Sunbaked Rust Cove
Sunbaked Rust Cove: a earthy tetradic palette of #CFDE9C, #70B5C4, #8C7FAF, #8D4C40, #18392A. Organic, honest and tactile; best contrast 8.79:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on green, teal, purple, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 8.79:1, enough for body text. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Treasury#CFDE9C
A very light, moderately saturated yellow (Treasury) that brings light and cheer. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Glacier#70B5C4
A light, muted teal (Glacier) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Aster#8C7FAF
A medium, muted purple (Aster) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Nutmeg#8D4C40
A medium, moderately saturated brown (Nutmeg) that brings craft and reliability. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Botanical Night#18392A
A dark, muted teal (Botanical Night) that brings clean, modern calm. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white12.66:1Excellent 5/5
- On black14.58:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly97% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Beige | Background | #CFDE9C | 87% |
| ≈ Turquoise | Accent | #70B5C4 | 73% |
| ≈ Cornflower | Surface | #8C7FAF | 63% |
| ≈ Rust | Primary | #8D4C40 | 49% |
| ≈ Charcoal | Text | #18392A | 31% |
:root {
--color-background: #cfde9c;
--color-surface: #8c7faf;
--color-primary: #8d4c40;
--color-accent: #70b5c4;
--color-text: #18392a;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #cfde9c;
--color-surface: #8c7faf;
--color-primary: #8d4c40;
--color-accent: #70b5c4;
--color-ink: #18392a;
}
About this palette
Sunbaked Rust Cove is palette number 8,668 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a earthy palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Rust (#8D4C40), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as organic, honest and tactile. Its colors run from Beige (#CFDE9C) at the light end to Charcoal (#18392A) at the dark end, covering 31% to 87% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Beige #CFDE9C: suggested role background. It is a green color with 87% lightness and a chroma of 0.088.
2. ≈ Turquoise #70B5C4: suggested role accent. It is a cyan color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.073.
3. ≈ Cornflower #8C7FAF: suggested role surface. It is a violet color with 63% lightness and a chroma of 0.073.
4. ≈ Rust #8D4C40: suggested role primary. It is a red color with 49% lightness and a chroma of 0.09.
5. ≈ Charcoal #18392A: suggested role text. It is a green color with 31% lightness and a chroma of 0.048.
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 green, cyan, violet and red families, spread across 265 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Earthy palettes keep chroma between 0.04 and 0.11, and lightness between 34% and 86%, 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 0.074 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits food and coffee brands, outdoor and craft businesses and interior-design boards, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel organic, honest and tactile.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Beige (#CFDE9C) with Charcoal (#18392A) at a contrast ratio of 8.79:1, which is WCAG AAA. Across all 10 possible pairs, 3 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
On the Beige background (#CFDE9C), #8D4C40 and #18392A can be used for text at AA contrast.
On the Charcoal text color (#18392A), #CFDE9C and #70B5C4 reach AA contrast.
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: #CFDE9C as the background, #8C7FAF for cards and surfaces, #8D4C40 as the primary brand color, #70B5C4 as the accent, and #18392A for text. 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 earthy palette include food and coffee brands, outdoor and craft businesses, interior-design boards and sustainability reports. 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 Sunbaked Rust Cove accessible?
Its best pair reaches 8.79:1 (#CFDE9C on #18392A). 3 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?
Rust (#8D4C40) 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 food and coffee brands, outdoor and craft businesses, interior-design boards and sustainability reports, where a organic, honest and tactile feel works well.