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(214,189,229) · hsl(278, 43%, 82%)
#d6bde5
A moderate violet: very light, considered, and steady.
The Wispy Alabaster Inside the Flickering →RGB(162,228,230) · hsl(182, 58%, 77%)
#a2e4e6
moderate and very light — a cyan that reads as open.
Benevolent Blossom until Mantling →RGB(211,235,198) · hsl(100, 48%, 85%)
#d3ebc6
A moderate green: very light, considered, and steady.
Beckoning Blaze toward Heightening →RGB(222,210,176) · hsl(45, 41%, 78%)
#ded2b0
moderate and very light — a yellow that reads as open.
The Joyful Alabaster along Sparkling →RGB(207,142,225) · hsl(287, 58%, 72%)
#cf8ee1
A moderate magenta: very light, considered, and steady.
Idyllic Breath along the Rippling →:root { --easter-1: #d6bde5; --easter-2: #a2e4e6; --easter-3: #d3ebc6; --easter-4: #ded2b0; --easter-5: #cf8ee1;}