Sugared Powder Blue Island
Sugared Powder Blue Island: a pastel tetradic palette of #E4B3AF, #CDCFAB, #A6E6EE, #E5E1FF, #FFF2E5. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.67:1.
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 1.67:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Sakura#E4B3AF
A light, muted pink (Sakura) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Nature#CDCFAB
A light, muted green (Nature) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Blizzard Blue#A6E6EE
A very light, muted teal (Blizzard Blue) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Grape Taffy#E5E1FF
A very light, muted pink (Grape Taffy) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Blank Canvas#FFF2E5
A very light, neutral beige (Blank Canvas) that brings an inviting neutral base. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.84:1Poor 1/5
- On black19.08:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly91% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Text | #E4B3AF | 81% |
| ≈ Beige | Accent | #CDCFAB | 84% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Primary | #A6E6EE | 88% |
| ≈ Fog | Surface | #E5E1FF | 92% |
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #FFF2E5 | 97% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #2B1311 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #fff2e5;
--color-surface: #e5e1ff;
--color-primary: #a6e6ee;
--color-accent: #cdcfab;
--color-text: #2b1311;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #fff2e5;
--color-surface: #e5e1ff;
--color-primary: #a6e6ee;
--color-accent: #cdcfab;
--color-ink: #2b1311;
}
About this palette
Sugared Powder Blue Island is palette number 40 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Powder Blue (#A6E6EE), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from Ivory (#FFF2E5) at the light end to Dusty Rose (#E4B3AF) at the dark end, covering 81% to 97% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Dusty Rose #E4B3AF: suggested role text. It is a red color with 81% lightness and a chroma of 0.058.
2. ≈ Beige #CDCFAB: suggested role accent. It is a yellow color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.048.
3. ≈ Powder Blue #A6E6EE: suggested role primary. It is a cyan color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.065.
4. ≈ Fog #E5E1FF: suggested role surface. It is a violet color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.041.
5. ≈ Ivory #FFF2E5: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 97% lightness and a chroma of 0.022, 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 red, yellow, cyan and violet 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: 1 of its 4 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.047 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 Dusty Rose (#E4B3AF) with Ivory (#FFF2E5) 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 (#FFF2E5), so this page suggests #2B1311 for text, a darkened Dusty Rose that reaches 15.85:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #A6E6EE and #E5E1FF may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #E4B3AF and #CDCFAB and #A6E6EE and #E5E1FF may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #E5E1FF and #FFF2E5 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FFF2E5 as the background, #E5E1FF for cards and surfaces, #A6E6EE as the primary brand color, #CDCFAB as the accent, and #2B1311 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.
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 Sugared Powder Blue Island accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.67:1 (#E4B3AF on #FFF2E5). 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 (#A6E6EE) 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.