Blushing Color

#f0d1c3

Blushing is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #0f2e3c
Complementary Color #c3e1f0
Color Shade: warm red (18.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 85.29% (better contrasting with black)
Blushing Color Sample
Blushing Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f0d1c3

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Blushing Color. The Wool White color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pensive Pink (#eab6ad) for more calm effect. Try Sugar Dust as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c3e1f0 is the best complementary color to Blushing. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f0d1c3 complementary color is Spindle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Just Right are #f0c3cb and #f0e7c3. Thus found on the left and right of #f0d1c3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beauty Bush and Mint Julep colors as they work well with Blushing.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blushing palette consists of #c3cbf0 and #c3f0e7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3e1f0). Try Spindle and Cruise colors in combination with #f0d1c3, 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 #f0d1c3 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blushing. Thus Moon Raker and Madang giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blushing contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Tea Green, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #f0d1c3 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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 tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#c3e1f0) and two others. The Madang is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and We Peep – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c3f0d1 and #f0c3e2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f0d1c3 is made of 37% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Blushing has a hue angle of 18.67°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 85.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f0d1c3 is made of 0% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 17.65% yellow and 5.88% black ink.

HEX #f0d1c3
RGB Decimal rgb(240,209,195)
RGB Percentage 37%, 32%, 30%
CMYK 0, 12.16, 17.65, 5.88
HSL hsl(18.67,60%,85.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18.67,18.75%,94.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.0396,8.6464,10.9182)
XYZ xyz(68.586,68.0663,61.153)
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