Paper Powder Blue Gallery
Paper Powder Blue Gallery: a soft neutral tetradic palette of #FEEBDA, #DAE7DE, #B5CDE4, #BFAFBB, #A8AB99. Pure, minimal and calm; best contrast 2.02:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, gray, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.02:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Blank Canvas#FEEBDA
A very light, neutral beige (Blank Canvas) that brings understated calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Airy#DAE7DE
A very light, neutral gray (Airy) that brings neutral balance. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Featherbed#B5CDE4
A light, muted blue (Featherbed) that brings trust and steadiness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Monet Magic#BFAFBB
A light, neutral purple (Monet Magic) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Pigeon#A8AB99
A light, neutral gray (Pigeon) that brings neutral balance. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.34:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.10:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #FEEBDA | 95% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #DAE7DE | 92% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Primary | #B5CDE4 | 84% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Surface | #BFAFBB | 77% |
| ≈ Taupe | Text | #A8AB99 | 73% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #1A1C0E for text.
:root {
--color-background: #feebda;
--color-surface: #bfafbb;
--color-primary: #b5cde4;
--color-accent: #dae7de;
--color-text: #1a1c0e;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #feebda;
--color-surface: #bfafbb;
--color-primary: #b5cde4;
--color-accent: #dae7de;
--color-ink: #1a1c0e;
}
About this palette
Paper Powder Blue Gallery is palette number 9,454 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a soft neutral palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Powder Blue (#B5CDE4), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as pure, minimal and calm. Its colors run from Ivory (#FEEBDA) at the light end to Taupe (#A8AB99) at the dark end, covering 73% to 95% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ivory #FEEBDA: suggested role background. It is a orange color with 95% lightness and a chroma of 0.031.
2. ≈ Fog #DAE7DE: suggested role accent. It is a near-neutral color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.018, so it behaves like a neutral.
3. ≈ Powder Blue #B5CDE4: suggested role primary. It is a blue color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.041.
4. ≈ Dusty Rose #BFAFBB: suggested role surface. It is a near-neutral color with 77% lightness and a chroma of 0.025, so it behaves like a neutral.
5. ≈ Taupe #A8AB99: suggested role text. It is a near-neutral color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.026, so it behaves like a neutral.
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 and blue families, spread across 183 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Soft neutral palettes keep chroma between 0.01 and 0.05, and lightness between 72% and 96%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-neutral: 1 of its 2 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.028 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits minimal websites, fashion lookbooks and stationery, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel pure, minimal and calm.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Ivory (#FEEBDA) with Taupe (#A8AB99) at a contrast ratio of 2.02:1, 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 (#FEEBDA), so this page suggests #1A1C0E for text, a darkened Taupe that reaches 14.88:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #FEEBDA and #DAE7DE and #BFAFBB and #A8AB99 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #FEEBDA and #DAE7DE and #BFAFBB and #A8AB99 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #BFAFBB and #A8AB99 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FEEBDA as the background, #BFAFBB for cards and surfaces, #B5CDE4 as the primary brand color, #DAE7DE as the accent, and #1A1C0E for text (a computed darker shade of Taupe, 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 soft neutral palette include minimal websites, fashion lookbooks, stationery and note-taking and documentation apps. 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 Paper Powder Blue Gallery accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.02:1 (#FEEBDA on #A8AB99). 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?
Powder Blue (#B5CDE4) 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 minimal websites, fashion lookbooks, stationery and note-taking and documentation apps, where a pure, minimal and calm feel works well.