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Sorbet Swirl

4-color mesh gradient

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Sorbet Swirl is a 4-color CSS mesh gradient built from #FFC8DD, #BDE0FE, #CDB4DB, and #FDE4A8. Its hues sit in the pink, blue, purple, and yellow ranges, and reads as pastel and muted. Dark text (#111827) on it keeps at least 9.42:1 at its weakest point — enough for WCAG AAA body text.

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Shade scales

Each color as a 50–950 ramp, like Tailwind's built-in palettes — ready for a design system. The ringed step is closest to the original color.

#FFC8DD

#BDE0FE

#CDB4DB

#FDE4A8

@theme {
  --color-sorbet-swirl-1-50: #FCF5F8;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-1-100: #F6E8ED;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-1-200: #ECD3DC;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-1-300: #DDB7C5;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-1-400: #C495A7;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-1-500: #AC7A8E;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-1-600: #926376;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-1-700: #774E5F;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-1-800: #5F3D4B;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-1-900: #4B303B;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-1-950: #311D25;
}

@theme {
  --color-sorbet-swirl-2-50: #F4F8FC;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-2-100: #E5EDF5;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-2-200: #CEDDEB;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-2-300: #AFC7DB;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-2-400: #8BA9C2;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-2-500: #6E8FAA;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-2-600: #587791;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-2-700: #445F76;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-2-800: #354C5E;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-2-900: #293B4B;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-2-950: #182631;
}

@theme {
  --color-sorbet-swirl-3-50: #F9F6FB;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-3-100: #F0E9F3;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-3-200: #E1D6E8;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-3-300: #CDBCD7;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-3-400: #B19BBD;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-3-500: #9880A5;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-3-600: #7F698C;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-3-700: #675372;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-3-800: #52425B;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-3-900: #403348;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-3-950: #29202E;
}

@theme {
  --color-sorbet-swirl-4-50: #FAF7F0;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-4-100: #F2ECDD;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-4-200: #E5DAC0;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-4-300: #D2C29A;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-4-400: #B8A26F;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-4-500: #9F884F;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-4-600: #867039;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-4-700: #6D5A29;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-4-800: #57471E;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-4-900: #443817;
  --color-sorbet-swirl-4-950: #2C230B;
}

Light & dark theme

This palette as semantic tokens for a real interface, in both modes. Text, muted text and button labels are adjusted until they pass WCAG AA.

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:root {
  --background: #F8FAFD;
  --surface: #F0F4F7;
  --text: #161B20;
  --muted: #5E646A;
  --border: #D9DFE4;
  --primary: #A68F56;
  --primary-foreground: #1C1917;
  --accent: #B68397;
  --accent-foreground: #1C1917;
}

.dark {
  --background: #0C1014;
  --surface: #151A1F;
  --text: #E8F0F6;
  --muted: #9FA6AC;
  --border: #2F3338;
  --primary: #FDE4A8;
  --primary-foreground: #1C1917;
  --accent: #FFC8DD;
  --accent-foreground: #1C1917;
}

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.1. 0 of 12 palette combinations are readable as body text. White and near-black text are included for comparison.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #FFC8DD#BDE0FE#CDB4DB#FDE4A8
#FFC8DD
Same color
1.0Fail
1.3Fail
1.2Fail
#BDE0FE
1.0Fail
Same color
1.4Fail
1.1Fail
#CDB4DB
1.3Fail
1.4Fail
Same color
1.5Fail
#FDE4A8
1.2Fail
1.1Fail
1.5Fail
Same color
White
1.4Fail
1.4Fail
1.9Fail
1.2Fail
Near-black
12.1AAA
12.7AAA
9.3AAA
14.0AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #FFC8DD · 12.1:1
  • Near-black on #BDE0FE · 12.7:1
  • Near-black on #CDB4DB · 9.3:1
  • Near-black on #FDE4A8 · 14.0:1
Suggested fixes for 12 failing pairs

The nearest shade of the text color that passes AA (4.5:1), keeping its hue. Click one to copy it.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Blush Pink, #FFC8DD and Arctic Blue, #BDE0FE become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

What are the HEX, RGB, and HSL values for Sorbet Swirl?

Every color in this 4-color set, with its contrast ratio against white and black.

Color values for Sorbet Swirl: hex, RGB, HSL, and WCAG contrast ratios against white and black.
ColorNameHEXRGBHSLOn whiteOn black
#FFC8DDBlush Pink#FFC8DD255, 200, 221337°, 100%, 89%1.44:114.56:1
#BDE0FEArctic Blue#BDE0FE189, 224, 254208°, 97%, 87%1.38:115.26:1
#CDB4DBThistle#CDB4DB205, 180, 219278°, 35%, 78%1.88:111.15:1
#FDE4A8Vanilla#FDE4A8253, 228, 16842°, 96%, 83%1.25:116.84:1

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