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🐣 Easter Color Palette 2010

Soft pastels — lilac, mint, sky blue, and warm daffodil yellow — the colours of renewal, new beginnings, and the quiet joy of spring returning.

2009 2010 2011

Easter pastels are spring colours with the saturation gently turned down — gentle, hopeful, and easy to be near. They speak of eggs dyed with natural pigments: the soft purple of an onion skin, the faded blue of woad, the warm yellow of turmeric. They speak of crocuses still uncertain whether to open, of the pale sunshine of April mornings that feels different from any other sunshine in the year. This palette draws on the traditional craft of decorating Easter eggs — a practice that predates Christianity and connects to something older about renewal and the return of the light.

The 5 colors

RGB (230-205-234)

#e6cdea

moderate and very light — a magenta that reads as open.

Idyllic Brilliance behind the Dawning →

RGB (168-218-230)

#a8dae6

A very light, moderate cyan with a quiet presence.

Floating Beam onto Gilding →

RGB (159-214-149)

#9fd695

This light green sits at the moderate end of its family.

The Abundant Brilliance until the Feathering →

RGB (210-209-167)

#d2d1a7

This very light yellow sits at the muted end of its family.

The Blaze of Fleeting behind Lavishing →

RGB (228-199-230)

#e4c7e6

This very light magenta sits at the muted end of its family.

Blooming Bloom unto Delighting →

CSS custom properties

:root {  --easter-1: #e6cdea;  --easter-2: #a8dae6;  --easter-3: #9fd695;  --easter-4: #d2d1a7;  --easter-5: #e4c7e6;}

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