Coastal

Shoreline — sea, sand and weathered driftwood.

Cool blue-greens paired with pale warm sand neutrals reflect the water-meets-shore contrast typical of a coastline.

Teal Turquoise Sky Blue Sand Off-White Pewter

Mood

Fresh, open, relaxed.

Potential uses

interiors (bathrooms, kitchens), spring/summer fashion, hospitality branding

Accessibility summary

Contrast of each colour against plain white and black text, calculated with WCAG 2.2’s contrast formula — not a recommendation for any specific pairing without checking the actual text/background combination in the contrast checker.

Tealvs white 4.8:1 · vs black 4.4:1

Turquoisevs white 1.6:1 · vs black 12.8:1

Sky Bluevs white 1.7:1 · vs black 12.1:1

Sandvs white 1.5:1 · vs black 13.8:1

Off-Whitevs white 1.1:1 · vs black 19.9:1

Pewtervs white 2.5:1 · vs black 8.4:1

Coastal colour varies by latitude, water clarity and rock/sand type — tropical and northern coastlines look markedly different.

How this palette performs

Lightness spans 50 points of CIELAB L* — enough to separate the colours without harsh contrast.
Closest pair: Sand and Off-White (ΔE00 12.0).
With deuteranopia (a common red–green colour-vision deficiency, simulated), the closest pair is Turquoise and Sky Blue at ΔE00 9.8 — likely to look alike.
In greyscale, Turquoise and Sky Blue are closest (ΔE00 1.5), so a black-and-white print would merge them.
Turquoise, Sky Blue are beyond what premium coated offset print can reach and would print duller.

Computed from the palette’s own colours with CIEDE2000, a Viénot–Brettel–Mollon simulation and the FOGRA51 print data. Check your own palette.

Coastal

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How this palette performs

Coastal

Accessibility summary

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How this palette performs