Blush Color

#f29e8e

Blush is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #0d6171
Complementary Color #8ee2f2
Color Shade: mid red (9.6° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.29% (better contrasting with white)
Blush Color Sample
Blush Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f29e8e

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Blush Color. The Pueblo Rose color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Colorado Bronze (#ee7766) for more energetic effect. Try Heirloom Apricot as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8ee2f2 is the best complementary color to Blush. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f29e8e complementary color is Spray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tacao are #f28eaf and #f2d08e. Thus found on the left and right of #f29e8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mauvelous and New Orleans colors as they work well with Blush.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blush palette consists of #8eb0f2 and #8ef2d0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8ee2f2). Try Jordy Blue and Magic Mint colors in combination with #f29e8e, 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 #f29e8e offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blush. Thus Portage and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blush contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spray, Sulu, and Perfume split by 90° on the color wheel. #f29e8e square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Blush tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#8ee2f2) and two others. The Magic Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Magenta – 120° from the complementary Spray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8ef29e and #f28ee1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f29e8e is made of 45% red, 29% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Blush has a hue angle of 9.6°, a saturation of 79.37% and a lightness of 75.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f29e8e is made of 0% cyan, 32.94% magenta, 39.21% yellow and 5.1% black ink.

HEX #f29e8e
RGB Decimal rgb(242,158,142)
RGB Percentage 45%, 29%, 26%
CMYK 0, 32.94, 39.21, 5.1
HSL hsl(9.6,79.37%,75.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(9.6,41.32%,94.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.0785,29.4585,21.3077)
XYZ xyz(53.7273,45.284,31.5001)
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