#F4ACB6Pink Blush (#F4ACB6) is a light, soft pink with an OKLCH hue of 10°, lightness 0.82 and chroma 0.085. 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 | #F4ACB6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 172, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 77%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 30%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30%, 25%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(77.4 27.7 5.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.815 0.085 10) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pink Blush shifts subtly: drifts toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward magenta. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f9a7aa — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: drifts toward red#faacb2 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f4acb6 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f4adb9 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward magentaTest Pink Blush 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 1.84:1 and against black 11.42:1, 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.
#ffedef · #f4acb6 · #cf8d97 · #a46a73 · #7a4950 · #532930
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.
#ffd5c4 · #ffbeb7 · #f4acb6 · #d89bb3 · #bb8cad · #9e7ea3
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.
#f4acb6 · #b79e88 · #ab737b · #8b5c30 · #6c3b43 · #432c17
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.
#f7e0e2 · #f4acb6 · #59b1ac · #997478 · #75555a · #503b3d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4acb6 · #9ea9a8 · #7e7072 · #404747 · #25181a · #000202
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.
#e8f5f4 · #becdcb · #90a19f · #122927 · #000706 · #f4acb6
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dde5bf · #f4acb6 · #bf9bbf · #28967d · #304130 · #1f0a03
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f4acb6 · #95acaa · #4f8166 · #004e60 · #002313 · #000408
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f4acb6 · #a1aa99 · #677c51 · #1c4871 · #001d3a · #000100
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f4acb6 · #aaa795 · #7d7545 · #00514e · #17163d · #000202
#F7B7C0 · #FAC2C9 · #FDCDD3 · #FFD9DD · #FFE5E8
#CA8A94 · #A26A72 · #7C4C53 · #572F35 · #35141A
#EAB1B9 · #E0B6BB · #D6BBBE
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.