Soft Sky Vista
Soft Sky Vista: a pastel tetradic palette of #D9F8FF, #E7E0F7, #FFC8BD, #C2CEA9, #A3C3EA. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.62:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, pink, green, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.62:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Cold Canada#D9F8FF
A very light, neutral teal (Cold Canada) that brings clean, modern calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Grape Taffy#E7E0F7
A very light, neutral pink (Grape Taffy) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Peach Fuzz#FFC8BD
A very light, muted pink (Peach Fuzz) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Seedling#C2CEA9
A light, muted green (Seedling) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Sky High#A3C3EA
A light, muted blue (Sky High) that brings trust and steadiness. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.81:1Poor 1/5
- On black18.82:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly90% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ White | Background | #D9F8FF | 96% |
| ≈ Fog | Accent | #E7E0F7 | 92% |
| ≈ Apricot | Primary | #FFC8BD | 88% |
| ≈ Ash | Surface | #C2CEA9 | 83% |
| ≈ Sky | Text | #A3C3EA | 81% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #0D1B2D for text.
:root {
--color-background: #d9f8ff;
--color-surface: #c2cea9;
--color-primary: #ffc8bd;
--color-accent: #e7e0f7;
--color-text: #0d1b2d;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #d9f8ff;
--color-surface: #c2cea9;
--color-primary: #ffc8bd;
--color-accent: #e7e0f7;
--color-ink: #0d1b2d;
}
About this palette
Soft Sky Vista is palette number 6,144 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Sky (#A3C3EA), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from White (#D9F8FF) at the light end to Sky (#A3C3EA) at the dark end, covering 81% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ White #D9F8FF: suggested role background. It is a cyan color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.034.
2. ≈ Fog #E7E0F7: suggested role accent. It is a violet color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.032.
3. ≈ Apricot #FFC8BD: suggested role primary. It is a red color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.065.
4. ≈ Ash #C2CEA9: suggested role surface. It is a green color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.052.
5. ≈ Sky #A3C3EA: suggested role text. It is a blue color with 81% lightness and a chroma of 0.065.
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 cyan, violet, red, green and blue 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 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 2 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.049 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 White (#D9F8FF) with Sky (#A3C3EA) at a contrast ratio of 1.62:1, 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 (#D9F8FF), so this page suggests #0D1B2D for text, a darkened Sky that reaches 15.53:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #FFC8BD and #C2CEA9 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #D9F8FF and #E7E0F7 and #FFC8BD and #C2CEA9 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #D9F8FF as the background, #C2CEA9 for cards and surfaces, #FFC8BD as the primary brand color, #E7E0F7 as the accent, and #0D1B2D for text (a computed darker shade of Sky, 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 Sky Vista accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.62:1 (#D9F8FF on #A3C3EA). 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?
Apricot (#FFC8BD) 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.