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: #6096B4;
  --c-pastel-2: #93BFCF;
  --c-pastel-3: #BDCDD6;
  --c-pastel-4: #EEE9DA;
}

About this palette

This 4-color pastel palette runs from pale yellow (#EEE9DA) as its lightest tone to cyan (#6096B4) as its darkest. It blends cyan, light cyan and pale yellow 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

Cyan #6096B4
RGB
rgb(96, 150, 180)
HSL
hsl(201, 36%, 54%)
Luminance
0.276
Cyan #93BFCF
RGB
rgb(147, 191, 207)
HSL
hsl(196, 38%, 69%)
Luminance
0.480
Light cyan #BDCDD6
RGB
rgb(189, 205, 214)
HSL
hsl(202, 23%, 79%)
Luminance
0.593
Pale yellow #EEE9DA
RGB
rgb(238, 233, 218)
HSL
hsl(45, 37%, 89%)
Luminance
0.815

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #6096B4 on #EEE9DA 2.65:1 Fail
Aa #6096B4 on #BDCDD6 1.97:1 Fail
Aa #6096B4 on #93BFCF 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #93BFCF on #EEE9DA 1.63:1 Fail
Aa #BDCDD6 on #EEE9DA 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #93BFCF on #BDCDD6 1.21:1 Fail

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