Pastel blue is having a quiet moment in 2026, and Sea Mist Blue is exactly the shade I keep reaching for. Think of the color the sky takes on just after fog burns off the water — pale, cool, barely there. It leads this scheme without ever raising its voice.
Around it I set Pale Seafoam and Cloud White to keep everything soft and breathing, with Soft Dove Gray smoothing the transitions so nothing feels stark. These three are the calm backdrop that lets the lead color glow.
The trick with any all-pastel scheme is one slightly deeper note, and that is Faded Denim. Use it in small doses — a single wall, a door, a piece of trim — and it acts like the bass line under a light melody, giving the whole palette a gentle anchor.