Soft Powder Blue Echo
Soft Powder Blue Echo: a pastel split complementary palette of #FEEBE4, #FDE1CF, #9CE7E9, #B0CBEB, #D8B2A7. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.67:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on white, beige, teal, 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
- ≈ Salt#FEEBE4
A very light, neutral gray (Salt) that brings neutral balance. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Acropolis#FDE1CF
A very light, muted beige (Acropolis) that brings soft, quiet warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Blizzard Blue#9CE7E9
A very light, muted teal (Blizzard Blue) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Breeze#B0CBEB
A light, muted blue (Breeze) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Prosciutto#D8B2A7
A light, muted pink (Prosciutto) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.93:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.21:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly90% 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 | #FEEBE4 | 95% |
| ≈ Apricot | Accent | #FDE1CF | 93% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Primary | #9CE7E9 | 88% |
| ≈ Silver | Surface | #B0CBEB | 83% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Text | #D8B2A7 | 79% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #2A130D for text.
:root {
--color-background: #feebe4;
--color-surface: #b0cbeb;
--color-primary: #9ce7e9;
--color-accent: #fde1cf;
--color-text: #2a130d;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #feebe4;
--color-surface: #b0cbeb;
--color-primary: #9ce7e9;
--color-accent: #fde1cf;
--color-ink: #2a130d;
}
About this palette
Soft Powder Blue Echo is palette number 17,440 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Powder Blue (#9CE7E9), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from Ivory (#FEEBE4) at the light end to Dusty Rose (#D8B2A7) at the dark end, covering 79% to 95% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ivory #FEEBE4: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 95% lightness and a chroma of 0.023, so it behaves like a neutral.
2. ≈ Apricot #FDE1CF: suggested role accent. It is a orange color with 93% lightness and a chroma of 0.039.
3. ≈ Powder Blue #9CE7E9: suggested role primary. It is a teal color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.074.
4. ≈ Silver #B0CBEB: suggested role surface. It is a blue color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.054.
5. ≈ Dusty Rose #D8B2A7: suggested role text. It is a red color with 79% lightness and a chroma of 0.047.
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 orange, teal, blue and red families, spread across 216 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 2 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.047 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 (#FEEBE4) with Dusty Rose (#D8B2A7) 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 (#FEEBE4), so this page suggests #2A130D for text, a darkened Dusty Rose that reaches 15.21:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #FEEBE4 and #FDE1CF, #FEEBE4 and #9CE7E9 and #FDE1CF and #9CE7E9 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #FEEBE4 and #FDE1CF may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #FEEBE4 and #FDE1CF may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FEEBE4 as the background, #B0CBEB for cards and surfaces, #9CE7E9 as the primary brand color, #FDE1CF as the accent, and #2A130D 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.
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 Powder Blue Echo accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.67:1 (#FEEBE4 on #D8B2A7). 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 (#9CE7E9) 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.