Quiet Taupe Velvet
Quiet Taupe Velvet: a muted tetradic palette of #DFBBED, #D69E7D, #83A37A, #5B7E8F, #6E5056. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 4.23:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on purple, orange, green, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 4.23:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Beefy Pink#DFBBED
A light, muted purple (Beefy Pink) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Apricotta#D69E7D
A light, moderately saturated pink (Apricotta) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Basil#83A37A
A light, muted green (Basil) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Whale Shark#5B7E8F
A medium, muted blue (Whale Shark) that brings open, airy calm. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
- ≈ Hibernation#6E5056
A medium, muted pink (Hibernation) that brings gentle playfulness. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white7.13:1Very good 4/5
- On black12.46:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly94% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Mauve | Background | #DFBBED | 84% |
| ≈ Taupe | Primary | #D69E7D | 74% |
| ≈ Sage | Surface | #83A37A | 68% |
| ≈ Teal | Accent | #5B7E8F | 57% |
| ≈ Slate | Text | #6E5056 | 47% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #2A1218 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #dfbbed;
--color-surface: #83a37a;
--color-primary: #d69e7d;
--color-accent: #5b7e8f;
--color-text: #2a1218;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #dfbbed;
--color-surface: #83a37a;
--color-primary: #d69e7d;
--color-accent: #5b7e8f;
--color-ink: #2a1218;
}
About this palette
Quiet Taupe Velvet is palette number 9,506 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Taupe (#D69E7D), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Mauve (#DFBBED) at the light end to Slate (#6E5056) at the dark end, covering 47% to 84% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Mauve #DFBBED: suggested role background. It is a magenta color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.079.
2. ≈ Taupe #D69E7D: suggested role primary. It is a orange color with 74% lightness and a chroma of 0.081.
3. ≈ Sage #83A37A: suggested role surface. It is a green color with 68% lightness and a chroma of 0.069.
4. ≈ Teal #5B7E8F: suggested role accent. It is a cyan color with 57% lightness and a chroma of 0.047.
5. ≈ Slate #6E5056: suggested role text. It is a rose color with 47% lightness and a chroma of 0.041.
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 magenta, orange, green, cyan and rose families, spread across 311 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: 2 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 Mauve (#DFBBED) with Slate (#6E5056) at a contrast ratio of 4.23:1, 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 (#DFBBED), so this page suggests #2A1218 for text, a darkened Slate that reaches 10.40:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #D69E7D and #83A37A may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #DFBBED as the background, #83A37A for cards and surfaces, #D69E7D as the primary brand color, #5B7E8F as the accent, and #2A1218 for text (a computed darker shade of Slate, 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 Quiet Taupe Velvet accessible?
Its best pair reaches 4.23:1 (#DFBBED on #6E5056). 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?
Taupe (#D69E7D) 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.