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4-Color Embarrassment Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Light · Triadic harmony

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4-Color Embarrassment Palette

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

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Pastel 4 colors Warm Light Triadic

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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-pastel-1: #CEE5D0;
  --c-pastel-2: #F3F0D7;
  --c-pastel-3: #E0C097;
  --c-pastel-4: #FF7878;
}

About this palette

This 4-color pastel palette runs from Good Graces (#F3F0D7) as its lightest tone to Embarrassment (#FF7878) as its darkest. It blends Herbal Mist, Good Graces, More Cowbell and Embarrassment 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

Herbal Mist #CEE5D0

RGB: rgb(206, 229, 208)
HSL: hsl(125, 31%, 85%)
Luminance: 0.737

Good Graces #F3F0D7

RGB: rgb(243, 240, 215)
HSL: hsl(54, 54%, 90%)
Luminance: 0.863

More Cowbell #E0C097

RGB: rgb(224, 192, 151)
HSL: hsl(34, 54%, 74%)
Luminance: 0.558

Embarrassment #FF7878

RGB: rgb(255, 120, 120)
HSL: hsl(0, 100%, 74%)
Luminance: 0.361

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #F3F0D7 on #FF7878 2.22:1 Fail

Aa #CEE5D0 on #FF7878 1.92:1 Fail

Aa #F3F0D7 on #E0C097 1.50:1 Fail

Aa #E0C097 on #FF7878 1.48:1 Fail

Aa #CEE5D0 on #E0C097 1.30:1 Fail

Aa #CEE5D0 on #F3F0D7 1.16:1 Fail

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