4-Color Pastel Palette

4-Color Pastel Palette

4-color palette · Neutral · Light · Complementary harmony

4-Color Pastel Palette

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

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Pastel 4 colors Neutral Light Complementary
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Colors 4


CSS variables

:root {
  --c-pastel-1: #B3C8CF;
  --c-pastel-2: #BED7DC;
  --c-pastel-3: #F1EEDC;
  --c-pastel-4: #E5DDC5;
}

About this palette

This 4-color pastel palette runs from pale yellow (#F1EEDC) as its lightest tone to light cyan (#B3C8CF) as its darkest. It blends light cyan, pale yellow and light 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 #B3C8CF
RGB
rgb(179, 200, 207)
HSL
hsl(195, 23%, 76%)
Luminance
0.554
Light cyan #BED7DC
RGB
rgb(190, 215, 220)
HSL
hsl(190, 30%, 80%)
Luminance
0.647
Pale yellow #F1EEDC
RGB
rgb(241, 238, 220)
HSL
hsl(51, 43%, 90%)
Luminance
0.850
Light yellow #E5DDC5
RGB
rgb(229, 221, 197)
HSL
hsl(45, 38%, 84%)
Luminance
0.724

Contrast & accessibility

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

Aa #B3C8CF on #F1EEDC 1.49:1 Fail
Aa #BED7DC on #F1EEDC 1.29:1 Fail
Aa #B3C8CF on #E5DDC5 1.28:1 Fail
Aa #F1EEDC on #E5DDC5 1.16:1 Fail
Aa #B3C8CF on #BED7DC 1.15:1 Fail
Aa #BED7DC on #E5DDC5 1.11:1 Fail

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