WinkyBaby — colour round 2: audience-led palettes

Proposal only, not live app styling. Three non-teal palettes on the same Direction B system: the wink-iris mark (open iris eye + closed lid), a shade card for every coloured lens, fact stickers and the lowercase "winkybaby" wordmark. Only colour and type change. Mocks use real facts only: free shipping from S$51 or 6 boxes, at least 18 months' expiry at dispatch, ships from Hong Kong, WhatsApp +65 8955 6205. The product name and S$28.00 price are placeholders. No star ratings, review counts or popups. Full tables and rationale: brand-directions.md, section "Colour round 2".

These palettes supersede the teal-led colours on the earlier board. The owner found Directions A–C too teal. See the earlier directions (directions.html).
Palette 1 · Recommended

Orchid + Ink

Lilac is the most common lens campaign colour in the scan (moody, Hapa Kristin, LENSME, OLENS) and is beauty-coded without being pink; a Cloud Dancer-like shell and Ink keep the lens colours in charge, as the audience research asks.

Tokens

primary
Orchid#C08AF0
272 77% 74%
primary-ink
Deep Orchid#6B2FA8
270 56% 42%
accent
Lime Fizz#D7F36B
72 85% 69%
background
Cloud#F3F1EC
43 23% 94%
surface
Card White#FFFFFF
0 0% 100%
text
Ink#15121C
258 22% 9%
muted
Dusk#5E5868
263 8% 38%
success
Go Green#1E7F4A
147 62% 31%

Logo, recoloured

winkybaby
winkybaby

Announcement bar

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Mobile hero

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winkybaby
18 mo+
expiry

Find your shade.
In a wink.

Every coloured lens on the same shade card, so you can compare them fairly.

Mocha
Latte
Grey
Lilac
Shop by shadeReorder
Free from S$5118 mo+ expiryWhatsApp usShips from HK

Product card (shade card) + fact stickers

Mocha family
Sample product
Sample Mocha
diameter · wear cycle · effect · power
S$28.00Add
18 mo+
expiry at
dispatch
Free from
S$51 or
6 boxes

Lens shade backdrops (family colour at 22%)

Black#CECDCD
Ink 11.66
Mocha#DED7D3
Ink 13.01
Latte#EAE1D9
Ink 14.33
Grey#E6E6E7
Ink 14.83
Blue#DBE3EC
Ink 14.28
Green#DFE5DB
Ink 14.42
Lilac#E6E2EF
Ink 14.53
Rosy#F0E5E6
Ink 15.02

Each shade backdrop is the lens family colour at 22% over white. Orchid stays in the chrome only (buttons, highlight word, active states), so a Lilac lens backdrop never competes with a lilac button: the Lilac backdrop (#E6E2EF) is greyer and lighter than Orchid. Only Ink text goes on backdrops (lowest 11.66); muted text drops to 4.31 on the Black backdrop, so muted text stays on the card body.

Button rules

Contrast (WCAG 2.x)

onInk / CloudBody text on page16.39AA
onInk / Card WhiteText on cards18.50AA
onDusk / CloudMuted text on page6.06AA
onDusk / Card WhiteMuted text on cards6.84AA
onInk / OrchidPrimary button label (Ink on Orchid)7.17AA
onOrchid / InkOrchid highlight word / announcement accent on Ink7.17AA
onCloud / InkAnnouncement bar, hero copy (Cloud on Ink)16.39AA
onDeep Orchid / CloudLinks, prices, selected chips on page7.16AA
onDeep Orchid / Card WhiteLinks on cards8.09AA
onWhite / Deep OrchidAlt filled button (white on Deep Orchid)8.09AA
onInk / Lime FizzFact sticker (Ink on Lime Fizz)14.91AA
onWhite / Go GreenSuccess toast5.01AA
onGo Green / Card White"In stock" text5.01AA
onInk / CloudOrchid button: 2px Ink border on Cloud (non-text 3:1)16.39Pass (3:1 UI)
onOrchid / InkOrchid button on Ink hero (edge, no border needed)7.17Pass (3:1 UI)
onOrchid / CloudOrchid fill on Cloud with no border (edge)2.29Fail: never use
onWhite / OrchidWhite on Orchid2.58Fail: never use
Risk. Lilac is shared category language, so Orchid alone will not make WinkyBaby ownable (LENSME already uses lavender #a483d4). Distinctiveness has to come from the wink-iris mark, the shade card and the Lime Fizz fact stickers, used every time.
Palette 2

Mocha + Cherry

Built on what the audience actually buys: mocha and latte shades dominate the catalogue and Pantone 2025 was Mocha Mousse, so the shell looks like the product; Cherry is a deep blue-red, clear of the coral/pink lens brands.

