Sugared Powder Blue Echo
Sugared Powder Blue Echo: a pastel split complementary palette of #9CC9BF, #94DDD8, #EBC8E3, #FEDCD6, #D6FEEE. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.67:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on teal, pink, beige, 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 Twist#9CC9BF
A light, muted teal (Mint Twist) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Cold Blue#94DDD8
A light, muted teal (Cold Blue) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Sugar High#EBC8E3
A very light, muted pink (Sugar High) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Strawberry Blonde#FEDCD6
A very light, muted pink (Strawberry Blonde) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Candied Snow#D6FEEE
A very light, muted teal (Candied Snow) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.82:1Poor 1/5
- On black19.27:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly81% similarVery good 4/5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Silver | Text | #9CC9BF | 80% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Primary | #94DDD8 | 85% |
| ≈ Pink | Surface | #EBC8E3 | 87% |
| ≈ Apricot | Accent | #FEDCD6 | 92% |
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #D6FEEE | 96% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #00201B for text.
:root {
--color-background: #d6feee;
--color-surface: #ebc8e3;
--color-primary: #94ddd8;
--color-accent: #fedcd6;
--color-text: #00201b;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #d6feee;
--color-surface: #ebc8e3;
--color-primary: #94ddd8;
--color-accent: #fedcd6;
--color-ink: #00201b;
}
About this palette
Sugared Powder Blue Echo is palette number 2,040 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 (#94DDD8), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from Ivory (#D6FEEE) at the light end to Silver (#9CC9BF) at the dark end, covering 80% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Silver #9CC9BF: suggested role text. It is a teal color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.049.
2. ≈ Powder Blue #94DDD8: suggested role primary. It is a teal color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.073.
3. ≈ Pink #EBC8E3: suggested role surface. It is a magenta color with 87% lightness and a chroma of 0.053.
4. ≈ Apricot #FEDCD6: suggested role accent. It is a red color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.039.
5. ≈ Ivory #D6FEEE: suggested role background. It is a teal color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.046.
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 and red families, spread across 304 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 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.052 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 Silver (#9CC9BF) with Ivory (#D6FEEE) 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 (#D6FEEE), so this page suggests #00201B for text, a darkened Silver that reaches 15.76:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #94DDD8 and #EBC8E3 and #94DDD8 and #FEDCD6 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #9CC9BF and #94DDD8, #94DDD8 and #EBC8E3 and #FEDCD6 and #D6FEEE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #EBC8E3 and #FEDCD6 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #D6FEEE as the background, #EBC8E3 for cards and surfaces, #94DDD8 as the primary brand color, #FEDCD6 as the accent, and #00201B 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.
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 Sugared Powder Blue Echo accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.67:1 (#9CC9BF on #D6FEEE). 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 (#94DDD8) 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.