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4-Color Freshman Palette

4-Color Freshman Palette

4-color palette · Neutral · Light · Analogous harmony

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4-Color Freshman Palette

4-color palette · Neutral temperature · Light tone · Analogous harmony

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Pastel 4 colors Neutral Light Analogous
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-pastel-1: #84B179;
  --c-pastel-2: #A2CB8B;
  --c-pastel-3: #C7EABB;
  --c-pastel-4: #E8F5BD;
}

About this palette

This 4-color pastel palette runs from Freshman (#E8F5BD) as its lightest tone to Hakusai Green (#84B179) as its darkest. It blends Hakusai Green, Pistachio Dream, Lime Dream and Freshman 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

Hakusai Green #84B179
RGB
rgb(132, 177, 121)
HSL
hsl(108, 26%, 58%)
Luminance
0.377
Pistachio Dream #A2CB8B
RGB
rgb(162, 203, 139)
HSL
hsl(98, 38%, 67%)
Luminance
0.523
Lime Dream #C7EABB
RGB
rgb(199, 234, 187)
HSL
hsl(105, 53%, 83%)
Luminance
0.746
Freshman #E8F5BD
RGB
rgb(232, 245, 189)
HSL
hsl(74, 74%, 85%)
Luminance
0.861

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #84B179 on #E8F5BD 2.13:1 Fail
Aa #84B179 on #C7EABB 1.86:1 Fail
Aa #A2CB8B on #E8F5BD 1.59:1 Fail
Aa #A2CB8B on #C7EABB 1.39:1 Fail
Aa #84B179 on #A2CB8B 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #C7EABB on #E8F5BD 1.15:1 Fail

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