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Pastel countdown widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A pastel countdown widget counts the days left until a date you choose. Gentle tints, rounded shapes and a calm, friendly tone. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Pastel countdown widget design preview: Gentle tints, rounded shapes and a calm, friendly tone. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a pastel countdown widget shows

A countdown widget keeps one date in view: a trip, a birthday, an exam or a launch. The number of days is the hero, the event name gives it meaning and a bar shows how far along you are.

WidgetCraft's countdown layer works from the phone's clock, so it is free, needs no permission and works offline. You pick the target date in the layer's details.

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.
Bars and rings: Use thick bars and rings with fully rounded ends in a second pastel tint.

Pastel countdown widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #FCE8E6, corner radius 30, soft shadow radius 12 at low opacity
Layout	split: label and event name on the left, the number right aligned and larger on the right
Text	label "Days until", size 12, color #9A8790
Countdown	days remaining, Nunito, size 76, color #4A3F45
Text	event name, size 20, color #4A3F45
Progress	a thick 12-point bar with rounded ends, 312 wide, progress #F49AB0
Font	Nunito (import the font file), or the built-in Sans
Home screen size	4 × 2 cells

Pastel color palette

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

How to make a pastel countdown widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #FCE8E6 and the corner radius to 30.
Tap Add and choose Countdown. Pick your target date and show days only.
Set the font to Nunito, the size to 76 and the color to #4A3F45.
Add a Text label "Days until" at size 12 in #9A8790, and a second Text layer for the event name at size 20.
Add a Progress layer as a thick 12-point bar with rounded ends in #F49AB0 to show how much of the wait has passed.
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 countdown widgets

Use corner radius of 28 or more.
Choose text in dark brown or plum, not pure black.
Decide whether today counts; label the number "days left" or "sleeps" so it is not ambiguous.
Short event names fit best. Two or three words is ideal.
After the date passes, change the target or the widget will sit at zero.
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 layers

A thought to keep12 editable layers

Little listening room18 editable layers

Questions about the pastel countdown widget

What size is a pastel countdown 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. Countdown 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 countdown widget, soft countdown widget, pastel aesthetic countdown widget. They describe the same look as this pastel countdown widget.