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4-Color Pastel Palette

4-color palette · Neutral · Light · Complementary harmony

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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: #FFE6E6;
  --c-pastel-2: #F2D1D1;
  --c-pastel-3: #DAEAF1;
  --c-pastel-4: #C6DCE4;
}

About this palette

This 4-color pastel palette runs from pale red (#FFE6E6) as its lightest tone to light cyan (#C6DCE4) as its darkest. It blends pale red, pale cyan and light cyan 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 red #FFE6E6

RGB: rgb(255, 230, 230)
HSL: hsl(0, 100%, 95%)
Luminance: 0.836

Pale red #F2D1D1

RGB: rgb(242, 209, 209)
HSL: hsl(0, 56%, 88%)
Luminance: 0.691

Pale cyan #DAEAF1

RGB: rgb(218, 234, 241)
HSL: hsl(198, 45%, 90%)
Luminance: 0.801

Light cyan #C6DCE4

RGB: rgb(198, 220, 228)
HSL: hsl(196, 36%, 84%)
Luminance: 0.688

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #FFE6E6 on #F2D1D1 1.20:1 Fail

Aa #FFE6E6 on #C6DCE4 1.20:1 Fail

Aa #F2D1D1 on #DAEAF1 1.15:1 Fail

Aa #DAEAF1 on #C6DCE4 1.15:1 Fail

Aa #FFE6E6 on #DAEAF1 1.04:1 Fail

Aa #F2D1D1 on #C6DCE4 1.00:1 Fail

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