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4-Color Refreshing Primer Palette

4-Color Refreshing Primer Palette

4-color palette · Cool · Light · Complementary harmony

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4-Color Refreshing Primer 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: #D7FFFD;
  --c-pastel-2: #A1E6E3;
  --c-pastel-3: #ECA0B6;
  --c-pastel-4: #FAFBA4;
}

About this palette

This 4-color pastel palette runs from Refreshing Primer (#D7FFFD) as its lightest tone to Pegeen Peony (#ECA0B6) as its darkest. It blends Refreshing Primer, Everest, Pegeen Peony and Calamansi 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

Refreshing Primer #D7FFFD
RGB
rgb(215, 255, 253)
HSL
hsl(177, 100%, 92%)
Luminance
0.931
Everest #A1E6E3
RGB
rgb(161, 230, 227)
HSL
hsl(177, 58%, 77%)
Luminance
0.697
Pegeen Peony #ECA0B6
RGB
rgb(236, 160, 182)
HSL
hsl(343, 67%, 78%)
Luminance
0.464
Calamansi #FAFBA4
RGB
rgb(250, 251, 164)
HSL
hsl(61, 92%, 81%)
Luminance
0.920

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #D7FFFD on #ECA0B6 1.91:1 Fail
Aa #ECA0B6 on #FAFBA4 1.89:1 Fail
Aa #A1E6E3 on #ECA0B6 1.45:1 Fail
Aa #D7FFFD on #A1E6E3 1.31:1 Fail
Aa #A1E6E3 on #FAFBA4 1.30:1 Fail
Aa #D7FFFD on #FAFBA4 1.01:1 Fail

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