Pastel Color Palettes
Pastel color palettes use soft, light, low-saturation tones — think blush, sage, powder blue and butter. They feel gentle and calming, which makes them a favourite for bedrooms, nurseries and any room you want to feel airy.
A pastel color palette is built from soft, pale tints — high lightness, low saturation. Browse ready-made pastel schemes below, each in real, buyable paint.
Tap any palette to open it in the editor and swap colors, or try it on your own photo in the visualizer.
Pastels read best when you commit to the lightness: keep every color pale and let subtle differences in hue do the work. Ground a pastel scheme with a crisp white trim and one slightly deeper tone so it feels intentional rather than washed out.
Have a color in mind? See ready-made combinations for any base color.
Our color tools run on our own catalogue of 26,000+ real paint colors across 16 brands — Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux, RAL and more — with the color math (HSL and CIELAB matching) computed in-house, not scraped from summaries. Every color you pick maps to a real, buyable paint with its code, so what you see here you can actually take to the store. We review and update these tools and their data regularly.
Created by Denis Kataev, founder of DSGN.HOUSE — a software engineer and digital entrepreneur building professional color-design tools for everyone.
What is a pastel color palette?+
A palette of soft, pale tints — colors with high lightness and low saturation, like blush pink, sage green, powder blue and pale yellow. The effect is gentle and calming.
What colors are considered pastel?+
Any hue taken to a light, low-saturation tint: blush, mint, lavender, powder blue, peach, butter and soft grey are all classic pastels.
Are pastel palettes good for bedrooms and nurseries?+
Yes — their softness makes rooms feel restful and airy, which is why pastels are a go-to for bedrooms, nurseries and bathrooms.
Are these real paint colors?+
Yes. Every color maps to a real paint across 16 brands with its code, so you can buy the exact pastel palette.