Pastel Color Palette Generator

One press gives a named palette of five pastel colors, with the hex codes to copy.

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How it works

This pastel color palette generator deals one palette a press: five named colors as a swatch, with their hex codes and a line on where the set suits.

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Read the card

The line under the palette's name lists its five colors in the order of the bands and of the hex codes. Press Copy to take the name and the codes.

What counts as pastel here

Pastels are pale: in the HSV color model they have high value and low or medium saturation. Our test asks for a value of 75 percent or more and a saturation from 10 to 45 percent. In the group With one dark accent, the fifth color breaks the rule on purpose.

Pick a kind

After the first press, open the list under the button for Warm, Cool, Rainbow, Muted or With one dark accent.

Tips

Text set in a pastel is hard to read on white. Use the palette for backgrounds and shapes, and set words in a dark color.

Questions and answers

What makes a color pastel?

A pastel is a pale color with high value and low or medium saturation in the HSV color space. Pink, mauve and baby blue are common pastels, as are mint green, peach, periwinkle, lilac and lavender.

Does the pastel colour palette generator give hex codes?

Yes. Every palette prints its five hex codes under the color names, in the order of the bands, and Copy takes them with the name. The codes are the ones Wikipedia's list of colors gives for those names.

Why does one palette have a dark color in it?

Palettes in the group With one dark accent hold four pastels and one dark color, such as navy blue or charcoal, for lettering or an outline. Choose another group to get five pastels every time.

Can I use a palette in my own design?

Yes. The palettes are our own groupings of named colors, for a card, a room, a chart or a website. Check them on the screen or paper you will use, since colors shift between devices.

All 60 palettes

Warm 12

Apricot Jam Apricot, vanilla, melon, blanched almond and burlywood. For a jar label or a market stall sign.
Ballet Class Light pink, orchid pink, unbleached silk, antique white and pastel pink. For a recital program.
Buttercream Lemon chiffon, vanilla, wheat, cornsilk and peach. For a bakery label.
Flamingo Lawn Salmon pink, cherry blossom pink, light orange, cream and pale pink. For a pool party banner.
Garden Tea Tea rose, light yellow, peach puff, parchment and cherry blossom pink. For place cards at an afternoon tea.
Honey and Oats Wheat, tan, vanilla, bisque and eggshell. For a calm living room.
Lemon Tart Lemon meringue, light yellow, peach, champagne and misty rose. For a spring table setting.
Peach Orchard Peach puff, apricot, pale spring bud, tea rose and papaya whip. For a recipe card or a kitchen wall.
Rose Milk Pale pink, baby pink, champagne, cameo pink and magnolia. For a baby shower in pinks.
Seashell Shelf Unbleached silk, cameo pink, papaya whip, sand and antique white. For a bathroom or a beach house.
Sorbet Scoops Peach, cherry blossom pink, lemon chiffon, melon and cream. For a summer party invitation.
Sunrise Toast Light orange, salmon pink, vanilla, bisque and misty rose. For a breakfast menu.

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Cool 12

Blueberry Yogurt Pale cerulean, lavender blue, pink lavender, light periwinkle and uranian blue. For a notebook cover.
Cool Spearmint Light green, turquoise green, light blue, nyanza and powder blue. For a dentist's waiting room.
Hydrangea Bush Periwinkle, wisteria, baby blue, lilac and light steel blue. For a flower shop window.
Ice Shelf Uranian blue, light cyan, powder blue, light blue and lavender blue. For a calm chart.
Lavender Field Lavender, wisteria, mauve, thistle and periwinkle. For soap, candles or anything scented.
Mint Sprig Mint green, nyanza, tea green, light green and celeste. For a fresh, clean product label.
Morning Dew Tea green, pale aqua, nyanza, light blue and mint green. For a plant nursery sign.
Morning Frost Light steel blue, pale aqua, lavender blue, light cyan and light periwinkle. For a winter card with no red.
Passing Shower Light periwinkle, pale cerulean, thistle, powder blue and pale aqua. For a quiet bedroom.
Sea Glass Jar Powder blue, tea green, light cyan, pale aqua and turquoise green. For a bathroom or a beach invitation.
Shallow Lagoon Celeste, baby blue, turquoise green, light cyan and sky blue. For a swim team poster.
Twilight Mist Lilac, light steel blue, mauve, pale cerulean and thistle. For a bedtime story cover.

