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Pastel Blue Color Palette — Robin's Morning

A soft five-color scheme led by a gentle robin's-egg blue, layered with misty mint, blush, and warm cream — every color matched to real paint you can buy.

By Emily Roberts · DIY Editor & First-Timer's Guide

There is something instantly calming about a true pastel blue, and Robin’s Egg Blue delivers it — soft, light, and just a little dreamy, like the first clear morning after a long week. It leads this whole scheme and sets the gentle, airy mood.

Around it, Misty Mint and Soft Blush add quiet color without ever shouting, while Morning Cream works as the easy, warm backdrop that keeps everything feeling restful rather than cold. These three are the soft middle that lets the blue stay the star.

The trick that makes this feel like 2026 and not a nursery from years ago is Slate Whisper — one deeper blue-gray used sparingly. That little bit of contrast gives all the softness something solid to stand on, so the palette stays grown-up, fresh, and genuinely usable.

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Robin's Egg Blue
Dominant
Sherwin-Williams Liquid Blue · SW 6779
#A6D4DE
LRV 60
Misty Mint
Secondary
PPG / Glidden Summer Breeze · PPG1139-1
#D2E4DA
LRV 74
Soft Blush
Support
Benjamin Moore Fairest Pink · 2092-70
#F0DBD7
LRV 74
Morning Cream
Base
Rodda Candle · CA007
#F3EDE1
LRV 85
Slate Whisper
Accent
Dutch Boy Streamed Blue · 335-5DB
#738E97
LRV 25

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Each color matched to the closest real paint in every brand, by ΔE2000. Tap a swatch for its full guide or + to save it — take any SKU to the store, they mix on demand.

