Cupcake Box color palette
Cupcake Box is a 4-color palette drawing on reds, teals and cyans and neutrals. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 68% (#AF9087, medium-light) to 96% (#FFECE6, very light), and its most saturated color, #E5B0A1, is muted. 2 of its 3 chromatic colors sit on the warm side of the hue wheel. 0 of its 6 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged pastel, light, pink and teal.
- English Lavender #AF9087
- Cherry Blossom Pink #E5B0A1
- Celeste #A1DDEF
- Apricot #FFECE6
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Lavender | #AF9087 | rgb(175, 144, 135) | hsl(13, 20%, 61%) | oklch(67.9% 0.04 36.8) |
| Cherry Blossom Pink | #E5B0A1 | rgb(229, 176, 161) | hsl(13, 57%, 76%) | oklch(80.2% 0.066 36.4) |
| Celeste | #A1DDEF | rgb(161, 221, 239) | hsl(194, 71%, 78%) | oklch(86.3% 0.066 218.3) |
| Apricot | #FFECE6 | rgb(255, 236, 230) | hsl(14, 100%, 95%) | oklch(95.7% 0.022 38.3) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Cupcake Box, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #FFECE6 on #AF9087 | 2.57:1 | Fail | Lc -51.1 |
| #A1DDEF on #AF9087 | 1.97:1 | Fail | Lc -33.5 |
| #FFECE6 on #E5B0A1 | 1.66:1 | Fail | Lc -30.4 |
Color vision
No pair of colors comes within ΔE 0.06 of another under protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia or achromatopsia.
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Deuteranopia
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Use it in code
Install these colors as Tailwind CSS v4 theme colors with shadcn: npx shadcn@latest add https://getcolors.so/r/palette/af9087-e5b0a1-a1ddef-ffece6.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.