Soft Powder Blue Kettle
Soft Powder Blue Kettle: a pastel tetradic palette of #B2BCD3, #E2C2CB, #E7D8AE, #B2F8EA, #FAF0FE. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.71:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, teal, white, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.71:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Cosmic#B2BCD3
A light, neutral gray (Cosmic) that brings a steady, composed backdrop. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Pink Mist#E2C2CB
A light, muted pink (Pink Mist) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Beeswax#E7D8AE
A very light, muted beige (Beeswax) that brings soft, quiet warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Ice Citadel#B2F8EA
A very light, muted teal (Ice Citadel) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Snow#FAF0FE
A very light, neutral white (Snow) that brings light and simplicity. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.90:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.95:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly92% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Silver | Text | #B2BCD3 | 79% |
| ≈ Pink | Accent | #E2C2CB | 84% |
| ≈ Beige | Surface | #E7D8AE | 88% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Primary | #B2F8EA | 93% |
| ≈ White | Background | #FAF0FE | 97% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #131A2B for text.
:root {
--color-background: #faf0fe;
--color-surface: #e7d8ae;
--color-primary: #b2f8ea;
--color-accent: #e2c2cb;
--color-text: #131a2b;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #faf0fe;
--color-surface: #e7d8ae;
--color-primary: #b2f8ea;
--color-accent: #e2c2cb;
--color-ink: #131a2b;
}
About this palette
Soft Powder Blue Kettle is palette number 22,888 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Powder Blue (#B2F8EA), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from White (#FAF0FE) at the light end to Silver (#B2BCD3) at the dark end, covering 79% to 97% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Silver #B2BCD3: suggested role text. It is a blue color with 79% lightness and a chroma of 0.034.
2. ≈ Pink #E2C2CB: suggested role accent. It is a rose color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.038.
3. ≈ Beige #E7D8AE: suggested role surface. It is a yellow color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.058.
4. ≈ Powder Blue #B2F8EA: suggested role primary. It is a teal color with 93% lightness and a chroma of 0.072.
5. ≈ White #FAF0FE: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 97% lightness and a chroma of 0.021, so it behaves like a neutral.
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 blue, rose, yellow and teal families, spread across 268 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 0.045 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 (#B2BCD3) with White (#FAF0FE) at a contrast ratio of 1.71:1, 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 (#FAF0FE), so this page suggests #131A2B for text, a darkened Silver that reaches 15.66:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #B2BCD3 and #E2C2CB and #B2F8EA and #FAF0FE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #B2F8EA and #FAF0FE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #E2C2CB and #E7D8AE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FAF0FE as the background, #E7D8AE for cards and surfaces, #B2F8EA as the primary brand color, #E2C2CB as the accent, and #131A2B 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.
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 Kettle accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.71:1 (#B2BCD3 on #FAF0FE). 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 (#B2F8EA) 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.