Baby quilt: shell pink and powder blueShell pink, pale mint and powder blue. Three pastels in wheel order, pink side first.
Chalk tray: peach and lilacPeach, baby blue and lilac. Three pastels in wheel order, pink side first.
Ice pops: peach and aquaPeach, pale lemon and aqua. Three pastels in wheel order, pink side first.
Jelly beans: butter yellow and lilacButter yellow, seafoam and lilac. Three pastels in wheel order, pink side first.
Meringue kisses: pastel pink and mintPastel pink, pale lemon and mint. Three pastels in wheel order, pink side first.
Mochi plate: pastel pink and pale lilacPastel pink, pale green and pale lilac. Three pastels in wheel order, pink side first.
Paper cranes: shell pink and periwinkleShell pink, pale aqua and periwinkle. Three pastels in wheel order, pink side first.
Soap bars: pale peach and lavenderPale peach, pale aqua and lavender. Three pastels in wheel order, pink side first.
Sorbet trio: rose pink and butter yellowRose pink, apricot and butter yellow. Three pastels in wheel order, pink side first.
Streamer ends: pastel pink and sky bluePastel pink, butter yellow and sky blue. Three pastels in wheel order, pink side first.
Sweet peas: rose pink and mauveRose pink, periwinkle and mauve. Three pastels in wheel order, pink side first.
Tissue garland: apricot and sky blueApricot, mint and sky blue. Three pastels in wheel order, pink side first.
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Two pastels and white 12
Ballet shoe: shell pink and pale sandWhite, shell pink and pale sand. Two pastels on white paper.
Bath bombs: pastel pink and pale aquaWhite, pastel pink and pale aqua. Two pastels on white paper.
Bathing cabin: baby blue and pale sandWhite, baby blue and pale sand. Two pastels on white paper.
Garden glove: pale green and pale sandWhite, pale green and pale sand. Two pastels on white paper.
Guest towels: lavender and pale sandWhite, lavender and pale sand. Two pastels on white paper.
Lemon ice: pale lemon and pale aquaWhite, pale lemon and pale aqua. Two pastels on white paper.
Orchid spray: lilac and pale aquaWhite, lilac and pale aqua. Two pastels on white paper.
Pool float: peach and aquaWhite, peach and aqua. Two pastels on white paper.
Sherbet scoop: peach and lilacWhite, peach and lilac. Two pastels on white paper.
Sugar mice: pastel pink and pale peachWhite, pastel pink and pale peach. Two pastels on white paper.
Swim cap: sky blue and pale aquaWhite, sky blue and pale aqua. Two pastels on white paper.
Toothpaste stripe: mint and aquaWhite, mint and aqua. Two pastels on white paper.
Four and five pastels 12
Button jar: shell pink and lavenderShell pink, apricot, seafoam and lavender. Four pastels in wheel order, pink side first.
Dyed eggs: rose pink and lavenderRose pink, apricot, mint, baby blue and lavender. Five pastels in wheel order, pink side first.
Gelato case: rose pink and lilacRose pink, pale lemon, pale aqua and lilac. Four pastels in wheel order, pink side first.
Memo pads: pale peach and powder bluePale peach, butter yellow, pale green and powder blue. Four pastels in wheel order, pink side first.
Paper pennants: pastel pink and baby bluePastel pink, butter yellow, mint and baby blue. Four pastels in wheel order, pink side first.
Petit fours: shell pink and lilacShell pink, pale peach, pale green, powder blue and lilac. Five pastels in wheel order, pink side first.
Playground chalk: rose pink and lavenderRose pink, apricot, pale lemon, aqua and lavender. Five pastels in wheel order, pink side first.
Ribbon spool: peach and mauvePeach, butter yellow, seafoam, periwinkle and mauve. Five pastels in wheel order, pink side first.
Saltwater taffy: pastel pink and lilacPastel pink, apricot, butter yellow, pale aqua and lilac. Five pastels in wheel order, pink side first.
Sprinkle jar: pastel pink and pale lilacPastel pink, pale lemon, pale aqua, sky blue and pale lilac. Five pastels in wheel order, pink side first.
Tea towels: pastel pink and sky bluePastel pink, pale sand, mint and sky blue. Four pastels in wheel order, pink side first.
Yarn basket: peach and mauvePeach, pale green, periwinkle and mauve. Four pastels in wheel order, pink side first.
