Blossom is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #234b43 |
| Complementary Color | #b4dcd4 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (348° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Blossom Color. The Lighthearted Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Madagascar Pink (#d194a1) for more energetic effect. Try Light Pink Pandora as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b4dcd4 is the best complementary color to Blossom. 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 #dcb4bc complementary color is Ziggurat, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Blossom are #dcb4d0 and #dcc0b4. Thus found on the left and right of #dcb4bc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Melanie and Cavern Pink colors as they work well with Blossom.
The split-complementary Blossom palette consists of #b4d0dc and #b4dcc0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b4dcd4). Try Ziggurat and Fringy Flower colors in combination with #dcb4bc, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #dcb4bc offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blossom. Thus Pigeon Post and Sprout giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blossom contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ziggurat, Sprout, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcb4bc square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blossom tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#b4dcd4) and two others. The Sprout is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Prelude – 120° from the complementary Ziggurat. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bcdcb4 and #d4b4dc.
In a RGB color space, hex #dcb4bc is made of 37% red, 31% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Blossom has a hue angle of 348°, a saturation of 36.36% and a lightness of 78.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcb4bc is made of 0% cyan, 15.68% magenta, 12.54% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #dcb4bc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,180,188) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 31%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.68, 12.54, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(348,36.36%,78.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(348,18.18%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.9743,15.6868,1.386) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.9136,51.489,54.6211) |