Gentle Pink Kettle
Gentle Pink Kettle: a pastel tetradic palette of #B4C8A5, #A1D2E3, #E6CEFE, #FDDED2, #CEFAEC. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.57:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on green, blue, purple, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.57:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Gum Leaf#B4C8A5
A light, muted green (Gum Leaf) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Mr Freeze#A1D2E3
A light, muted blue (Mr Freeze) that brings open, airy calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Bubblegum Crisis#E6CEFE
A very light, muted pink (Bubblegum Crisis) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Glazed Sugar#FDDED2
A very light, muted orange (Glazed Sugar) that brings friendly optimism. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Mint Coffee#CEFAEC
A very light, muted teal (Mint Coffee) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.78:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.50:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Ash | Text | #B4C8A5 | 81% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Surface | #A1D2E3 | 84% |
| ≈ Pink | Primary | #E6CEFE | 89% |
| ≈ Apricot | Accent | #FDDED2 | 92% |
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #CEFAEC | 95% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #141E0A for text.
:root {
--color-background: #cefaec;
--color-surface: #a1d2e3;
--color-primary: #e6cefe;
--color-accent: #fdded2;
--color-text: #141e0a;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #cefaec;
--color-surface: #a1d2e3;
--color-primary: #e6cefe;
--color-accent: #fdded2;
--color-ink: #141e0a;
}
About this palette
Gentle Pink Kettle is palette number 2,280 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Pink (#E6CEFE), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from Ivory (#CEFAEC) at the light end to Ash (#B4C8A5) at the dark end, covering 81% to 95% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ash #B4C8A5: suggested role text. It is a green color with 81% lightness and a chroma of 0.053.
2. ≈ Powder Blue #A1D2E3: suggested role surface. It is a cyan color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.056.
3. ≈ Pink #E6CEFE: suggested role primary. It is a violet color with 89% lightness and a chroma of 0.07.
4. ≈ Apricot #FDDED2: suggested role accent. It is a red color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.038.
5. ≈ Ivory #CEFAEC: suggested role background. It is a teal color with 95% lightness and a chroma of 0.049.
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 green, cyan, violet, red and teal families, spread across 265 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 0.053 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 Ash (#B4C8A5) with Ivory (#CEFAEC) at a contrast ratio of 1.57:1, 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 (#CEFAEC), so this page suggests #141E0A for text, a darkened Ash that reaches 15.17:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #A1D2E3 and #E6CEFE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #FDDED2 and #CEFAEC may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #E6CEFE and #FDDED2 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #CEFAEC as the background, #A1D2E3 for cards and surfaces, #E6CEFE as the primary brand color, #FDDED2 as the accent, and #141E0A 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.
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 Gentle Pink Kettle accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.57:1 (#B4C8A5 on #CEFAEC). 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 (#E6CEFE) 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.