# Spring color palette ideas: six palettes with hex codes

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Spring is more than pastels. It is wet green after rain, the first sharp yellow of daffodils, pale sky and the deep soil underneath. Here are six palettes with codes, and how to use them so your campaign looks fresh and still looks like you.

## The short version

- A good spring color palette pairs fresh, light colours with at least one deeper anchor, such as fern green or soil brown, so it has contrast.
- Spring palettes come from new leaves, blossom, daffodils, rain and pale skies, which gives far more range than pastels alone.
- For a brand campaign, keep your main brand colour and swap one or two supporting colours for spring tones.
- Light spring colours need dark type, so every spring palette should include one colour dark enough for text.
- Spring gradients look most natural when they move from a pale sky tone to a green or blossom tone, the way light falls on a garden.

A strong **spring color palette** combines fresh, light colours (new leaf green, blossom pink, daffodil yellow, pale sky) with one deeper anchor colour for type and contrast. Without the anchor, spring palettes turn washed out; with it, they feel crisp and alive. Below are six palettes with hex codes, gradients you can copy, and a method for putting spring into a brand campaign without losing your identity.

## What makes a palette feel like spring

Spring colours are light and clear. Compared with autumn's warm, earthy tones, they have more white mixed in and less brown, and greens lean yellow rather than blue. Saturation can be low (pastels) or high (citrus and tulip), but almost every spring colour is lighter than its autumn or winter cousin. The one exception is the anchor: a deep green or brown that grounds the rest, like soil under a flower bed.

- **Lightness:** mostly high. Keep one dark colour for type.
- **Temperature:** slightly warm greens, cool skies, warm yellows.
- **Contrast:** gentle between the light colours, strong against the anchor.
- **Sources:** blossom, bulbs, new leaves, rain, early morning light.

## Six spring colour palettes with hex codes

### 1. Cherry blossom

- Petal: #fbe4ea
- Blossom: #f4b6c8
- Sakura: #e07a9a
- Bark: #6b4a4f
- Linen: #f7f3ee

Soft, romantic and grown up thanks to Bark. Suits beauty, florists, bridal and cafés.

### 2. Daffodil morning

- Butter: #fff6c9
- Daffodil: #ffd23f
- Trumpet: #f29e1f
- Stem: #8fbf5a
- Bulb green: #2d4a22

Cheerful and bright. Bulb green carries type. Suits food, garden centres and children's brands.

### 3. After the rain

- Mist: #dfe9e4
- Wet moss: #a8c8b8
- Fern: #5e8c76
- Drizzle: #9fb7c9
- Slate: #2b3a3a

Cool, calm and quietly spring. Suits wellness, skincare, architecture and anything that should feel clean.

### 4. Tulip field

- Tulip red: #e8364f
- Coral tulip: #ff7a59
- Pink tulip: #ffc2d1
- Leaf: #3f7d3a
- Cream: #fdf8f0

Saturated and confident. Proof that spring doesn't have to be pale. Suits fashion and bold retail.

### 5. Lilac and sage

- Lilac haze: #e9e1f5
- Lilac: #b9a3db
- Sage: #c6d3b8
- Olive sage: #7d8f69
- Aubergine: #3a3348

A modern, slightly unexpected pairing. Suits interiors, stationery and lifestyle brands.

### 6. Fresh citrus

- Lime zest: #f4fbd8
- Lime: #c7e65a
- Clementine: #ffb84d
- Mint water: #7fd1c7
- Deep teal: #1f4d45

Zingy and energetic. Suits drinks, fitness and spring launches that need to feel new.

## Spring gradients you can copy

Flat swatches tell you the colours; gradients show how they behave together. These follow the way spring light falls: pale at the top like sky, richer lower down like a garden.

- Cherry blossom: `linear-gradient(180deg, #fbe4ea 0%, #f4b6c8 55%, #e07a9a 100%)`
- Daffodil bed: `linear-gradient(180deg, #fff6c9 0%, #ffd23f 50%, #8fbf5a 100%)`
- After the rain: `linear-gradient(180deg, #dfe9e4 0%, #a8c8b8 50%, #5e8c76 100%)`
- Lilac and sage: `radial-gradient(circle at 30% 20%, #e9e1f5 0%, #b9a3db 45%, #7d8f69 100%)`
- Fresh citrus: `linear-gradient(135deg, #f4fbd8 0%, #c7e65a 40%, #7fd1c7 100%)`
- Tulip: `linear-gradient(160deg, #ffc2d1 0%, #ff7a59 55%, #e8364f 100%)`

One gradient per palette. Each ends in a deeper tone, which gives type a firm place to sit.

