Faded Cornflower Echo
Faded Cornflower Echo: a muted tetradic palette of #DDC5AA, #94BAA3, #6793C0, #956386, #5C613D. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 3.91:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, green, blue, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.91:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Dune#DDC5AA
A light, muted yellow (Dune) that brings a bright, hopeful note. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Lichen#94BAA3
A light, muted teal (Lichen) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Windstorm#6793C0
A medium, moderately saturated blue (Windstorm) that brings trust and steadiness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Sunshone Plum#956386
A medium, moderately saturated pink (Sunshone Plum) that brings gentle playfulness. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Cypress#5C613D
A medium, muted green (Cypress) that brings a fresh, natural feel. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white6.49:1Good 3/5
- On black12.64:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Apricot | Background | #DDC5AA | 84% |
| ≈ Ash | Accent | #94BAA3 | 75% |
| ≈ Cornflower | Primary | #6793C0 | 65% |
| ≈ Slate | Surface | #956386 | 56% |
| ≈ Pine | Text | #5C613D | 48% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #1A1D05 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #ddc5aa;
--color-surface: #956386;
--color-primary: #6793c0;
--color-accent: #94baa3;
--color-text: #1a1d05;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #ddc5aa;
--color-surface: #956386;
--color-primary: #6793c0;
--color-accent: #94baa3;
--color-ink: #1a1d05;
}
About this palette
Faded Cornflower Echo is palette number 8,442 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Cornflower (#6793C0), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Apricot (#DDC5AA) at the light end to Pine (#5C613D) at the dark end, covering 48% to 84% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Apricot #DDC5AA: suggested role background. It is a orange color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.045.
2. ≈ Ash #94BAA3: suggested role accent. It is a green color with 75% lightness and a chroma of 0.052.
3. ≈ Cornflower #6793C0: suggested role primary. It is a blue color with 65% lightness and a chroma of 0.083.
4. ≈ Slate #956386: suggested role surface. It is a magenta color with 56% lightness and a chroma of 0.081.
5. ≈ Pine #5C613D: suggested role text. It is a yellow color with 48% lightness and a chroma of 0.054.
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 orange, green, blue, magenta and yellow families, spread across 268 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: 1 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.063 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 Apricot (#DDC5AA) with Pine (#5C613D) at a contrast ratio of 3.91:1, which is WCAG AA large. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 2 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#DDC5AA), so this page suggests #1A1D05 for text, a darkened Pine that reaches 10.34:1. 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: #DDC5AA as the background, #956386 for cards and surfaces, #6793C0 as the primary brand color, #94BAA3 as the accent, and #1A1D05 for text (a computed darker shade of Pine, 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 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 Faded Cornflower Echo accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.91:1 (#DDC5AA on #5C613D). 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?
Cornflower (#6793C0) 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.