Dusty Slate Festival
Dusty Slate Festival: a muted tetradic palette of #B6D3EB, #BD9EB8, #A38A76, #558865, #555385. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 4.55:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on blue, pink, orange, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 4.55:1, enough for most text. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Maritime#B6D3EB
A very light, muted blue (Maritime) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Lily#BD9EB8
A light, muted pink (Lily) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Nougat#A38A76
A medium, muted orange (Nougat) that brings playful warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Kale#558865
A medium, muted green (Kale) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Dusk#555385
A medium, moderately saturated purple (Dusk) that brings a creative, premium air. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white7.08:1Very good 4/5
- On black13.50:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Powder Blue | Background | #B6D3EB | 85% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Accent | #BD9EB8 | 74% |
| ≈ Taupe | Surface | #A38A76 | 65% |
| ≈ Moss | Primary | #558865 | 58% |
| ≈ Slate | Text | #555385 | 47% |
:root {
--color-background: #b6d3eb;
--color-surface: #a38a76;
--color-primary: #558865;
--color-accent: #bd9eb8;
--color-text: #555385;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #b6d3eb;
--color-surface: #a38a76;
--color-primary: #558865;
--color-accent: #bd9eb8;
--color-ink: #555385;
}
About this palette
Dusty Slate Festival is palette number 98 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Slate (#555385), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Powder Blue (#B6D3EB) at the light end to Slate (#555385) at the dark end, covering 47% to 85% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Powder Blue #B6D3EB: suggested role background. It is a blue color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.046.
2. ≈ Dusty Rose #BD9EB8: suggested role accent. It is a magenta color with 74% lightness and a chroma of 0.051.
3. ≈ Taupe #A38A76: suggested role surface. It is a orange color with 65% lightness and a chroma of 0.042.
4. ≈ Moss #558865: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 58% lightness and a chroma of 0.077.
5. ≈ Slate #555385: suggested role text. It is a violet color with 47% lightness and a chroma of 0.08.
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 blue, magenta, orange, green and violet families, spread across 271 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: 1 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 2 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.059 makes the saturation soft.
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 Powder Blue (#B6D3EB) with Slate (#555385) at a contrast ratio of 4.55:1, which is WCAG AA. Across all 10 possible pairs, 1 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 0 more reach 3:1 for large text.
On the Powder Blue background (#B6D3EB), #555385 can be used for text at AA contrast.
On the Slate text color (#555385), #B6D3EB reach AA contrast.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #A38A76 and #558865 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #B6D3EB as the background, #A38A76 for cards and surfaces, #558865 as the primary brand color, #BD9EB8 as the accent, and #555385 for text. 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 Dusty Slate Festival accessible?
Its best pair reaches 4.55:1 (#B6D3EB on #555385). 1 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?
Moss (#558865) 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.