Coastal colour palettes

A pairing to start with.

In Lemon & Ash, #848889 against #EBEDEC has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1. Use this pair for large text (24px, or about 19px bold); it falls below the normal-text threshold. This checks opaque colours only; other pairings, transparency and gradients need their own checks.

The five swatches span 62–94% OKLCH lightness. Try different colour roles in the palette generator.