Sugared Powder Blue Oasis
Sugared Powder Blue Oasis: a pastel tetradic palette of #FFEEF8, #FDDBB6, #B1EACB, #A8CFF7, #DBB3AC. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.70:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on white, beige, green, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.70:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Bunny Tail#FFEEF8
A very light, neutral pink (Bunny Tail) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Peach Puff#FDDBB6
A very light, muted beige (Peach Puff) that brings understated calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Mystery Mint#B1EACB
A very light, muted green (Mystery Mint) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Baby Blue#A8CFF7
A light, muted blue (Baby Blue) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Prosciutto#DBB3AC
A light, muted pink (Prosciutto) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.89:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.83:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly89% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ White | Background | #FFEEF8 | 97% |
| ≈ Apricot | Accent | #FDDBB6 | 91% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Primary | #B1EACB | 89% |
| ≈ Sky | Surface | #A8CFF7 | 84% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Text | #DBB3AC | 80% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #2B130F for text.
:root {
--color-background: #ffeef8;
--color-surface: #a8cff7;
--color-primary: #b1eacb;
--color-accent: #fddbb6;
--color-text: #2b130f;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #ffeef8;
--color-surface: #a8cff7;
--color-primary: #b1eacb;
--color-accent: #fddbb6;
--color-ink: #2b130f;
}
About this palette
Sugared Powder Blue Oasis is palette number 16,728 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Powder Blue (#B1EACB), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from White (#FFEEF8) at the light end to Dusty Rose (#DBB3AC) at the dark end, covering 80% to 97% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ White #FFEEF8: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 97% lightness and a chroma of 0.022, so it behaves like a neutral.
2. ≈ Apricot #FDDBB6: suggested role accent. It is a orange color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.062.
3. ≈ Powder Blue #B1EACB: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 89% lightness and a chroma of 0.072.
4. ≈ Sky #A8CFF7: suggested role surface. It is a blue color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.07.
5. ≈ Dusty Rose #DBB3AC: suggested role text. It is a red color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.048.
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 orange, green, blue and red families, spread across 220 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: 2 of its 4 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.055 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 White (#FFEEF8) with Dusty Rose (#DBB3AC) at a contrast ratio of 1.70:1, 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 (#FFEEF8), so this page suggests #2B130F for text, a darkened Dusty Rose that reaches 15.66:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #FDDBB6 and #B1EACB may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #FDDBB6 and #B1EACB may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FFEEF8 as the background, #A8CFF7 for cards and surfaces, #B1EACB as the primary brand color, #FDDBB6 as the accent, and #2B130F for text (a computed darker shade of Dusty Rose, 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 Sugared Powder Blue Oasis accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.70:1 (#FFEEF8 on #DBB3AC). 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?
Powder Blue (#B1EACB) 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.