4-Color Pastel Palette

4-Color Pastel Palette

4-color palette · Cool · Light · Complementary harmony

4-Color Pastel 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: #A8D8EA;
  --c-pastel-2: #AA96DA;
  --c-pastel-3: #FCBAD3;
  --c-pastel-4: #FFFFD2;
}

About this palette

This 4-color pastel palette runs from pale yellow (#FFFFD2) as its lightest tone to light indigo (#AA96DA) as its darkest. It blends light cyan, light indigo, pale pink and pale yellow 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

Light cyan #A8D8EA
RGB
rgb(168, 216, 234)
HSL
hsl(196, 61%, 79%)
Luminance
0.634
Light indigo #AA96DA
RGB
rgb(170, 150, 218)
HSL
hsl(258, 48%, 72%)
Luminance
0.354
Pale pink #FCBAD3
RGB
rgb(252, 186, 211)
HSL
hsl(337, 92%, 86%)
Luminance
0.605
Pale yellow #FFFFD2
RGB
rgb(255, 255, 210)
HSL
hsl(60, 100%, 91%)
Luminance
0.974

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #AA96DA on #FFFFD2 2.53:1 Fail
Aa #A8D8EA on #AA96DA 1.69:1 Fail
Aa #AA96DA on #FCBAD3 1.62:1 Fail
Aa #FCBAD3 on #FFFFD2 1.56:1 Fail
Aa #A8D8EA on #FFFFD2 1.50:1 Fail
Aa #A8D8EA on #FCBAD3 1.04:1 Fail

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