Pastel clock widget

What a pastel clock widget shows

A digital clock is the widget most people place first. It needs to be readable from arm's length, so the time takes most of the space and the date sits quietly below it.

It uses the phone's own time, so it needs no permission and works offline. WidgetCraft's clock layer follows your 12- or 24-hour setting unless you choose a format.

How the pastel style shapes it

Pastel widgets use pale pink, mint, lilac and butter yellow with very round corners and soft type. They feel light and friendly and work well for moods, music and small daily notes.

• Numbers: Keep numbers bold and rounded and tint them slightly darker than the background.
• Text: Use a rounded sans in a dark cocoa tone instead of black so it stays soft.

Pastel clock widget recipe

Pastel color palette

• Blush #FCE8E6Background
• Rose milk #F7D6D9Surface and tracks
• Cocoa #4A3F45Text
• Mauve grey #9A8790Labels
• Candy pink #F49AB0Accent

How to make a pastel clock widget in WidgetCraft

1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #FCE8E6 and the corner radius to 30.
2. Tap Add and choose Clock. Set the format to hours and minutes, the font to Nunito, the size to 78 and the color to #4A3F45.
3. Add a Date layer above it for the weekday at size 12 in #9A8790.
4. Add a second Date layer below for the day and month at size 15.
5. Add a small Shape in #F49AB0 as the only accent, and align every layer to the same left margin of 24.
6. Arrange the layers in the split layout: the time on the left at size 64, a thin divider at x 236, and the weekday and date stacked in a column on the right.
7. Tap Save, then Add to home screen and resize the widget on your launcher if needed.

Everything in this recipe works in the free version.

Tips for pastel clock widgets

• Use corner radius of 28 or more.
• Choose text in dark brown or plum, not pure black.
• Seconds make a home screen widget look busy and Android updates widgets about once a minute, so leave them out.
• Check the widest time, such as 22:58 or 12:48 PM, so it never touches the edges.
• If the launcher crops the widget, reduce the time size before reducing the margins.
• Do not use more than three tints in one widget.
• Do not use thin hairlines; they look harsh here.

Ready-made Soft Pastel templates

WidgetCraft includes a Soft Pastel template pack you can import and edit instead of starting from a blank canvas.

A mood moment9 editable layersA thought to keep12 editable layersLittle listening room18 editable layers

Questions about the pastel clock widget

What size is a pastel clock widget?

It is designed for 4 × 2 home screen cells on a 360 × 180 canvas. You can resize it on the launcher and the design scales in proportion.

Which colors does it use?

Blush (#FCE8E6) for the background, Cocoa (#4A3F45) for the main text, Mauve grey (#9A8790) for labels and Candy pink (#F49AB0) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Clock widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the pastel styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

People also search for soft pastel clock widget, soft clock widget, pastel aesthetic clock widget. They describe the same look as this pastel clock widget.

More pastel widgets

• Pastel analog clock widget
• Pastel calendar widget
• Pastel battery widget
• Pastel countdown widget
• Pastel to-do list widget
• Pastel photo widget
• Pastel quote widget
• Pastel music widget
• Pastel year progress widget
• Pastel step counter widget
• Pastel habit tracker widget
• Pastel sticky note widget
• Pastel world clock widget
• Pastel date widget
• Pastel home screen setup
• All pastel widgets

Clock widgets in other styles

• Kawaii clock widget
• Pink clock widget
• Spring clock widget
• All clock widgets