Carnation Water color palette
Carnation Water is a 5-color palette drawing on reds, purples, oranges and pinks. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 32% (#4B262E, dark) to 93% (#FFDCEC, very light), and its most saturated color, #6D476A, is moderately saturated. 4 of its 5 chromatic colors sit on the warm side of the hue wheel. 3 of its 10 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged wedding, warm, red, muted and calm.
- Space Cadet #4B262E
- Dusty Grape #6D476A
- English Lavender #A17672
- Sweet Salmon #CFA695
- Apricot #FFDCEC
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space Cadet | #4B262E | rgb(75, 38, 46) | hsl(347, 33%, 22%) | oklch(32.1% 0.056 6.9) |
| Dusty Grape | #6D476A | rgb(109, 71, 106) | hsl(305, 21%, 35%) | oklch(45.4% 0.073 329.5) |
| English Lavender | #A17672 | rgb(161, 118, 114) | hsl(5, 20%, 54%) | oklch(60.8% 0.055 24.8) |
| Sweet Salmon | #CFA695 | rgb(207, 166, 149) | hsl(18, 38%, 70%) | oklch(75.8% 0.054 43.7) |
| Apricot | #FFDCEC | rgb(255, 220, 236) | hsl(333, 100%, 93%) | oklch(92.8% 0.044 348.7) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Carnation Water, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #FFDCEC on #4B262E | 10.34:1 | AAA | Lc -85.6 |
| #FFDCEC on #6D476A | 6.05:1 | AA | Lc -74.4 |
| #4B262E on #CFA695 | 5.90:1 | AA | Lc 53.7 |
Color vision
No pair of colors comes within ΔE 0.06 of another under protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia or achromatopsia.
Protanopia
Deuteranopia
Tritanopia
Achromatopsia
Use it in code
Install these colors as Tailwind CSS v4 theme colors with shadcn: npx shadcn@latest add https://getcolors.so/r/palette/4b262e-6d476a-a17672-cfa695-ffdcec.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.