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🐣 Easter Color Palette 2021

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

2020 2021 2022

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(217,182,236)  ·  hsl(279, 58%, 82%)

#d9b6ec

A moderate violet: very light, considered, and steady.

Coruscating Breath after Lightening →

RGB(174,209,234)  ·  hsl(205, 59%, 80%)

#aed1ea

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

Silver Blaze of the Fluttering →

RGB(177,232,166)  ·  hsl(110, 59%, 78%)

#b1e8a6

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

Divine Aura till Hallowing →

RGB(233,223,175)  ·  hsl(50, 56%, 80%)

#e9dfaf

A very light, moderate yellow with a quiet presence.

What the Flawless Beam between Awakening →

RGB(193,150,217)  ·  hsl(278, 47%, 72%)

#c196d9

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

What the Aura amid Cloudless Illuminating →

CSS custom properties

:root {  --easter-1: #d9b6ec;  --easter-2: #aed1ea;  --easter-3: #b1e8a6;  --easter-4: #e9dfaf;  --easter-5: #c196d9;}

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