Milky Pink Festival
Milky Pink Festival: a pastel tetradic palette of #D3FCD3, #C9E9FE, #F2C8F4, #D9C3B4, #88CAC6. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.64:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on green, beige, pink, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.64:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Eau de Nil#D3FCD3
A very light, muted green (Eau de Nil) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Veiling Waterfalls#C9E9FE
A very light, muted blue (Veiling Waterfalls) that brings open, airy calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Sugar High#F2C8F4
A very light, muted pink (Sugar High) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Muddy Rose#D9C3B4
A light, neutral pink (Muddy Rose) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Cyantific#88CAC6
A light, muted teal (Cyantific) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.85:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.63:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly85% similarExcellent 5/5
Contrast is the best any color in the palette reaches on a plain white or black background. Color blind friendly shows how much of the difference between the colors is kept under the common kinds of color blindness.
| Color | Role | HEX | Lightness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Cream | Background | #D3FCD3 | 95% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Surface | #C9E9FE | 92% |
| ≈ Pink | Primary | #F2C8F4 | 88% |
| ≈ Silver | Accent | #D9C3B4 | 83% |
| ≈ Silver | Text | #88CAC6 | 79% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #02201F for text.
:root {
--color-background: #d3fcd3;
--color-surface: #c9e9fe;
--color-primary: #f2c8f4;
--color-accent: #d9c3b4;
--color-text: #02201f;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #d3fcd3;
--color-surface: #c9e9fe;
--color-primary: #f2c8f4;
--color-accent: #d9c3b4;
--color-ink: #02201f;
}
About this palette
Milky Pink Festival is palette number 14,544 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Pink (#F2C8F4), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from Cream (#D3FCD3) at the light end to Silver (#88CAC6) at the dark end, covering 79% to 95% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Cream #D3FCD3: suggested role background. It is a green color with 95% lightness and a chroma of 0.069.
2. ≈ Powder Blue #C9E9FE: suggested role surface. It is a blue color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.044.
3. ≈ Pink #F2C8F4: suggested role primary. It is a magenta color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.075.
4. ≈ Silver #D9C3B4: suggested role accent. It is a orange color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.032.
5. ≈ Silver #88CAC6: suggested role text. It is a teal color with 79% lightness and a chroma of 0.067.
Harmony and structure
Four hues are spaced around the wheel in two complementary pairs. It is the richest scheme, and the hardest to balance.
In this palette the hues fall in the green, blue, magenta, orange and teal families, spread across 268 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Pastel palettes keep chroma between 0.03 and 0.08, and lightness between 80% and 96%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 1 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 2 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.057 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits baby and children's brands, wedding stationery and spring campaigns, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel light, playful and welcoming.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Cream (#D3FCD3) with Silver (#88CAC6) at a contrast ratio of 1.64:1, which is below the WCAG AA minimum of 4.5:1. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 0 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#D3FCD3), so this page suggests #02201F for text, a darkened Silver that reaches 15.16:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #D9C3B4 and #88CAC6 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #C9E9FE and #F2C8F4 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #D3FCD3 and #C9E9FE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #D3FCD3 as the background, #C9E9FE for cards and surfaces, #F2C8F4 as the primary brand color, #D9C3B4 as the accent, and #02201F for text (a computed darker shade of Silver, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Let one hue take most of the space and use the others sparingly. Control the mood with lightness and saturation rather than hue.
Typical uses for a pastel palette include baby and children's brands, wedding stationery, spring campaigns and wellness and beauty websites. Open it in the generator to lock the colors you love and reroll the rest, or in the visualizer to see it on real layouts.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Milky Pink Festival accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.64:1 (#D3FCD3 on #88CAC6). 0 of 10 pairs reach WCAG AA for normal text. Always check the exact text and background you use.
Which color should be the main brand color?
Pink (#F2C8F4) is the most saturated color that is neither the lightest nor the darkest, which makes it the natural primary.
What is this palette good for?
It suits baby and children's brands, wedding stationery, spring campaigns and wellness and beauty websites, where a light, playful and welcoming feel works well.