Milky Mauve Festival
Milky Mauve Festival: a pastel split complementary palette of #CDB1D4, #E6BDE8, #DAD9A1, #C0EED7, #F3EAFE. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.66:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on purple, pink, yellow, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.66:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Moonraker#CDB1D4
A light, muted purple (Moonraker) that brings quiet luxury. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Beefy Pink#E6BDE8
A light, muted purple (Beefy Pink) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Beige#DAD9A1
A very light, muted beige (Beige) that brings understated calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Fresh Breeze#C0EED7
A very light, muted teal (Fresh Breeze) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Bunny Tail#F3EAFE
A very light, neutral pink (Bunny Tail) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.93:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.01:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly85% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Silver | Text | #CDB1D4 | 80% |
| ≈ Mauve | Primary | #E6BDE8 | 85% |
| ≈ Beige | Surface | #DAD9A1 | 87% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Accent | #C0EED7 | 91% |
| ≈ White | Background | #F3EAFE | 95% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #231426 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #f3eafe;
--color-surface: #dad9a1;
--color-primary: #e6bde8;
--color-accent: #c0eed7;
--color-text: #231426;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #f3eafe;
--color-surface: #dad9a1;
--color-primary: #e6bde8;
--color-accent: #c0eed7;
--color-ink: #231426;
}
About this palette
Milky Mauve Festival is palette number 8,704 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Mauve (#E6BDE8), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from White (#F3EAFE) at the light end to Silver (#CDB1D4) at the dark end, covering 80% to 95% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Silver #CDB1D4: suggested role text. It is a magenta color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.057.
2. ≈ Mauve #E6BDE8: suggested role primary. It is a magenta color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.074.
3. ≈ Beige #DAD9A1: suggested role surface. It is a yellow color with 87% lightness and a chroma of 0.073.
4. ≈ Powder Blue #C0EED7: suggested role accent. It is a green color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.057.
5. ≈ White #F3EAFE: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 95% lightness and a chroma of 0.028, so it behaves like a neutral.
Harmony and structure
One hue is paired with the two hues flanking its opposite. You keep most of the energy of a complementary scheme with less tension and more variety.
In this palette the hues fall in the magenta, yellow and green families, spread across 218 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: 0 of its 4 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.058 makes the saturation soft.
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 Silver (#CDB1D4) with White (#F3EAFE) at a contrast ratio of 1.66:1, 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 (#F3EAFE), so this page suggests #231426 for text, a darkened Silver that reaches 15.01:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #CDB1D4 and #E6BDE8 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #E6BDE8 and #DAD9A1 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #F3EAFE as the background, #DAD9A1 for cards and surfaces, #E6BDE8 as the primary brand color, #C0EED7 as the accent, and #231426 for text (a computed darker shade of Silver, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Use the lone hue as the dominant brand color and the two flanking hues as secondary and accent colors.
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 Milky Mauve Festival accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.66:1 (#CDB1D4 on #F3EAFE). 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?
Mauve (#E6BDE8) 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.