Soft Powder Blue Estuary
Soft Powder Blue Estuary: a pastel triadic palette of #AEBFEB, #EFC1BB, #B9E5C1, #DFE2FC, #FEEFEA. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.63:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on purple, pink, green, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.63:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Sky High#AEBFEB
A light, muted blue (Sky High) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Channel#EFC1BB
A light, muted pink (Channel) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Sugar Mint#B9E5C1
A very light, muted green (Sugar Mint) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Veiling Waterfalls#DFE2FC
A very light, muted blue (Veiling Waterfalls) that brings trust and steadiness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Salt#FEEFEA
A very light, neutral gray (Salt) that brings neutral balance. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.83:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.74:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly88% 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 | #AEBFEB | 81% |
| ≈ Pink | Surface | #EFC1BB | 85% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Primary | #B9E5C1 | 88% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #DFE2FC | 92% |
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #FEEFEA | 96% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #131A2D for text.
:root {
--color-background: #feefea;
--color-surface: #efc1bb;
--color-primary: #b9e5c1;
--color-accent: #dfe2fc;
--color-text: #131a2d;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #feefea;
--color-surface: #efc1bb;
--color-primary: #b9e5c1;
--color-accent: #dfe2fc;
--color-ink: #131a2d;
}
About this palette
Soft Powder Blue Estuary is palette number 6,024 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a triadic scheme, and it is anchored by Powder Blue (#B9E5C1), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from Ivory (#FEEFEA) at the light end to Silver (#AEBFEB) at the dark end, covering 81% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Silver #AEBFEB: suggested role text. It is a blue color with 81% lightness and a chroma of 0.065.
2. ≈ Pink #EFC1BB: suggested role surface. It is a red color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.054.
3. ≈ Powder Blue #B9E5C1: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.067.
4. ≈ Fog #DFE2FC: suggested role accent. It is a violet color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.035.
5. ≈ Ivory #FEEFEA: suggested role background. It is a near-neutral color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.018, so it behaves like a neutral.
Harmony and structure
Three hues are spaced about a third of the wheel apart. Triadic palettes feel balanced and playful, because no single hue family dominates.
In this palette the hues fall in the blue, red, green and violet families, spread across 254 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 2 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.048 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 (#AEBFEB) with Ivory (#FEEFEA) at a contrast ratio of 1.63:1, 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 (#FEEFEA), so this page suggests #131A2D for text, a darkened Silver that reaches 15.45:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #EFC1BB and #B9E5C1 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FEEFEA as the background, #EFC1BB for cards and surfaces, #B9E5C1 as the primary brand color, #DFE2FC as the accent, and #131A2D 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.
Choose one hue to dominate, one to support and one for small accents, so the palette stays lively without becoming chaotic.
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 Estuary accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.63:1 (#AEBFEB on #FEEFEA). 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 (#B9E5C1) 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.