Berry Blush Color

#b88591

Berry Blush is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or yellow green

Inverse Color #477a6e
Complementary Color #84b8ac
Color Shade: cool red (345.88° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.16% (better contrasting with white)
Berry Blush Color Sample
Berry Blush Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b88591

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Berry Blush Color. The March Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Refined Rose (#af6879) for more energetic effect. Try Decanting as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#84b8ac is the best complementary color to Berry Blush. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b88591 complementary color is Gulf Stream, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Brandy Rose are #b884aa and #b89284. Thus found on the left and right of #b88591 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bouquet and Brandy Rose colors as they work well with Berry Blush.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Berry Blush palette consists of #84aab8 and #84b892 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#84b8ac). Try Nepal and Bay Leaf colors in combination with #b88591, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b88591 offers a combination of cool blue and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Berry Blush. Thus Wild Blue Yonder and Olivine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Berry Blush contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gulf Stream, Swamp Green, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #b88591 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Berry Blush tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#84b8ac) and two others. The Olivine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Purple – 120° from the complementary Gulf Stream. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #91b884 and #ac84b8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b88591 is made of 40% red, 29% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Berry Blush has a hue angle of 345.88°, a saturation of 26.42% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b88591 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 15.3% yellow and 27.84% black ink.

HEX #b88591
RGB Decimal rgb(184,133,145)
RGB Percentage 40%, 29%, 31%
CMYK 0, 20, 15.3, 27.84
HSL hsl(345.88,26.42%,62.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(345.88,27.72%,72.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.7902,21.3693,1.3444)
XYZ xyz(33.2655,29.0097,30.6342)
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