Pale gradients band easily on screens, especially across large areas. A touch of grain hides it; [grainy gradients](https://gradiently.design/guide/grainy-gradients) explains how. For softer versions of these, see [pastel colour palettes](https://gradiently.design/guide/pastel-color-palettes).

## How to use a spring colour palette in a brand campaign

A seasonal campaign should look like the season and like you at the same time. The trick is to change the supporting colours and keep the core.

1. **Keep your primary colour** Your main brand colour stays, in its usual place: logo, buttons, headlines.
2. **Pick the closest spring palette** A green brand suits After the rain or Fresh citrus; a pink brand suits Cherry blossom; a purple brand suits Lilac and sage.
3. **Swap the backgrounds** Replace your usual background with the palette's light colours or its gradient. This is where most of the seasonal feeling comes from.
4. **Check type contrast** Light spring backgrounds need dark text. Use the palette's anchor colour and check it against [contrast guidelines](https://gradiently.design/guide/color-contrast-accessibility).
5. **Use it everywhere for the season** Posts, stories, emails, banners and the window. Consistency over six weeks is what makes a campaign memorable.

A soft pink portrait post announcing a spring edit, with dark lettering on a blossom coloured background

A spring launch post at 1080×1350 on a blossom ground with dark type.

A vertical story for a restaurant's spring menu on a calm green background

A restaurant's spring story at 1080×1920 in a green, after the rain palette.

## Which spring palette suits your business

Palettes carry associations. Pick the one whose mood matches what you sell, then test it on a real post with your logo and words before committing the whole season to it.

| Business | Palette | Why it works |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Florist or bridal | Cherry blossom | Romantic, soft, and Bark keeps it elegant |
| Café or bakery | Daffodil morning | Warm and sunny, like a bright breakfast |
| Spa, skincare or yoga | After the rain | Clean, cool and restful |
| Fashion or homeware | Tulip field | Confident colour that still says spring |
| Stationery or interiors | Lilac and sage | Modern and a little unexpected |
| Drinks, gyms or tech launches | Fresh citrus | Energetic and new |

A starting point, not a rule. Your own brand colour decides which palette sits most comfortably beside it.

If two palettes feel close, choose the one with the better anchor for your type. A palette is only as useful as the words it lets people read, and in spring the dark colour is doing more work than it looks.

## Spring colours to avoid overusing

### Avoid

- Three or more pastels with no anchor
- White text on pale yellow or pink
- Easter egg colours all season long
- Neon greens that read as tech, not nature

### Do

- Two or three light colours plus one deep one
- Dark green, aubergine or slate for type
- Keep pastels for the Easter weekend, broader greens after
- Yellow leaning greens taken from real leaves

If you're planning Easter within the season, [Easter social media posts](https://gradiently.design/guide/easter-social-media-posts) shows how to fit hours and events into these palettes, and [nature colour palettes](https://gradiently.design/guide/nature-color-palettes) has more colours drawn from the outdoors all year. Gradiently's Marks are living backgrounds built from colour, light and grain, and the Market lets you search by colour words like "sage" or "blossom" to find one that already feels like spring.

## FAQ

### What colours are in a spring colour palette?

Light, clear colours such as blossom pink, daffodil yellow, new leaf green, lilac and pale sky blue, usually with one deeper colour like fern green or bark brown for contrast.

### What are good spring color palette hex codes?

A simple set is #fbe4ea petal, #f4b6c8 blossom, #ffd23f daffodil, #a8c8b8 wet moss and #2d4a22 bulb green for type.

### Are spring colours only pastels?

No. Tulip reds, citrus limes and daffodil yellows are all saturated spring colours. What they share is lightness and clarity rather than softness.

### How do I use spring colours without losing my brand identity?

Keep your primary brand colour in its usual places and change only the backgrounds and supporting colours to a spring palette.