#F0BCBEBlush Rush (#F0BCBE) is a very light, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 16°, lightness 0.84 and chroma 0.06. 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 | #F0BCBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 188, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 63%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 22%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22%, 21%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(80.9 19 6.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.842 0.060 16) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Blush Rush shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: drifts toward pink. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f6b7b1 — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f6bdba — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f0bcbe — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f0bdc1 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: drifts toward pinkTest Blush Rush 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 1.66:1 and against black 12.64:1, 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.
#ffeded · #f0bcbe · #c39496 · #997172 · #714e50 · #4c2f30
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.
#ffd3ca · #f0bcbe · #dfa6b6 · #c495b0 · #a886a7 · #8d779b
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.
#f0bcbe · #bca893 · #b07d80 · #8c673d · #714548 · #473421
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.
#feeaea · #f0bcbe · #6cb7b8 · #9e7d7e · #7b5e5f · #564343
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f0bcbe · #a7b1b1 · #837777 · #444b4b · #261a1b · #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.
#ffeded · #f0bcbe · #b39899 · #3e2022 · #190103 · #e54d63
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#ffeded · #f0bcbe · #b39899 · #3e2022 · #190103 · #dbc54e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f0bcbe · #9fb3b3 · #4c8586 · #005555 · #002324 · #090001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f0bcbe · #9fb3b3 · #578672 · #075168 · #002518 · #00050b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f0bcbe · #a8b2a4 · #6a825f · #2d4a71 · #061d3b · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f0bcbe · #b0b0a0 · #7f7d52 · #005555 · #1c183a · #000202
#F3C5C6 · #F6CECF · #F9D6D7 · #FBDFE0 · #FEE8E9
#C6989A · #9E7677 · #785556 · #533637 · #311A1B
#E9BFC1 · #E1C3C4 · #D9C6C6
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.