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4-Color Tidal Palette

4-Color Tidal Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Light · Triadic harmony

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4-Color Tidal 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: #F5F687;
  --c-pastel-2: #FCFDD8;
  --c-pastel-3: #E2BEBE;
  --c-pastel-4: #B96B9F;
}

About this palette

This 4-color pastel palette runs from Good Morning (#FCFDD8) as its lightest tone to Pearly Purple (#B96B9F) as its darkest. It blends Tidal, Good Morning, Soft Blush and Pearly Purple 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

Tidal #F5F687
RGB
rgb(245, 246, 135)
HSL
hsl(61, 86%, 75%)
Luminance
0.871
Good Morning #FCFDD8
RGB
rgb(252, 253, 216)
HSL
hsl(62, 90%, 92%)
Luminance
0.959
Soft Blush #E2BEBE
RGB
rgb(226, 190, 190)
HSL
hsl(0, 38%, 82%)
Luminance
0.567
Pearly Purple #B96B9F
RGB
rgb(185, 107, 159)
HSL
hsl(320, 36%, 57%)
Luminance
0.233

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #FCFDD8 on #B96B9F 3.56:1 AA Large
Aa #F5F687 on #B96B9F 3.25:1 AA Large
Aa #E2BEBE on #B96B9F 2.18:1 Fail
Aa #FCFDD8 on #E2BEBE 1.64:1 Fail
Aa #F5F687 on #E2BEBE 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #F5F687 on #FCFDD8 1.10:1 Fail

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