Despite standing the test of time, it’s perfect for capturing a hipster retro look. Since then, the pastel color trend took men’s fashion by storm and it still thrives today. Pastel colors rose in popularity during the 1980s, thanks in large part to the hit television series Miami Vice and its love of pastel shirts and suits. Love powerful colors but looking for a calm and mellow vibe with your design? Just add white. There’s even a soothing pastel red, believe it or not. Cotton candy pink, mauve, baby blue, periwinkle, peach, magic mint, and lavender are some of the most popular pastel colors. In the HSV color space, pastels are defined as having high value and low saturation. The more white that’s added to a shade, the less saturated and more pale (or pastel) a color becomes. Pastel pink, for example, is created by adding white into pink. You’ve probably heard of pastel chalk or the creamy pastel art medium, but what are pastel colors, exactly? Well, pastels are actually tints (or pale versions) of colors, which are made by mixing white into an original shade.
