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.
#ccafd5
RGB(204, 175, 213) · hsl(286, 31%, 76%)
This very light magenta sits at the muted end of its family.
The Elysian Alabaster Since the Fleeting →#c3e4ee
RGB(195, 228, 238) · hsl(194, 56%, 85%)
moderate and very light — a cyan that reads as open.
When Alabaster Alabaster via Radiating →#c3dbb8
RGB(195, 219, 184) · hsl(101, 33%, 79%)
muted and very light — a green that reads as open.
When the Refracted Bloom after Fluttering →#dee1b7
RGB(222, 225, 183) · hsl(64, 41%, 80%)
A very light, moderate yellow with a quiet presence.
The Candle of Glad alongside Radiating →#e5d2e9
RGB(229, 210, 233) · hsl(288, 35%, 87%)
muted and very light — a magenta that reads as open.
What the Candle betwixt Frail Arousing →:root { --easter-1: #ccafd5; --easter-2: #c3e4ee; --easter-3: #c3dbb8; --easter-4: #dee1b7; --easter-5: #e5d2e9;}