Soft pastels — lilac, mint, sky blue, and warm daffodil yellow — the colours of renewal, new beginnings, and the quiet joy of spring returning.
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.
RGB(205,170,228) · hsl(276, 51%, 78%)
#cdaae4
A very light, moderate violet with a quiet presence.
What Dainty Beam betwixt Mantling →RGB(204,221,229) · hsl(200, 33%, 85%)
#ccdde5
This very light blue sits at the muted end of its family.
The Morning Air for the Foaming →RGB(187,211,161) · hsl(89, 36%, 73%)
#bbd3a1
A muted yellow-green: very light, considered, and steady.
Airborne Alabaster above the Glinting →RGB(214,213,158) · hsl(59, 41%, 73%)
#d6d59e
A very light, moderate yellow with a quiet presence.
When Delicate Beam Inside Soaring →RGB(213,181,232) · hsl(278, 53%, 81%)
#d5b5e8
A moderate violet: very light, considered, and steady.
When the Graceful Bloom into Blessing →:root { --easter-1: #cdaae4; --easter-2: #ccdde5; --easter-3: #bbd3a1; --easter-4: #d6d59e; --easter-5: #d5b5e8;}