Gentle Powder Blue Ember
Gentle Powder Blue Ember: a pastel tetradic palette of #B6BFD6, #EABDCD, #EAD5A8, #B5F2DF, #F8E8FF. Light, playful and welcoming; best contrast 1.57:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, pink, teal, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.57:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Stardust Evening#B6BFD6
A light, neutral blue (Stardust Evening) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Pink Mist#EABDCD
A light, muted pink (Pink Mist) that brings a warm, expressive tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Beeswax#EAD5A8
A very light, muted beige (Beeswax) that brings soft, quiet warmth. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Fresh Breeze#B5F2DF
A very light, muted teal (Fresh Breeze) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Bunny Tail#F8E8FF
A very light, neutral pink (Bunny Tail) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
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- On white1.84:1Poor 1/5
- On black17.97:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly87% 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 | #B6BFD6 | 80% |
| ≈ Pink | Accent | #EABDCD | 84% |
| ≈ Beige | Surface | #EAD5A8 | 88% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Primary | #B5F2DF | 91% |
| ≈ White | Background | #F8E8FF | 95% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #141A2A for text.
:root {
--color-background: #f8e8ff;
--color-surface: #ead5a8;
--color-primary: #b5f2df;
--color-accent: #eabdcd;
--color-text: #141a2a;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #f8e8ff;
--color-surface: #ead5a8;
--color-primary: #b5f2df;
--color-accent: #eabdcd;
--color-ink: #141a2a;
}
About this palette
Gentle Powder Blue Ember is palette number 656 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Powder Blue (#B5F2DF), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as light, playful and welcoming. Its colors run from White (#F8E8FF) at the light end to Silver (#B6BFD6) at the dark end, covering 80% to 95% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Silver #B6BFD6: suggested role text. It is a blue color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.034.
2. ≈ Pink #EABDCD: suggested role accent. It is a rose color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.055.
3. ≈ Beige #EAD5A8: suggested role surface. It is a yellow color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.063.
4. ≈ Powder Blue #B5F2DF: suggested role primary. It is a teal color with 91% lightness and a chroma of 0.067.
5. ≈ White #F8E8FF: suggested role background. It is a magenta color with 95% lightness and a chroma of 0.035.
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, teal and magenta families, spread across 269 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 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.051 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 (#B6BFD6) with White (#F8E8FF) at a contrast ratio of 1.57:1, 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 (#F8E8FF), so this page suggests #141A2A for text, a darkened Silver that reaches 14.84:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #B6BFD6 and #EABDCD and #B5F2DF and #F8E8FF may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #B5F2DF and #F8E8FF may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #EABDCD and #EAD5A8 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #F8E8FF as the background, #EAD5A8 for cards and surfaces, #B5F2DF as the primary brand color, #EABDCD as the accent, and #141A2A 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 Gentle Powder Blue Ember accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.57:1 (#B6BFD6 on #F8E8FF). 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 (#B5F2DF) 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.