Soft Powder Blue Delta
Soft Powder Blue Delta: a pastel tetradic palette of #E9AEA1, #C7D4A1, #9FE6F3, #EAE1FE, #FEEDD4. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.65:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on pink, green, teal, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.65:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Wax Flower#E9AEA1
A light, muted pink (Wax Flower) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Nature#C7D4A1
A light, muted green (Nature) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Blizzard Blue#9FE6F3
A very light, muted teal (Blizzard Blue) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Grape Taffy#EAE1FE
A very light, muted pink (Grape Taffy) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Blank Canvas#FEEDD4
A very light, muted beige (Blank Canvas) that brings understated calm. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.90:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.27:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Blush | Text | #E9AEA1 | 80% |
| ≈ Beige | Accent | #C7D4A1 | 85% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Primary | #9FE6F3 | 88% |
| ≈ Fog | Surface | #EAE1FE | 93% |
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #FEEDD4 | 95% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #2A130E for text.
:root {
--color-background: #feedd4;
--color-surface: #eae1fe;
--color-primary: #9fe6f3;
--color-accent: #c7d4a1;
--color-text: #2a130e;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #feedd4;
--color-surface: #eae1fe;
--color-primary: #9fe6f3;
--color-accent: #c7d4a1;
--color-ink: #2a130e;
}
About this palette
Soft Powder Blue Delta is palette number 17,960 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Powder Blue (#9FE6F3), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from Ivory (#FEEDD4) at the light end to Blush (#E9AEA1) at the dark end, covering 80% to 95% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Blush #E9AEA1: suggested role text. It is a red color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.072.
2. ≈ Beige #C7D4A1: suggested role accent. It is a green color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.069.
3. ≈ Powder Blue #9FE6F3: suggested role primary. It is a cyan color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.073.
4. ≈ Fog #EAE1FE: suggested role surface. It is a violet color with 93% lightness and a chroma of 0.04.
5. ≈ Ivory #FEEDD4: suggested role background. It is a orange color with 95% lightness and a chroma of 0.038.
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 red, green, cyan, violet and orange families, spread across 267 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 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.058 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 Blush (#E9AEA1) with Ivory (#FEEDD4) at a contrast ratio of 1.65:1, 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 (#FEEDD4), so this page suggests #2A130E for text, a darkened Blush that reaches 15.25:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #9FE6F3 and #EAE1FE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #E9AEA1 and #C7D4A1 and #9FE6F3 and #EAE1FE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #EAE1FE and #FEEDD4 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FEEDD4 as the background, #EAE1FE for cards and surfaces, #9FE6F3 as the primary brand color, #C7D4A1 as the accent, and #2A130E for text (a computed darker shade of Blush, 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 Soft Powder Blue Delta accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.65:1 (#E9AEA1 on #FEEDD4). 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 (#9FE6F3) 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.