#E3BCBCSoft Blush (#E3BCBC) is a very light, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 18°, lightness 0.83 and chroma 0.045. 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 | #E3BCBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 188, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 41%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 17%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 17%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(79.6 13.9 5.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.829 0.045 18) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Soft Blush 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.
#e9b7af — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e9bdb8 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e3bcbc — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e3bdbf — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: drifts toward pinkTest Soft 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 1.72:1 and against black 12.19:1, 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 · #e3bcbc · #bb9898 · #937474 · #6c5152 · #473131
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.
#ffcdc1 · #e3bcbc · #dba2b0 · #c191aa · #a581a1 · #8a7396
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.
#e3bcbc · #b7a48e · #ac7a7a · #876439 · #6d4243 · #43311d
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.
#fae5e5 · #e3bcbc · #68b3b5 · #9a797a · #775b5b · #523f3f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e3bcbc · #a3adad · #807474 · #434949 · #251a1a · #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.
#fdeeed · #e3bcbc · #ad9999 · #382121 · #140203 · #e54e5e
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#fdeeed · #e3bcbc · #ad9999 · #382121 · #140203 · #dbc54e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e3bcbc · #9bafb0 · #498284 · #005355 · #002324 · #0a0001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e3bcbc · #9bafb0 · #538370 · #074f67 · #002418 · #000409
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3bcbc · #a4aea1 · #66805d · #2d4870 · #081c3a · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3bcbc · #abac9c · #7a7a50 · #005355 · #1c1639 · #000202
#E8C5C5 · #ECCECE · #F1D7D7 · #F5E0E0 · #F9E9E9
#BB9898 · #957676 · #705656 · #4D3738 · #2D1B1C
#DDBEBE · #D7C1C1 · #D1C3C3
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.