Tokens

primary
Mocha#8A5A44
19 34% 40%
primary-ink
Deep Mocha#6A4331
19 37% 30%
accent
Cherry#B3122E
350 82% 39%
background
Latte Foam#F5EDE3
33 47% 93%
surface
Cream#FFFBF5
36 100% 98%
text
Espresso#2A1B14
19 35% 12%
muted
Cocoa#6E5646
24 22% 35%
success
Leaf#2F6B3A
131 39% 30%

Logo, recoloured

winkybaby
winkybaby

Announcement bar

Free shipping from S$51 or 6 boxes · 18+ months' expiry at dispatch · WhatsApp +65 8955 6205

Mobile hero

Free shipping from S$51 or 6 boxes · 18+ months' expiry at dispatch · WhatsApp +65 8955 6205
winkybaby
18 mo+
expiry

Find your shade.
In a wink.

Every coloured lens on the same shade card, so you can compare them fairly.

Mocha
Latte
Grey
Lilac
Shop by shadeReorder
Free from S$5118 mo+ expiryWhatsApp usShips from HK

Product card (shade card) + fact stickers

Mocha family
Sample product
Sample Mocha
diameter · wear cycle · effect · power
S$28.00Add
18 mo+
expiry at
dispatch
Free from
S$51 or
6 boxes

Lens shade backdrops (family colour at 22%)

Black#CECAC5
Ink 10.18
Mocha#DED4CB
Ink 11.37
Latte#EADED1
Ink 12.54
Grey#E6E3E0
Ink 12.98
Blue#DBE0E4
Ink 12.48
Green#DFE2D3
Ink 12.61
Lilac#E6DFE7
Ink 12.70
Rosy#F0E2DF
Ink 13.16

Shade backdrops are the family colour at 22% over Cream, inside a Cream card with a Deep Mocha outline so they separate from the Latte Foam page. Brown shades need the outline most: the Mocha backdrop (#DED4CB) is close to the page colour. Only Espresso text goes on backdrops (lowest 10.18); muted text drops to 4.18 on the Black backdrop, so muted text stays on the card body.

Button rules

Contrast (WCAG 2.x)

onEspresso / Latte FoamBody text on page14.31AA
onEspresso / CreamText on cards16.10AA
onCocoa / Latte FoamMuted text on page5.87AA
onCocoa / CreamMuted text on cards6.61AA
onCream / CherryPrimary button label (Cream on Cherry)6.69AA
onCherry / CreamCherry highlight word / sale price on Cream6.69AA
onCherry / Latte FoamCherry text on page5.95AA
onCherry / Latte FoamCherry button edge on Latte Foam (non-text 3:1)5.95Pass (3:1 UI)
onCream / Deep MochaAnnouncement bar (Cream on Deep Mocha)8.28AA
onWhite / MochaMocha filled chip / secondary button5.79AA
onDeep Mocha / Latte FoamLinks, eyebrows on page7.36AA
onDeep Mocha / CreamLinks on cards8.28AA
onCream / CherryFact sticker (Cream on Cherry)6.69AA
onWhite / LeafSuccess toast6.39AA
onLeaf / Cream"In stock" text6.20AA
onCherry / MochaCherry on Mocha1.19Fail: never use
onCherry / EspressoCherry button on Espresso (edge)2.40Fail: never use
onEspresso / #A47864Espresso on raw Mocha Mousse #A478644.31Large only; not used
Risk. Mocha and latte lens backdrops blend into the Latte Foam shell, so the best-selling shades get the least contrast, and the warm brown palette sits close to moody's stone-and-coral look. Cherry can also read as "sale" red.
Palette 3

Butter + Ink

Butter yellow is the one beauty-friendly colour no lens brand in the scan owns, so it is the most distinctive against the pink crowd; Soft Lilac keeps a nod to the lilac lens campaigns and Ink keeps it legible.

