Keyword palette · Soft pastels
Pastel.
Powder pink, butter, mint, sky, and lilac with one calm system.
The anchors.
Click any swatch to copy. Each anchor carries a fixed role — keep the proportions and the palette holds together.
Warm light · 25%
Powder Rose
- Hex
- #F8D7DA
- RGB
- rgb(248, 215, 218)
- CMYK
- 0 · 13 · 12 · 3
- HSL
- 355° · 70% · 91%
Surface · 30%
Butter Cream
- Hex
- #F6E7CB
- RGB
- rgb(246, 231, 203)
- CMYK
- 0 · 6 · 17 · 4
- HSL
- 39° · 70% · 88%
Cool light · 20%
Mint Veil
- Hex
- #DCECCB
- RGB
- rgb(220, 236, 203)
- CMYK
- 7 · 0 · 14 · 7
- HSL
- 89° · 46% · 86%
Cool accent · 15%
Sky Milk
- Hex
- #C9E4F6
- RGB
- rgb(201, 228, 246)
- CMYK
- 18 · 7 · 0 · 4
- HSL
- 204° · 71% · 88%
Accent · 10%
Lilac Haze
- Hex
- #D9C7F2
- RGB
- rgb(217, 199, 242)
- CMYK
- 10 · 18 · 0 · 5
- HSL
- 265° · 62% · 86%
What makes it Pastel.
Three measurable properties separate this palette from its neighbours.
High lightness
Lightness 86% – 90%
Every color stays close to paper. The palette reads as pastel because no anchor drops into a mid-tone or shadow.
Balanced temperature
Warm 2 / cool 3
Pink and butter keep the palette human; mint, sky, and lilac stop it from becoming sugary.
Needs a text anchor
Add ink at 5%
Pastels rarely carry body copy alone. Use a deep neutral for text and reserve the five anchors for surfaces, tags, and illustration.
Where it works.
Three registers where the palette earns its place — not every brief wants this palette, and that's the point.
Beauty and wellness
Skincare, sleep, fertility, personal care, and gentle onboarding flows where softness is part of the offer.
Social graphics
Works well for quote cards, launch tiles, and carousel backgrounds because each tone can sit behind dark text.
Packaging accents
Use Butter Cream as the base, Powder Rose as the warmth, and one cool pastel as the product-family signal.
Pair with — avoid with.
Tones that extend the palette, and tones that break the contract it was built on.
Pair with
#3C3C3E
Slate Ink — body copy that stays readable
#FFFFFF
Soft White — clean space between pastel blocks
#A8B5A0
Sage — mature bridge for lifestyle work
#C99A83
Faded Coral — warmer campaign accent
Avoid with
#000000
Pure black — too harsh unless used very sparingly
#FF00FF
Neon magenta — turns soft pastel into candy
#00FF00
Electric green — breaks the low-chroma contract
#2962FF
Action blue — too digital for this mood
Pastel — frequently asked.
- What colors are in this pastel color palette?
- Powder Rose #F8D7DA, Butter Cream #F6E7CB, Mint Veil #DCECCB, Sky Milk #C9E4F6, and Lilac Haze #D9C7F2.
- What makes a color palette pastel?
- A pastel palette uses high-lightness colors with moderate saturation. The colors feel soft, but they still have enough chroma to look intentional.
- Can pastel colors be accessible?
- Yes, but usually not as text colors. Use pastels as backgrounds and pair them with a deep neutral such as Slate Ink #3C3C3E.
- Where should I use a pastel palette?
- Pastel palettes fit beauty, wellness, baby products, florists, stationery, soft social graphics, and light editorial layouts.
Related palettes.
Neighbours worth knowing before you commit.
Take it with you.
Copy Pastel in one click — or open the encyclopedia for the season palettes built around the same tones.