Pastels with one deeper color 6
Cafe slate: peach and charcoalPeach, mint, lilac and charcoal. Charcoal is the one deeper color, set last.
Fern print: shell pink and forest greenShell pink, butter yellow, pale green and forest green. Forest green is the one deeper color, set last.
Hot cocoa: pastel pink and cocoaPastel pink, pale sand, baby blue and cocoa. Cocoa is the one deeper color, set last.
Limpet ledge: pale peach and tealPale peach, seafoam, pale aqua and teal. Teal is the one deeper color, set last.
Mulberry jam: rose pink and plumRose pink, pale mint, pale lilac and plum. Plum is the one deeper color, set last.
Sailor collar: pastel pink and navyPastel pink, pale lemon, powder blue and navy. Navy is the one deeper color, set last.
Light neutrals 12
Bleached shell: cream and boneCream, pearl gray and bone. Three light neutrals, lightest first.
Dove wing: chalk white and pale grayChalk white, dove gray and pale gray. Three light neutrals, lightest first.
Egg shells: white and boneWhite, ivory and bone. Three light neutrals, lightest first.
Harbor haze: snow white and dove graySnow white, mist gray and dove gray. Three light neutrals, lightest first.
Linen stack: chalk white and oatChalk white, linen and oat. Three light neutrals, lightest first.
Oat milk: ivory and dove grayIvory, oat and dove gray. Three light neutrals, lightest first.
Overcast noon: snow white and pale graySnow white, pearl gray and pale gray. Three light neutrals, lightest first.
Paper stack: white and pearl grayWhite, cream and pearl gray. Three light neutrals, lightest first.
Pillow fort: snow white and pearl graySnow white, linen and pearl gray. Three light neutrals, lightest first.
Plaster wall: chalk white and dove grayChalk white, bone and dove gray. Three light neutrals, lightest first.
Rice paper: ivory and mist grayIvory, chalk white and mist gray. Three light neutrals, lightest first.
Taper drips: ivory and boneIvory, linen and bone. Three light neutrals, lightest first.
How this list was compiled: Own work, written for Draw This Next on 2026-10-02: palettes of pastel and other light colors for a picture you are about to draw or paint. The test for pastel is our own, not a standard: in the HSV color model, a value of 88 percent or more and a saturation from 12 to 45 percent. A light neutral has a value of 86 percent or more and a saturation under 12 percent. Three pastels, and Four and five pastels: every color passes the pastel test and the strip runs in wheel order from the pink side. Two pastels and white: white, then two colors that pass. Pastels with one deeper color: three that pass and one dark color, set last. Light neutrals: three light neutrals, lightest first. Read on 2026-10-02 at English Wikipedia, Pastel (color), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastel_(color) (text under CC BY-SA 4.0): pastels are a pale family of colors with high value and low or medium saturation in the HSV color space, and there is no official list of their hex codes. Every palette, name, color word, hex code and line is our own. A name is a picture the colors could paint. Color names are plain English words with no paint maker, pencil brand or color-matching system, and one word is one code everywhere on this list. The hex codes are for a screen; with paint or pencils, take the nearest color. Licence: own work
How it works
A pastel is a pale color: high value, low-to-medium saturation. On this page that means an HSV value of 88 percent or more and a saturation from 12 to 45 percent. The numbers are our own.
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Three pastels, in wheel order
The trios are the main group of pastel color schemes. Every color passes the test, and the strip runs around the color wheel from the pink side: Meringue kisses is pastel pink, pale lemon and mint. A menu under the button keeps to one group.
4 pastel color combinations and more
Four and five pastels works the same way with a longer strip. Two pastels and white puts white first, then two colors that pass. Pastels with one deeper color adds a single dark color, set last on the strip.
Questions and answers
What colors count as pastel?
Pink, mauve and baby blue are commonly named, along with lavender, lilac, mint green, peach and periwinkle. There is no official list of pastel hex codes, so this page uses its own test of value and saturation.
Are there 5 pastel color combinations here?
Yes. The group Four and five pastels holds strips of four and of five, such as Petit fours: shell pink, pale peach, pale green, powder blue and lilac.
Is there a 2 pastel color combination?
Yes, as two pastels on white. The group Two pastels and white lists white first and then the pair, such as Lemon ice: pale lemon and pale aqua.
What are 3 light color combinations that are not pastel?
The Light neutrals group: three colors with a high value and a saturation under 12 percent, lightest first, such as Egg shells: white, ivory and bone. They are too gray to pass the pastel test.