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🐣 Easter Color Palette 1984

Soft pastels — lilac, mint, sky blue, and warm daffodil yellow — the colours of renewal, new beginnings, and the quiet joy of spring returning.

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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.

The 5 colors

RGB (229-204-239)

#e5ccef

A moderate violet: very light, considered, and steady.

What the Chaste Aurora off Blessing →

RGB (190-217-238)

#bed9ee

A moderate blue: very light, considered, and steady.

When Buoyant Blossom Around Chiming →

RGB (212-239-194)

#d4efc2

This very light green sits at the moderate end of its family.

The Bloom nearby Young Dappling →

RGB (213-213-165)

#d5d5a5

A very light, muted yellow with a quiet presence.

The Rapturous Breath in the Rising →

RGB (222-193-231)

#dec1e7

This very light magenta sits at the moderate end of its family.

The Bloom of Fair up Whirling →

CSS custom properties

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