Tokens

primary
Butter#F6DE7A
48 87% 72%
primary-ink
Honey#7A5C00
45 100% 24%
accent
Soft Lilac#CDB8F0
263 65% 83%
background
Milk#FAF8F2
45 44% 96%
surface
Card White#FFFFFF
0 0% 100%
text
Ink#141414
0 0% 8%
muted
Pebble#5F5B52
42 7% 35%
success
Go Green#1E7F4A
147 62% 31%

Logo, recoloured

winkybaby
winkybaby

Announcement bar

Free shipping from S$51 or 6 boxes · 18+ months' expiry at dispatch · WhatsApp +65 8955 6205

Mobile hero

Free shipping from S$51 or 6 boxes · 18+ months' expiry at dispatch · WhatsApp +65 8955 6205
winkybaby
18 mo+
expiry

Find your shade.
In a wink.

Every coloured lens on the same shade card, so you can compare them fairly.

Mocha
Latte
Grey
Lilac
Shop by shadeReorder
Free from S$5118 mo+ expiryWhatsApp usShips from HK

Product card (shade card) + fact stickers

Mocha family
Sample product
Sample Mocha
diameter · wear cycle · effect · power
S$28.00Add
18 mo+
expiry at
dispatch
Free from
S$51 or
6 boxes

Lens shade backdrops (family colour at 22%)

Black#CECDCD
Ink 11.61
Mocha#DED7D3
Ink 12.95
Latte#EAE1D9
Ink 14.27
Grey#E6E6E7
Ink 14.77
Blue#DBE3EC
Ink 14.22
Green#DFE5DB
Ink 14.36
Lilac#E6E2EF
Ink 14.47
Rosy#F0E5E6
Ink 14.96

Shade backdrops are the family colour at 22% over white. Butter is kept out of backdrops so a Latte or Mocha lens never sits on yellow; Lilac lens backdrops are greyer than the Soft Lilac chips. Only Ink text goes on backdrops (lowest 11.61); muted text drops to 4.26 on the Black backdrop, so muted text stays on the card body.

Button rules

Contrast (WCAG 2.x)

onInk / MilkBody text on page17.35AA
onInk / Card WhiteText on cards18.42AA
onPebble / MilkMuted text on page6.37AA
onPebble / Card WhiteMuted text on cards6.76AA
onInk / ButterText on Butter hero / Butter chips13.73AA
onButter / InkPrimary button label (Butter on Ink)13.73AA
onMilk / InkAnnouncement bar body (Milk on Ink)17.35AA
onHoney / MilkLinks, prices on page5.89AA
onHoney / Card WhiteLinks on cards6.25AA
onInk / Soft LilacFact sticker / secondary chip (Ink on Soft Lilac)10.27AA
onWhite / Go GreenSuccess toast5.01AA
onGo Green / Card White"In stock" text5.01AA
onInk / ButterInk button edge on Butter hero (non-text 3:1)13.73Pass (3:1 UI)
onButter / MilkButter button on Milk page (edge)1.26Fail: never use
onWhite / ButterWhite on Butter1.34Fail: never use
onButter / Card WhiteButter text on white1.34Fail: never use
Risk. Butter cannot carry text or a button on a light page (1.26 against Milk), so every CTA has to be Ink, and yellow drifts toward "discount/warning" and toward OWNDAYS' yellow token if it is overused. It is the least beauty-coded of the three for this audience.

Recommendation: Orchid + Ink

  1. Audience fit. It follows the research recipe most closely: a Cloud Dancer-like shell, Ink, and a beauty-coded lilac that is already the most common campaign colour in coloured lenses. Lens colours and shade backdrops stay the loudest thing on the page.
  2. Distinct from the pink crowd. Orchid is a clear purple and stays well away from Hapa Kristin, Pinky Paradise, TTDeye, rom&nd, Glossier and moody's coral. The Lime Fizz stickers and the wink-iris mark make up for lilac being shared category language.
  3. Mobile CTA. The hero CTA is Orchid on Ink (7.17 label, 7.17 edge), and on light pages it gets a 2px Ink border. Mocha + Cherry has the strongest CTA on its own (Cherry edge 5.95), but its brown shell swallows the brown best-sellers. Butter + Ink is the most distinctive, but it forces all CTAs to Ink and is the least beauty-coded.