the light end to Mustard (#9EB024) at the dark end, covering 72% to 91% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Apricot #FED8BD: suggested role background. It is a orange color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.056.
2. ≈ Apricot #FECD8E: suggested role surface. It is a orange color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.097.
3. ≈ Amber #F8BB37: suggested role primary. It is a yellow color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.155, which makes it clearly saturated.
4. ≈ Mustard #CDB228: suggested role accent. It is a yellow color with 76% lightness and a chroma of 0.147.
5. ≈ Mustard #9EB024: suggested role text. It is a green color with 72% lightness and a chroma of 0.155, which makes it clearly saturated.
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 orange, yellow and green families, spread across 60 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Neon palettes keep chroma between 0.2 and 0.3, and lightness between 72% and 92%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is warm: 4 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.122 makes the saturation rich.
That combination suits gaming and esports, nightlife flyers and technology launches, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel hot, loud and impossible to ignore.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Apricot (#FED8BD) with Mustard (#9EB024) at a contrast ratio of 1.81:1, 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 (#FED8BD), so this page suggests #191D06 for text, a darkened Mustard that reaches 12.93:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #F8BB37 and #CDB228 and #CDB228 and #9EB024 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #FED8BD and #FECD8E may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FED8BD as the background, #FECD8E for cards and surfaces, #F8BB37 as the primary brand color, #CDB228 as the accent, and #191D06 for text (a computed darker shade of Mustard, 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 neon palette include gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals. 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 Laser Mustard Quarry accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.81:1 (#FED8BD on #9EB024). 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?
Amber (#F8BB37) 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 gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals, where a hot, loud and impossible to ignore feel works well.