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4-Color French Vanilla Palette

4-Color French Vanilla Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Light · Split complementary harmony

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4-Color French Vanilla Palette

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

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Pastel 4 colors Warm Light Split Complementary
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-pastel-1: #97DBAE;
  --c-pastel-2: #C3E5AE;
  --c-pastel-3: #F1E1A6;
  --c-pastel-4: #F4BBBB;
}

About this palette

This 4-color pastel palette runs from French Vanilla (#F1E1A6) as its lightest tone to Pinkathon (#F4BBBB) as its darkest. It blends Dead 99, Almost Aloe, French Vanilla and Pinkathon 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

Dead 99 #97DBAE
RGB
rgb(151, 219, 174)
HSL
hsl(140, 49%, 73%)
Luminance
0.603
Almost Aloe #C3E5AE
RGB
rgb(195, 229, 174)
HSL
hsl(97, 51%, 79%)
Luminance
0.707
French Vanilla #F1E1A6
RGB
rgb(241, 225, 166)
HSL
hsl(47, 73%, 80%)
Luminance
0.753
Pinkathon #F4BBBB
RGB
rgb(244, 187, 187)
HSL
hsl(0, 72%, 85%)
Luminance
0.584

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #F1E1A6 on #F4BBBB 1.27:1 Fail
Aa #97DBAE on #F1E1A6 1.23:1 Fail
Aa #C3E5AE on #F4BBBB 1.19:1 Fail
Aa #97DBAE on #C3E5AE 1.16:1 Fail
Aa #C3E5AE on #F1E1A6 1.06:1 Fail
Aa #97DBAE on #F4BBBB 1.03:1 Fail

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