# pickAmbientBackground

```ts
function pickAmbientBackground(palette): 
  | PaletteSwatch
  | null;
```

Defined in: packages/asset-client/src/palette.ts:51

Pick the swatch best suited for an ambient surface behind the image.
Prefers muted/light tones — too vibrant a background fights the image.

Order: lightMuted → muted → lightVibrant → dominant.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type |
| ------ | ------ |
| `palette` | \| [`AssetPalette`](/api/nitida/asset-client/type-aliases/assetpalette/) \| `null` \| `undefined` |

## Returns

  \| [`PaletteSwatch`](/api/nitida/asset-client/type-aliases/paletteswatch/)
  \| `null`