Shimmering Blush (#D98695)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.69:1 — vs black: 7.79:1

Color values

  • HEX #D98695
  • RGB rgb(217, 134, 149)
  • HSL hsl(349, 38%, 85%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 38.25, 31.34, 14.9 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #D98695 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Shimmering Blush
#D98695 Base
#86D9CA
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Shimmering Blush
#D98695 Base
#D986BE
#D9A086
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Shimmering Blush
#D98695 Base
#95D986
#8695D9
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Shimmering Blush
#D98695 Base
#86D9A0
#86BED9
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Shimmering Blush
#D98695 Base
#BED986
#86D9CA
#A086D9
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Shimmering Blush
#D98695 Base
#972F42
#C74C62
#CF677A
#E3A5B0
#EBC0C8
#F9ECEE
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Shimmering Blush, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#130609
#45161E
#762534
#A8354A
#C9546A
Shimmering Blush #D98695 Base
#DF9AA7
#E6AFB9
#ECC3CA
#F3D7DC
#F9ECEE
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #D98695. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #D98695;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #D98695;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #D98695;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #D98695,
        #CAE8E2
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #D98695,
        #CAE8E2
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$shimmering-blush: #D98695;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$shimmering-blush-r: 217;
$shimmering-blush-g: 134;
$shimmering-blush-b: 149;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $shimmering-blush;
    color: rgba($shimmering-blush-r, $shimmering-blush-g, $shimmering-blush-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Shimmering Blush appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #D98695 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #A4A493 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #929295 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #D88888 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #9E9E9E Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Shimmering Blush ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Shimmering Blush #D98695 Base
Ruddy Pink #E18E96 ΔE 3.23
Puce #CC8899 ΔE 3.26
Light Thulian Pink #E68FAC ΔE 5.38
Vanilla Ice #F38FA9 ΔE 5.55

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.