#DD99AABlush Bomb (#DD99AA) is a light, soft pink with an OKLCH hue of 3°, lightness 0.75 and chroma 0.084. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #DD99AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 153, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 50%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 31%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31%, 23%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(70.2 27.8 1.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.754 0.084 3) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Blush Bomb shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e1959f — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward red#e299a6 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#dd99aa — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dd9aac — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Blush Bomb in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.28:1 and against black 9.21:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffecf0 · #f6b5c4 · #dd99aa · #a36978 · #7a4855 · #532935
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#fdc7b9 · #efafaf · #dd99aa · #c189a6 · #a47b9f · #876d94
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#dd99aa · #a58a78 · #96616f · #7a4924 · #582b38 · #331c0b
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e2ccd1 · #dd99aa · #4a9e92 · #85626a · #62454c · #3e2b30
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf5f2 · #dd99aa · #9d8f92 · #535b59 · #2d2023 · #000101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e8f5f2 · #beccca · #8fa09d · #112724 · #000504 · #dd99aa
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cdddba · #dd99aa · #aa8da9 · #207b8e · #2b3847 · #1c071d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e0f8f3 · #dd99aa · #74a080 · #006474 · #002d13 · #000305
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eef5e3 · #dd99aa · #8b9b6c · #285e84 · #002741 · #010200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f7f2df · #dd99aa · #a29363 · #00685d · #192046 · #000201
#E4A7B6 · #EBB5C2 · #F1C4CE · #F8D2DA · #FEE0E7
#B87B8B · #945F6C · #714350 · #502A34 · #31121B
#D49EAB · #CBA3AC · #C1A8AD
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.