April Blush Color

#f6d0d8

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

Inverse Color #092f27
Complementary Color #cff6ee
Color Shade: cool red (347.37° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 89.02% (better contrasting with black)
April Blush Color Sample
April Blush Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f6d0d8

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to April Blush Color. The Rhodonite color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Powder Rose (#f5b3bc) for more energetic effect. Try Cupid as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cff6ee is the best complementary color to April 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 #f6d0d8 complementary color is Mint Tulip, 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 We Peep are #f6cfea and #f6dacf. Thus found on the left and right of #f6d0d8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cherub and Albescent White colors as they work well with April Blush.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary April Blush palette consists of #cfebf6 and #cff6db colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cff6ee). Try Mint Tulip and Blue Romance colors in combination with #f6d0d8, 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 #f6d0d8 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 April Blush. Thus Moon Raker and Tea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of April Blush contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mint Tulip, Tusk, and Moon Raker split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6d0d8 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. April Blush tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#cff6ee) and two others. The Tea Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Moon Raker – 120° from the complementary Mint Tulip. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d7f6cf and #eecff6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f6d0d8 is made of 37% red, 31% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode April Blush has a hue angle of 347.37°, a saturation of 67.86% and a lightness of 89.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6d0d8 is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 3.53% black ink.

HEX #f6d0d8
RGB Decimal rgb(246,208,216)
RGB Percentage 37%, 31%, 32%
CMYK 0, 14.9, 11.76, 3.53
HSL hsl(347.37,67.86%,89.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(347.37,15.45%,96.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.831,14.5658,1.006)
XYZ xyz(72.9566,69.6624,74.5667)
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