Milky Silver Wharf
Milky Silver Wharf: a pastel tetradic palette of #E4F3FE, #FCD7F8, #EED6BF, #A8D4B8, #BEBAE6. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.63:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on white, pink, beige, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.63:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Salt#E4F3FE
A very light, neutral gray (Salt) that brings calm restraint. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Grape Taffy#FCD7F8
A very light, muted pink (Grape Taffy) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Burrito#EED6BF
A very light, muted beige (Burrito) that brings understated calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Wintermint#A8D4B8
A light, muted teal (Wintermint) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Viking Diva#BEBAE6
A light, muted purple (Viking Diva) that brings quiet luxury. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.84:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.55:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly86% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ White | Background | #E4F3FE | 96% |
| ≈ Pink | Accent | #FCD7F8 | 92% |
| ≈ Apricot | Surface | #EED6BF | 89% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Primary | #A8D4B8 | 83% |
| ≈ Silver | Text | #BEBAE6 | 81% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #1A172C for text.
:root {
--color-background: #e4f3fe;
--color-surface: #eed6bf;
--color-primary: #a8d4b8;
--color-accent: #fcd7f8;
--color-text: #1a172c;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #e4f3fe;
--color-surface: #eed6bf;
--color-primary: #a8d4b8;
--color-accent: #fcd7f8;
--color-ink: #1a172c;
}
About this palette
Milky Silver Wharf is palette number 9,560 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Silver (#BEBAE6), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from White (#E4F3FE) at the light end to Silver (#BEBAE6) at the dark end, covering 81% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ White #E4F3FE: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.022, so it behaves like a neutral.
2. ≈ Pink #FCD7F8: suggested role accent. It is a magenta color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.059.
3. ≈ Apricot #EED6BF: suggested role surface. It is a orange color with 89% lightness and a chroma of 0.041.
4. ≈ Powder Blue #A8D4B8: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.06.
5. ≈ Silver #BEBAE6: suggested role text. It is a violet color with 81% lightness and a chroma of 0.062.
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 and violet families, spread across 264 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: 1 of its 4 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.049 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 White (#E4F3FE) with Silver (#BEBAE6) at a contrast ratio of 1.63:1, 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 (#E4F3FE), so this page suggests #1A172C for text, a darkened Silver that reaches 15.42:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #EED6BF and #A8D4B8 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #E4F3FE and #FCD7F8 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #FCD7F8 and #EED6BF may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #E4F3FE as the background, #EED6BF for cards and surfaces, #A8D4B8 as the primary brand color, #FCD7F8 as the accent, and #1A172C 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 take most of the space and use the others sparingly. Control the mood with lightness and saturation rather than hue.
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 Silver Wharf accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.63:1 (#E4F3FE on #BEBAE6). 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 (#A8D4B8) 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.