Blushing Bud Color

#dd9999

Blushing Bud is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #266
Complementary Color #9dd
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 73.33% (better contrasting with white)
Blushing Bud Color Sample
Blushing Bud Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dd9999

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Blushing Bud Color. The Bite My Tongue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called O Fortuna (#e1b8b5) for more calm effect. Try Arizona Sunrise as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9dd is the best complementary color to Blushing Bud. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d99 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #d9b and #db9. Thus found on the left and right of #d99 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Blushing Bud.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blushing Bud palette consists of #9bd and #9db colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9dd). Try White and White colors in combination with #d99, 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 #d99 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 Blushing Bud. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blushing Bud contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #d99 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, 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. Blushing Bud tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#9dd) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9d9 and #d9d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dd9999 is made of 42% red, 29% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Blushing Bud has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 73.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd9999 is made of 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #dd9999
RGB Decimal rgb(221,153,153)
RGB Percentage 42%, 29%, 29%
CMYK 0, 26.67, 26.67, 13.33
HSL hsl(0,50%,73.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,30.77%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.792,25.4816,10.3024)
XYZ xyz(46.9598,40.4545,35.4704)

#dd9999 Pair Colors

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