Soft Powder Blue Opal
Soft Powder Blue Opal: a pastel complementary palette of #FEEBF5, #FED9E9, #C2DED1, #9ADDC7, #DCAAC8. Gentle, friendly and a little nostalgic; best contrast 1.73:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on white, pink, beige, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.73:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Bunny Tail#FEEBF5
A very light, neutral pink (Bunny Tail) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Strawberry Milk#FED9E9
A very light, muted pink (Strawberry Milk) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Antiguan#C2DED1
A very light, neutral teal (Antiguan) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Beach Glass#9ADDC7
A light, muted teal (Beach Glass) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Pink Bliss#DCAAC8
A light, muted pink (Pink Bliss) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.97:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.41:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ White | Background | #FEEBF5 | 96% |
| ≈ Pink | Accent | #FED9E9 | 92% |
| ≈ Fog | Surface | #C2DED1 | 88% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Primary | #9ADDC7 | 85% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Text | #DCAAC8 | 79% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #271320 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #feebf5;
--color-surface: #c2ded1;
--color-primary: #9addc7;
--color-accent: #fed9e9;
--color-text: #271320;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #feebf5;
--color-surface: #c2ded1;
--color-primary: #9addc7;
--color-accent: #fed9e9;
--color-ink: #271320;
}
About this palette
Soft Powder Blue Opal is palette number 3,225,112 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Powder Blue (#9ADDC7), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as gentle, friendly and a little nostalgic. Its colors run from White (#FEEBF5) at the light end to Dusty Rose (#DCAAC8) at the dark end, covering 79% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ White #FEEBF5: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.024, so it behaves like a neutral.
2. ≈ Pink #FED9E9: suggested role accent. It is a rose color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.046.
3. ≈ Fog #C2DED1: suggested role surface. It is a teal color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.035.
4. ≈ Powder Blue #9ADDC7: suggested role primary. It is a teal color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.074.
5. ≈ Dusty Rose #DCAAC8: suggested role text. It is a magenta color with 79% lightness and a chroma of 0.07.
Harmony and structure
Two hues sit opposite each other on the wheel, each with a close companion. Complementary palettes have built-in tension: the opposite hues make each other look more vivid.
In this palette the hues fall in the rose, teal and magenta families, spread across 184 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 warm: 2 of its 4 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.05 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 gentle, friendly and a little nostalgic.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is White (#FEEBF5) with Dusty Rose (#DCAAC8) at a contrast ratio of 1.73:1, 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 (#FEEBF5), so this page suggests #271320 for text, a darkened Dusty Rose that reaches 15.34:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #FEEBF5 and #FED9E9, #FED9E9 and #C2DED1 and #FED9E9 and #9ADDC7 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #FEEBF5 and #FED9E9, #FED9E9 and #C2DED1 and #C2DED1 and #9ADDC7 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #FEEBF5 and #FED9E9 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FEEBF5 as the background, #C2DED1 for cards and surfaces, #9ADDC7 as the primary brand color, #FED9E9 as the accent, and #271320 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.
Give one side of the wheel to the background and structure and the other to calls to action. A small amount of the opposing hue goes a long way.
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 Opal accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.73:1 (#FEEBF5 on #DCAAC8). 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 (#9ADDC7) 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 gentle, friendly and a little nostalgic feel works well.