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Pastel Aqua Palette

Pastel Aqua Palette: #B8E8E0, #E9BAC1, #BAE9C9, #BAD9E9. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Pastel Aqua Palette assigns primary #B8E8E0, secondary #E9BAC1, surface #BAE9C9, background #BAD9E9, accent #000000. The set spans Cyan, Red, Green, and Blue families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #B8E8E0 at 0.7329; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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5colors
Cyan palettedominant group
6use cases

Palette Color Roles

Pastel Aqua Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#B8E8E0Pastel Aqua
Secondary#E9BAC1#E9BAC1
Surface#BAE9C9#BAE9C9
Background#BAD9E9#BAD9E9
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-pastel-aqua-primary: #B8E8E0;
--palette-pastel-aqua-secondary: #E9BAC1;
--palette-pastel-aqua-surface: #BAE9C9;
--palette-pastel-aqua-background: #BAD9E9;
--palette-pastel-aqua-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Pastel Aqua Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#B8E8E0
Black 15.66:1 · White 1.34:1
Best #000000
Secondary#E9BAC1
Black 12.26:1 · White 1.71:1
Best #000000
Surface#BAE9C9
Black 15.59:1 · White 1.35:1
Best #000000
Background#BAD9E9
Black 14.19:1 · White 1.48:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Pastel Aqua Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Pastel Aqua Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Pastel Aqua Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.7329
Black text15.66:1AA Pass
White text1.34:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#B8E8E0",
    "name": "Pastel Aqua"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#E9BAC1",
    "name": "#E9BAC1"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#BAE9C9",
    "name": "#BAE9C9"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#BAD9E9",
    "name": "#BAD9E9"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#B8E8E0",
    "name": "Pastel Aqua",
    "blackContrast": 15.66,
    "whiteContrast": 1.34,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#E9BAC1",
    "name": "#E9BAC1",
    "blackContrast": 12.26,
    "whiteContrast": 1.71,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#BAE9C9",
    "name": "#BAE9C9",
    "blackContrast": 15.59,
    "whiteContrast": 1.35,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#BAD9E9",
    "name": "#BAD9E9",
    "blackContrast": 14.19,
    "whiteContrast": 1.48,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "pastel aqua palette",
  "generated palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "red palette",
  "green palette",
  "blue palette",
  "gray palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "wellness and botanical palettes",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-pastel-aqua-primary: #B8E8E0;\n--palette-pastel-aqua-secondary: #E9BAC1;\n--palette-pastel-aqua-surface: #BAE9C9;\n--palette-pastel-aqua-background: #BAD9E9;\n--palette-pastel-aqua-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "pastel-aqua",
  "name": "Pastel Aqua Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "pastel-aqua",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Pastel Aqua, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Pastel Aqua Palette combines primary #B8E8E0, secondary #E9BAC1, surface #BAE9C9, background #BAD9E9, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a cyan palette, red palette, green palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "pastel aqua palette",
    "generated palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "red palette",
    "green palette",
    "blue palette",
    "gray palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "wellness and botanical palettes",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#B8E8E0",
      "slug": "pastel-aqua",
      "name": "Pastel Aqua",
      "rgb": [
        184,
        232,
        224
      ],
      "hsl": [
        170,
        51,
        82
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        21,
        0,
        3,
        9
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7329,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 15.66,
        "white": 1.34
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/pastel-aqua/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#E9BAC1",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#E9BAC1",
      "rgb": [
        233,
        186,
        193
      ],
      "hsl": [
        351,
        52,
        82
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        20,
        17,
        9
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5629,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 12.26,
        "white": 1.71
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#BAE9C9",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#BAE9C9",
      "rgb": [
        186,
        233,
        201
      ],
      "hsl": [
        139,
        52,
        82
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        20,
        0,
        14,
        9
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7293,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 15.59,
        "white": 1.35
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#BAD9E9",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#BAD9E9",
      "rgb": [
        186,
        217,
        233
      ],
      "hsl": [
        200,
        52,
        82
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        20,
        7,
        0,
        9
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6595,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 14.19,
        "white": 1.48
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#B8E8E0",
      "name": "Pastel Aqua"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#E9BAC1",
      "name": "#E9BAC1"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#BAE9C9",
      "name": "#BAE9C9"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#BAD9E9",
      "name": "#BAD9E9"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#B8E8E0",
      "name": "Pastel Aqua",
      "blackContrast": 15.66,
      "whiteContrast": 1.34,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#E9BAC1",
      "name": "#E9BAC1",
      "blackContrast": 12.26,
      "whiteContrast": 1.71,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#BAE9C9",
      "name": "#BAE9C9",
      "blackContrast": 15.59,
      "whiteContrast": 1.35,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#BAD9E9",
      "name": "#BAD9E9",
      "blackContrast": 14.19,
      "whiteContrast": 1.48,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-pastel-aqua-primary: #B8E8E0;\n--palette-pastel-aqua-secondary: #E9BAC1;\n--palette-pastel-aqua-surface: #BAE9C9;\n--palette-pastel-aqua-background: #BAD9E9;\n--palette-pastel-aqua-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/pastel-aqua.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-aqua.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/pastel-aqua/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/pastel-aqua.json"
}
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