4-Color Pastel Palette

4-Color Pastel Palette

4-color palette · Cool · Light · Complementary harmony

4-Color Pastel Palette

4-color palette · Cool temperature · Light tone · Complementary harmony

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Pastel 4 colors Cool Light Complementary
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Colors 4


CSS variables

:root {
  --c-pastel-1: #C4DFDF;
  --c-pastel-2: #D2E9E9;
  --c-pastel-3: #E3F4F4;
  --c-pastel-4: #F8F6F4;
}

About this palette

This 4-color pastel palette runs from pale orange (#F8F6F4) as its lightest tone to light teal (#C4DFDF) as its darkest. It blends light teal, pale teal and pale orange into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. None of the 6 in-palette color pairings clear the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1), so pair these colors with black or white for body text.

Gentle, low-saturation tones — ideal for wedding sites, baby brands, soft hero sections, and editorial layouts that lead with whitespace.


Color breakdown

Light teal #C4DFDF
RGB
rgb(196, 223, 223)
HSL
hsl(180, 30%, 82%)
Luminance
0.698
Pale teal #D2E9E9
RGB
rgb(210, 233, 233)
HSL
hsl(180, 34%, 87%)
Luminance
0.779
Pale teal #E3F4F4
RGB
rgb(227, 244, 244)
HSL
hsl(180, 44%, 92%)
Luminance
0.876
Pale orange #F8F6F4
RGB
rgb(248, 246, 244)
HSL
hsl(30, 22%, 96%)
Luminance
0.924

Contrast & accessibility

0 of 6 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #C4DFDF on #F8F6F4 1.30:1 Fail
Aa #C4DFDF on #E3F4F4 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #D2E9E9 on #F8F6F4 1.18:1 Fail
Aa #D2E9E9 on #E3F4F4 1.12:1 Fail
Aa #C4DFDF on #D2E9E9 1.11:1 Fail
Aa #E3F4F4 on #F8F6F4 1.05:1 Fail

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