Soft Pink Aurora
Soft Pink Aurora: a pastel split complementary palette of #CBFEEE, #CEECE8, #E7CCE3, #F8B4B0, #9CC8B1. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.67:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on teal, beige, pink, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.67:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Mint Coffee#CBFEEE
A very light, muted teal (Mint Coffee) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Spa#CEECE8
A very light, neutral gray (Spa) that brings a steady, composed backdrop. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Sweet Dreams#E7CCE3
A very light, muted pink (Sweet Dreams) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Peach Bud#F8B4B0
A light, muted pink (Peach Bud) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Mint Twist#9CC8B1
A light, muted teal (Mint Twist) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.85:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.95:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #CBFEEE | 96% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Accent | #CEECE8 | 92% |
| ≈ Pink | Surface | #E7CCE3 | 87% |
| ≈ Pink | Primary | #F8B4B0 | 83% |
| ≈ Ash | Text | #9CC8B1 | 79% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #062015 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #cbfeee;
--color-surface: #e7cce3;
--color-primary: #f8b4b0;
--color-accent: #ceece8;
--color-text: #062015;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #cbfeee;
--color-surface: #e7cce3;
--color-primary: #f8b4b0;
--color-accent: #ceece8;
--color-ink: #062015;
}
About this palette
Soft Pink Aurora is palette number 15,368 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Pink (#F8B4B0), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from Ivory (#CBFEEE) at the light end to Ash (#9CC8B1) at the dark end, covering 79% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ivory #CBFEEE: suggested role background. It is a teal color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.056.
2. ≈ Powder Blue #CEECE8: suggested role accent. It is a teal color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.032.
3. ≈ Pink #E7CCE3: suggested role surface. It is a magenta color with 87% lightness and a chroma of 0.043.
4. ≈ Pink #F8B4B0: suggested role primary. It is a red color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.08.
5. ≈ Ash #9CC8B1: suggested role text. It is a green color with 79% lightness and a chroma of 0.057.
Harmony and structure
One hue is paired with the two hues flanking its opposite. You keep most of the energy of a complementary scheme with less tension and more variety.
In this palette the hues fall in the teal, magenta, red and green families, spread across 308 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 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.054 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 Ivory (#CBFEEE) with Ash (#9CC8B1) at a contrast ratio of 1.67:1, 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 (#CBFEEE), so this page suggests #062015 for text, a darkened Ash that reaches 15.46:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #CBFEEE and #CEECE8 and #F8B4B0 and #9CC8B1 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #CBFEEE and #CEECE8, #CEECE8 and #E7CCE3 and #F8B4B0 and #9CC8B1 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #CBFEEE and #CEECE8 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #CBFEEE as the background, #E7CCE3 for cards and surfaces, #F8B4B0 as the primary brand color, #CEECE8 as the accent, and #062015 for text (a computed darker shade of Ash, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Use the lone hue as the dominant brand color and the two flanking hues as secondary and accent colors.
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 Soft Pink Aurora accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.67:1 (#CBFEEE on #9CC8B1). 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 (#F8B4B0) 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.