4-Color Pastel Palette

4-Color Pastel Palette

4-color palette · Neutral · Light · Complementary harmony

4-Color Pastel Palette

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

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Pastel 4 colors Neutral Light Complementary
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Colors 4


CSS variables

:root {
  --c-pastel-1: #F5EFE6;
  --c-pastel-2: #E8DFCA;
  --c-pastel-3: #AEBDCA;
  --c-pastel-4: #7895B2;
}

About this palette

This 4-color pastel palette runs from pale orange (#F5EFE6) as its lightest tone to muted blue (#7895B2) as its darkest. It blends pale orange, light yellow, light blue and muted blue 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

Pale orange #F5EFE6
RGB
rgb(245, 239, 230)
HSL
hsl(36, 43%, 93%)
Luminance
0.869
Light yellow #E8DFCA
RGB
rgb(232, 223, 202)
HSL
hsl(42, 39%, 85%)
Luminance
0.742
Light blue #AEBDCA
RGB
rgb(174, 189, 202)
HSL
hsl(208, 21%, 74%)
Luminance
0.497
Muted blue #7895B2
RGB
rgb(120, 149, 178)
HSL
hsl(210, 27%, 58%)
Luminance
0.287

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #F5EFE6 on #7895B2 2.73:1 Fail
Aa #E8DFCA on #7895B2 2.35:1 Fail
Aa #F5EFE6 on #AEBDCA 1.68:1 Fail
Aa #AEBDCA on #7895B2 1.62:1 Fail
Aa #E8DFCA on #AEBDCA 1.45:1 Fail
Aa #F5EFE6 on #E8DFCA 1.16:1 Fail

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