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Pastel Coral Palette

Pastel Coral Palette: #FFB3A7, #A8F3FF, #FFA8C8, #FFDFA8. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Pastel Coral Palette assigns primary #FFB3A7, secondary #A8F3FF, surface #FFA8C8, background #FFDFA8, accent #000000. The set spans Red, Cyan, Pink, and Orange families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #A8F3FF at 0.7965; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#FFB3A7Pastel Coral
Secondary#A8F3FF#A8F3FF
Surface#FFA8C8#FFA8C8
Background#FFDFA8#FFDFA8
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-pastel-coral-primary: #FFB3A7;
--palette-pastel-coral-secondary: #A8F3FF;
--palette-pastel-coral-surface: #FFA8C8;
--palette-pastel-coral-background: #FFDFA8;
--palette-pastel-coral-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#FFB3A7
Black 12.26:1 · White 1.71:1
Best #000000
Secondary#A8F3FF
Black 16.93:1 · White 1.24:1
Best #000000
Surface#FFA8C8
Black 11.69:1 · White 1.8:1
Best #000000
Background#FFDFA8
Black 16.37:1 · White 1.28:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Pastel Coral 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 Coral Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.5629
Black text12.26:1AA Pass
White text1.71:1AA 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": "#FFB3A7",
    "name": "Pastel Coral"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#A8F3FF",
    "name": "#A8F3FF"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#FFA8C8",
    "name": "#FFA8C8"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#FFDFA8",
    "name": "#FFDFA8"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#FFB3A7",
    "name": "Pastel Coral",
    "blackContrast": 12.26,
    "whiteContrast": 1.71,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#A8F3FF",
    "name": "#A8F3FF",
    "blackContrast": 16.93,
    "whiteContrast": 1.24,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#FFA8C8",
    "name": "#FFA8C8",
    "blackContrast": 11.69,
    "whiteContrast": 1.8,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#FFDFA8",
    "name": "#FFDFA8",
    "blackContrast": 16.37,
    "whiteContrast": 1.28,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "pastel coral palette",
  "generated palette",
  "red palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "pink palette",
  "orange palette",
  "gray palette",
  "pastel palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "soft backgrounds"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-pastel-coral-primary: #FFB3A7;\n--palette-pastel-coral-secondary: #A8F3FF;\n--palette-pastel-coral-surface: #FFA8C8;\n--palette-pastel-coral-background: #FFDFA8;\n--palette-pastel-coral-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "pastel-coral",
  "name": "Pastel Coral Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "pastel-coral",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Pastel Coral, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Pastel Coral Palette combines primary #FFB3A7, secondary #A8F3FF, surface #FFA8C8, background #FFDFA8, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a red palette, cyan palette, pink 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 coral palette",
    "generated palette",
    "red palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "pink palette",
    "orange palette",
    "gray palette",
    "pastel palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "soft backgrounds"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FFB3A7",
      "slug": "pastel-coral",
      "name": "Pastel Coral",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        179,
        167
      ],
      "hsl": [
        8,
        100,
        83
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        30,
        35,
        0
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5629,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 12.26,
        "white": 1.71
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/pastel-coral/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#A8F3FF",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#A8F3FF",
      "rgb": [
        168,
        243,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        188,
        100,
        83
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        34,
        5,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7965,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 16.93,
        "white": 1.24
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FFA8C8",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#FFA8C8",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        168,
        200
      ],
      "hsl": [
        338,
        100,
        83
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        34,
        22,
        0
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5344,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 11.69,
        "white": 1.8
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FFDFA8",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#FFDFA8",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        223,
        168
      ],
      "hsl": [
        38,
        100,
        83
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        13,
        34,
        0
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7686,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 16.37,
        "white": 1.28
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "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": "#FFB3A7",
      "name": "Pastel Coral"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#A8F3FF",
      "name": "#A8F3FF"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FFA8C8",
      "name": "#FFA8C8"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FFDFA8",
      "name": "#FFDFA8"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FFB3A7",
      "name": "Pastel Coral",
      "blackContrast": 12.26,
      "whiteContrast": 1.71,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#A8F3FF",
      "name": "#A8F3FF",
      "blackContrast": 16.93,
      "whiteContrast": 1.24,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FFA8C8",
      "name": "#FFA8C8",
      "blackContrast": 11.69,
      "whiteContrast": 1.8,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FFDFA8",
      "name": "#FFDFA8",
      "blackContrast": 16.37,
      "whiteContrast": 1.28,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-pastel-coral-primary: #FFB3A7;\n--palette-pastel-coral-secondary: #A8F3FF;\n--palette-pastel-coral-surface: #FFA8C8;\n--palette-pastel-coral-background: #FFDFA8;\n--palette-pastel-coral-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/pastel-coral.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/pastel-coral/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/pastel-coral.json"
}
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