Touch of Blush Color

#f6ded5

Touch of Blush 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 #09212a
Complementary Color #d5ecf6
Color Shade: warm red (16.36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90% (better contrasting with black)
Touch of Blush Color Sample
Touch of Blush Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f6ded5

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Touch of Blush Color. The New Clay color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pastel Peach (#f1caad) for more energetic effect. Try Virgin Peach as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d5ecf6 is the best complementary color to Touch of Blush. 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 #f6ded5 complementary color is Link Water, 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 Albescent White are #f6d5dc and #f6eed5. Thus found on the left and right of #f6ded5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching We Peep and Albescent White colors as they work well with Touch of Blush.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Touch of Blush palette consists of #d5dcf6 and #d5f6ee colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d5ecf6). Try Link Water and White Ice colors in combination with #f6ded5, 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 #f6ded5 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 Touch of Blush. Thus Moon Raker and Blue Romance giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Touch of Blush contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Tea Green, and Moon Raker split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6ded5 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. Touch of Blush tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#d5ecf6) and two others. The Blue Romance is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cherub – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d5f6de and #f6d5ed.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f6ded5 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Touch of Blush has a hue angle of 16.36°, a saturation of 64.71% and a lightness of 90%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6ded5 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 3.53% black ink.

HEX #f6ded5
RGB Decimal rgb(246,222,213)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 9.41, 12.94, 3.53
HSL hsl(16.36,64.71%,90%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(16.36,13.41%,96.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(90.1554,6.7957,7.3989)
XYZ xyz(76.1376,76.6395,73.7308)
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