Rainbow 12

Birthday Balloons Salmon pink, light orange, light yellow, celeste and lavender. For bunting and party hats.
Blowing Bubbles Pale pink, cream, light cyan, lavender blue and pink lavender. For a slide deck that should feel light.
Candy Necklace Cherry blossom pink, peach, mint green, sky blue and mauve. For a birthday invitation.
Chalk Box Pastel pink, lemon meringue, light green, pale cerulean and wisteria. For a classroom display.
Egg Basket Light pink, light yellow, mint green, powder blue and lilac. For dyed eggs and the card beside them.
Kite Tails Melon, lemon meringue, turquoise green, uranian blue and pink lavender. For a kids' club logo.
Macaron Box Orchid pink, vanilla, pistachio, powder blue and lilac. For a cake shop menu.
Nursery Rhyme Baby pink, lemon chiffon, tea green, baby blue and lavender blue. For a baby's room, any baby.
Paper Lanterns Salmon pink, peach, tea green, sky blue and wisteria. For a garden party at dusk.
Rainbow Sprinkles Tea rose, light goldenrod yellow, light green, baby blue and mauve. For an ice cream stand.
Sidewalk Chalk Cameo pink, peach puff, nyanza, light steel blue and periwinkle. For a hopscotch-themed worksheet.
Spring Parade Light pink, apricot, pale spring bud, light blue and thistle. For an egg hunt flyer.

Muted 12

Attic Window Light periwinkle, old rose, eggshell, turquoise green and tan. For a vintage-style poster.
Clay Studio Burlywood, pastel pink, sand, champagne and silver pink. For pottery glazes and price tags.
Dried Flowers Old rose, sand, lilac, pastel pink and magnolia. For a wreath or a pressed-flower frame.
Faded Quilt Pastel pink, light steel blue, pale spring bud, thistle and wheat. For patchwork and scrapbook pages.
Harbor Fog Pale aqua, light periwinkle, beige, powder blue and silver pink. For a quiet hallway.
Herb Garden Turquoise green, pale spring bud, sand, tea green and beige. For seed packets and plant markers.
Linen Closet Eggshell, silver pink, pale aqua, parchment and thistle. For bedding and towels.
Oatmeal Sweater Wheat, parchment, burlywood, antique white and sand. For knitwear or a cozy reading corner.
Old Postcard Parchment, old rose, light periwinkle, wheat and pink lavender. For a travel scrapbook.
Pebble Beach Tan, light periwinkle, silver pink, beige and pale aqua. For a calm website background.
Rain on the Glass Light steel blue, thistle, silver pink, magnolia and pale cerulean. For a journal cover.
Stone Fruit Old rose, apricot, pink lavender, tan and lilac. For a late-summer menu.

With one dark accent 12

Berry Bowl Light pink, mauve, lemon chiffon and pale cerulean, plus burgundy as the dark accent. For a jam label.
Chalk and Slate Light yellow, light pink, mint green and baby blue, plus charcoal as the dark accent. For a menu board.
Chestnut Tree Apricot, wheat, tea green and bisque, plus chestnut as the dark accent. For a soft autumn card.
Cocoa and Cream Peach puff, wheat, tea rose and cream, plus coffee as the dark accent. For a hot chocolate stand.
Harbor Light Powder blue, light cyan, peach and cornsilk, plus midnight blue as the dark accent. For a seaside cafe.
Ink and Petals Pale pink, cameo pink, lavender blue and cream, plus navy blue as the dark accent. For stationery with dark type.
Night Garden Tea green, lilac, light yellow and powder blue, plus hunter green as the dark accent. For a botanical print.
Plum Blossom Cherry blossom pink, pink lavender, champagne and thistle, plus plum as the dark accent. For a bold poster title.
Slate Roof Light steel blue, pale aqua, misty rose and parchment, plus Payne's grey as the dark accent. For a small-town logo.
Storm Front Lavender, light periwinkle, pale aqua and cream, plus dark slate gray as the dark accent. For a weather map.
Teal Ribbon Peach, light cyan, pale pink and lemon chiffon, plus teal as the dark accent. For gift wrap with one bold bow.
Woodland Path Nyanza, pale spring bud, vanilla and light blue, plus dark olive green as the dark accent. For a hiking club flyer.

How this list was compiled: Every palette is our own grouping of five colors with a name we gave it. Each color name and its hex code are taken as printed in Wikipedia's List of colors (A–F, G–M and N–Z: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colors:_A%E2%80%93F, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colors:_G%E2%80%93M, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colors:_N%E2%80%93Z), read 2026-10-01; a script checks every name and code in this file against those three pages, and refuses a row that names a paint maker, a crayon maker, a school or a product. Three names are shortened on the card: Gold is the list's Gold (metallic), Lavender its Lavender (floral) and Ocher its Ocher (Ochre). The pastel test is ours and is run by the same script: Wikipedia's Pastel (color) article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastel_(color)), read the same day, says pastels have high value and low or medium saturation in the HSV color space, and gives no official list of codes, so we set the lines at a value of 75 percent or more and a saturation from 10 to 45 percent (HSV as in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSL_and_HSV). Every color passes it except the fifth color of the palettes in the group With one dark accent. On each card the bands and the hex codes run in the order the line under the name gives them. Licence: own work