Blush is a medium bright tone of pink. Crayola formulated the color Blush in 1998, which is part of the Crayola Crayon's list.
What color is Blush?
Blush color belongs to the Pink color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Blush is #DB5079, and the RGB color code is RGB(219, 80, 121).
In the RGB color model, Blush has a red value of 219, a green value of 80, and a blue value of 121. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 63.5% magenta, 44.7% yellow, and 14.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 342.3° (degrees), 65.9 % saturation, and 58.6 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Blush has a hue of 342.3° (degrees), 63.5 % saturation and 85.9 % brightness/value.
Blush is cool or warm?
The color Blush is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Blush? (For interior and product design)
Blush has an LRV of nearly 22.2. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 22.2 of Blush with dark and light color
Is Blush Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Blush meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Blush (Color - Crayola Crayons) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #DB5079
- Red
- DB
- Green
- 50
- Blue
- 79
- Red
- 219 (85.9%)
- Green
- 80 (31.4%)
- Blue
- 121 (47.5%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 63.47%
- Yellow
- 44.75%
- Key
- 14.12%
- Hue
- 342.3°
- Saturation
- 65.88 %
- Lightness
- 58.63 %
- Hue
- 342.3°
- Saturation
- 63.47 %
- Brightness / Value
- 85.88 %
- Red
- 114 (44.7%)
- Yellow
- 55 (21.7%)
- Blue
- 62 (24.4%)
- Hue
- 342.3°
- Whiteness
- 31.37 %
- Blackness
- 14.12 %
- Cyan
- 14.12%
- Magenta
- 68.63%
- Yellow
- 52.55%
- X
- 35.53
- Y
- 22.18
- Z
- 20.5
- Y1
- 22.18
- X
- 0.45
- Y2
- 0.28
- L
- 54.22
- A
- 57.54
- B
- 6.44
- L
- 54.22
- C
- 57.9
- H
- 6.38
- L
- 54.22
- U
- 93.69
- V
- -2.69
- L
- 47.09
- A
- 52.27
- B
- 7.16
- LRV
- ~ 22.2 %
- Munsell Color System
- 7.5RP 5.3/12.4
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Blush (Color - Crayola Crayons)
These are the named colors closest to Blush (Color - Crayola Crayons), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone TCX
Blush color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Blush to Pantone TCX
Pantone PMS
Blush color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Blush to Pantone PMS
RAL Design
Blush color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Blush to RAL Design
RAL Classic
Blush color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Blush to RAL Classic
British Standard 4800
Blush color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Blush to British Standard 4800
Paint similar to Blush (Color - Crayola Crayons)
These are the real paint colors closest to Blush (Color - Crayola Crayons) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Blush once it is on a wall.
Dunn-Edwards
Blush color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Blush to Dunn-Edwards
PPG Paints
Blush color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Blush to PPG Paints
Sherwin Williams
Blush color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Blush to Sherwin Williams
Valspar
Blush color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Blush to Valspar
Benjamin Moore
Blush color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Blush to Benjamin Moore
Behr
Blush color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Blush to Behr
Farrow & Ball
Blush color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Blush to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
View more Blush - #DB5079 color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Blush - #DB5079?
Color that best contrast with Blush - #DB5079 is #50DBB2, color name is Medium Aquamarine*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Blush - #DB5079?
Complementary or Opposite color for Blush - #DB5079 is #50DBB2, color name is Medium Aquamarine*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Blush - #DB5079 Color Images and Patterns