Robin's Egg Blue
#A8D4DC · LRV 61 · Dominant
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6779 · ΔE 0.8
Behr · MQ4-55 · ΔE 2.06
Benjamin Moore · 723 · ΔE 1.74
Valspar · 8002-38C · ΔE 2.03
PPG / Glidden · PPG1236-4 · ΔE 2.58
Glidden · PPG1236-4 · ΔE 2.58
Dutch Boy · 234-4DB · ΔE 2.52
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1346 · ΔE 0.8
Dunn-Edwards · DET556 · ΔE 4.29
Magnolia Home · JG-88 · ΔE 4.62
Farrow & Ball · NO. 317 · ΔE 9.7
Diamond Vogel · 0658 · ΔE 3.42
Hirshfield's · H0044 · ΔE 4.3
Rodda · R085 · ΔE 7.52
C2 Paint · C2-752 · ΔE 6.74
Clare · PNT100-LT-35 · ΔE 7.75
Portola Paints · ILLUSION · ΔE 10.08
Annie Sloan · LOUIS BLUE · ΔE 10.36
Backdrop · BD-LO · ΔE 7.16
Rust-Oleum · 285139 · ΔE 4.19
Kompozit · 0643 · ΔE 6.54
Misty Mint
#CFE3D6 · LRV 73 · Secondary
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6743 · ΔE 1.65
Behr · S410-1 · ΔE 3.23
Benjamin Moore · 456 · ΔE 3.4
Valspar · 6001-7A · ΔE 1.82
PPG / Glidden · PPG1139-1 · ΔE 1.48
Glidden · 70GY 73/124 · ΔE 1.93
Dutch Boy · 230-1DB · ΔE 2
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 1297 · ΔE 1.65
Dunn-Edwards · DE5708 · ΔE 2.51
Magnolia Home · JG-119 · ΔE 8.24
Farrow & Ball · NO. 204 · ΔE 6.23
Diamond Vogel · 0474 · ΔE 5.3
Hirshfield's · 0474 · ΔE 4.91
Rodda · CA181 · ΔE 8.05
C2 Paint · C2-705 · ΔE 3.26
Clare · PNT100-LT-34 · ΔE 4.43
Portola Paints · GEM · ΔE 9.66
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 17.9
Backdrop · BD-CC · ΔE 11.86
Rust-Oleum · 398641 · ΔE 13.93
Kompozit · 0474 · ΔE 4.91
Soft Blush
#F1DCD9 · LRV 75 · Support
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6602 · ΔE 0.93
Behr · 760A-2 · ΔE 1.59
Benjamin Moore · 2092-70 · ΔE 0.53
Valspar · 1006-6C · ΔE 2.31
PPG / Glidden · PPG1054-2 · ΔE 0.53
Glidden · PPG1054-2 · ΔE 1.12
Dutch Boy · 302-1DB · ΔE 2.02
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4071 · ΔE 5.09
Dunn-Edwards · DE6043 · ΔE 2.26
Magnolia Home · JG-34 · ΔE 7.6
Farrow & Ball · NO. 2006 · ΔE 6.69
Diamond Vogel · 0117 · ΔE 1.21
Hirshfield's · 1202 · ΔE 2.23
Rodda · R031 · ΔE 8.2
C2 Paint · C2-514 · ΔE 3.89
Clare · PNT100-LT-25 · ΔE 1.34
Portola Paints · GEM · ΔE 9.92
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 13.5
Backdrop · BD-CC · ΔE 12.81
Rust-Oleum · 285142 · ΔE 3.55
Kompozit · 1202 · ΔE 2.23
Morning Cream
#F4EEE2 · LRV 86 · Base
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7566 · ΔE 0.54
Behr · ECC-61-2 · ΔE 0.9
Benjamin Moore · ES-01 · ΔE 1.16
Valspar · V153 · ΔE 0.5
PPG / Glidden · PPG1100-1 · ΔE 1.67
Glidden · 53YY 87/070 · ΔE 0.58
Dutch Boy · 006W · ΔE 0.94
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4003 · ΔE 0.54
Dunn-Edwards · DET679 · ΔE 0.85
Magnolia Home · JG-107 · ΔE 2.5
Farrow & Ball · NO. 2003 · ΔE 1
Diamond Vogel · 0012 · ΔE 0.52
Hirshfield's · 0012 · ΔE 0.47
Rodda · CA007 · ΔE 0.21
C2 Paint · C2-708 · ΔE 1.47
Clare · PNT100-LT-24 · ΔE 2.93
Portola Paints · ORIGAMI · ΔE 3.11
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 11.43
Backdrop · BD-JA · ΔE 1.93
Rust-Oleum · 329598 · ΔE 4.36
Kompozit · 0012 · ΔE 0.47
Slate Whisper
#6E8A93 · LRV 24 · Accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6242 · ΔE 4.62
Behr · QE-54 · ΔE 1.95
Benjamin Moore · 1644 · ΔE 1.54
Valspar · T613 · ΔE 1.89
PPG / Glidden · PPG10-03 · ΔE 2.82
Glidden · PPG10-03 · ΔE 2.35
Dutch Boy · 335-5DB · ΔE 1.53
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3353 · ΔE 4.62
Dunn-Edwards · DE5795 · ΔE 1.79
Magnolia Home · JG-70 · ΔE 9.27
Farrow & Ball · NO. 306 · ΔE 3.83
Diamond Vogel · 0506 · ΔE 5.46
Hirshfield's · 0527 · ΔE 6.92
Rodda · R075 · ΔE 4.13
C2 Paint · C2-984 · ΔE 7.37
Clare · PNT100-MD-16 · ΔE 8.56
Portola Paints · BLUE HERON · ΔE 2.72
Annie Sloan · GREEK BLUE · ΔE 7.41
Backdrop · BD-PW · ΔE 4.01
Rust-Oleum · 285141 · ΔE 12.12
Kompozit · 0527 · ΔE 6.92

Questions

Is this palette too soft to feel modern?

Not at all. The 2026 take on pastels keeps them grounded, which is why Slate Whisper is here. That one deeper blue-gray gives the soft tones an edge to lean on, so the scheme reads calm and current instead of sweet or dated.

Which color should I use the most?

Lead with Robin's Egg Blue as your main color, then let Misty Mint and Soft Blush play smaller supporting parts. Keep Morning Cream as your quiet backdrop and save Slate Whisper for a few sharper moments like trim or a single detail.

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