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4-Color Whisper Yellow Palette

4-Color Whisper Yellow Palette

4-color palette · Cool · Light · Complementary harmony

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4-Color Whisper Yellow Palette

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

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Pastel 4 colors Cool Light Complementary
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-pastel-1: #FFE5B9;
  --c-pastel-2: #EFF8FF;
  --c-pastel-3: #C9CBFF;
  --c-pastel-4: #A6A9B6;
}

About this palette

This 4-color pastel palette runs from Alice Blue (#EFF8FF) as its lightest tone to Dutch Jug (#A6A9B6) as its darkest. It blends Whisper Yellow, Alice Blue, Lavender Blue and Dutch Jug 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

Whisper Yellow #FFE5B9
RGB
rgb(255, 229, 185)
HSL
hsl(38, 100%, 86%)
Luminance
0.808
Alice Blue #EFF8FF
RGB
rgb(239, 248, 255)
HSL
hsl(206, 100%, 97%)
Luminance
0.927
Lavender Blue #C9CBFF
RGB
rgb(201, 203, 255)
HSL
hsl(238, 100%, 89%)
Luminance
0.624
Dutch Jug #A6A9B6
RGB
rgb(166, 169, 182)
HSL
hsl(229, 10%, 68%)
Luminance
0.399

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #EFF8FF on #A6A9B6 2.18:1 Fail
Aa #FFE5B9 on #A6A9B6 1.91:1 Fail
Aa #C9CBFF on #A6A9B6 1.50:1 Fail
Aa #EFF8FF on #C9CBFF 1.45:1 Fail
Aa #FFE5B9 on #C9CBFF 1.27:1 Fail
Aa #FFE5B9 on #EFF8FF 1.14:1 Fail

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