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4-Color Flickering Firefly Palette

4-Color Flickering Firefly Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Light · Complementary harmony

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4-Color Flickering Firefly Palette

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

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Pastel 4 colors Warm Light Complementary
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-pastel-1: #BAD8B6;
  --c-pastel-2: #E1EACD;
  --c-pastel-3: #F9F6E6;
  --c-pastel-4: #8D77AB;
}

About this palette

This 4-color pastel palette runs from Flickering Firefly (#F9F6E6) as its lightest tone to Gentian (#8D77AB) as its darkest. It blends Grasshopper Pie, Sunny Summit, Flickering Firefly and Gentian 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

Grasshopper Pie #BAD8B6
RGB
rgb(186, 216, 182)
HSL
hsl(113, 30%, 78%)
Luminance
0.629
Sunny Summit #E1EACD
RGB
rgb(225, 234, 205)
HSL
hsl(79, 41%, 86%)
Luminance
0.793
Flickering Firefly #F9F6E6
RGB
rgb(249, 246, 230)
HSL
hsl(51, 61%, 94%)
Luminance
0.918
Gentian #8D77AB
RGB
rgb(141, 119, 171)
HSL
hsl(265, 24%, 57%)
Luminance
0.218

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #F9F6E6 on #8D77AB 3.61:1 AA Large
Aa #E1EACD on #8D77AB 3.14:1 AA Large
Aa #BAD8B6 on #8D77AB 2.53:1 Fail
Aa #BAD8B6 on #F9F6E6 1.42:1 Fail
Aa #BAD8B6 on #E1EACD 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #E1EACD on #F9F6E6 1.15:1 Fail

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