Soft Cream Orchard
Soft Cream Orchard: a pastel analogous palette of #FAF4C6, #E1ECC6, #D1DEC7, #B7D3B5, #ACC8BB. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.60:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on yellow, green, beige, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.60:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Fondue#FAF4C6
A very light, muted beige (Fondue) that brings soft, quiet warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Frost#E1ECC6
A very light, muted yellow (Frost) that brings light and cheer. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Endive#D1DEC7
A very light, neutral green (Endive) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Nature#B7D3B5
A light, muted green (Nature) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Gum Leaf#ACC8BB
A light, muted green (Gum Leaf) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.78:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.82:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly96% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Cream | Background | #FAF4C6 | 96% |
| ≈ Beige | Primary | #E1ECC6 | 92% |
| ≈ Fog | Surface | #D1DEC7 | 88% |
| ≈ Silver | Accent | #B7D3B5 | 84% |
| ≈ Silver | Text | #ACC8BB | 81% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #082017 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #faf4c6;
--color-surface: #d1dec7;
--color-primary: #e1ecc6;
--color-accent: #b7d3b5;
--color-text: #082017;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #faf4c6;
--color-surface: #d1dec7;
--color-primary: #e1ecc6;
--color-accent: #b7d3b5;
--color-ink: #082017;
}
About this palette
Soft Cream Orchard is palette number 904 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a analogous scheme, and it is anchored by Cream (#FAF4C6), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from Cream (#FAF4C6) at the light end to Silver (#ACC8BB) at the dark end, covering 81% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Cream #FAF4C6: suggested role background. It is a yellow color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.06.
2. ≈ Beige #E1ECC6: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.051.
3. ≈ Fog #D1DEC7: suggested role surface. It is a green color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.034.
4. ≈ Silver #B7D3B5: suggested role accent. It is a green color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.051.
5. ≈ Silver #ACC8BB: suggested role text. It is a teal color with 81% lightness and a chroma of 0.035.
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 yellow, green and teal families, spread across 65 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 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.046 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 Cream (#FAF4C6) with Silver (#ACC8BB) at a contrast ratio of 1.60:1, 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 (#FAF4C6), so this page suggests #082017 for text, a darkened Silver that reaches 15.30:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #FAF4C6 and #E1ECC6, #E1ECC6 and #D1DEC7 and #D1DEC7 and #B7D3B5 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #FAF4C6 and #E1ECC6, #E1ECC6 and #D1DEC7 and #D1DEC7 and #B7D3B5 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #FAF4C6 and #E1ECC6, #E1ECC6 and #D1DEC7 and #B7D3B5 and #ACC8BB may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FAF4C6 as the background, #D1DEC7 for cards and surfaces, #E1ECC6 as the primary brand color, #B7D3B5 as the accent, and #082017 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.
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 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 Soft Cream Orchard accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.60:1 (#FAF4C6 on #ACC8BB). 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 (#E1ECC6) 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.