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4-Color Pale Ale Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Light · Complementary harmony

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4-Color Pale Ale Palette

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

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Pastel 4 colors Warm Light Complementary

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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-pastel-1: #FFD36E;
  --c-pastel-2: #FFF56D;
  --c-pastel-3: #99FFCD;
  --c-pastel-4: #9FB4FF;
}

About this palette

This 4-color pastel palette runs from Pale Ale (#FFF56D) as its lightest tone to Truesky Gloxym (#9FB4FF) as its darkest. It blends Quiche Lorraine, Pale Ale, Lemon Gate and Truesky Gloxym 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

Quiche Lorraine #FFD36E

RGB: rgb(255, 211, 110)
HSL: hsl(42, 100%, 72%)
Luminance: 0.690

Pale Ale #FFF56D

RGB: rgb(255, 245, 109)
HSL: hsl(56, 100%, 71%)
Luminance: 0.877

Lemon Gate #99FFCD

RGB: rgb(153, 255, 205)
HSL: hsl(151, 100%, 80%)
Luminance: 0.827

Truesky Gloxym #9FB4FF

RGB: rgb(159, 180, 255)
HSL: hsl(227, 100%, 81%)
Luminance: 0.472

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #FFF56D on #9FB4FF 1.77:1 Fail

Aa #99FFCD on #9FB4FF 1.68:1 Fail

Aa #FFD36E on #9FB4FF 1.42:1 Fail

Aa #FFD36E on #FFF56D 1.25:1 Fail

Aa #FFD36E on #99FFCD 1.19:1 Fail

Aa #FFF56D on #99FFCD 1.06:1 Fail

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