Soft & pastelBotanical softness
Blush and Sage Color Combination
A muted pink and a grey-green are both low in chroma, so they feel grown-up together — the signature pair of florists and wellness studios.
Hex codes #DE5D83 and #BCB88A — a botanical softness pair with a 1.73:1 contrast ratio between the two colors.
Values for this combination
- RGB
- rgb(222, 93, 131)
- HSL
- hsl(342, 66%, 62%)
- Hex
- #DE5D83
- RGB
- rgb(188, 184, 138)
- HSL
- hsl(55, 27%, 64%)
- Hex
- #BCB88A
Contrast between Blush and Sage
Contrast ratio 1.73:1. This only decides whether one color of the pair can carry text on the other — the colors themselves always work side by side.
Sage text on a Blush surface, at 1.73:1.
Blush text on a Sage surface, at 1.73:1.
Where this pair works
- Florists
- Wellness studios
- Paper goods
Give Blush (#DE5D83) roughly 60% of the surface, Sage (#BCB88A) about 30%, and leave the last 10% for the neutral below. That split is what keeps a two-color combination from turning into a fight.
A five-color set from this pair
Blush and Sage as a working palette: a pale tint of the lighter color for backgrounds, both colors as they are, a deep shade of the darker color for text and a neutral for everything in between.
- Pale tint#efefebbackgrounds and large surfaces · closest to Isabelline
- Primary#DE5D83the dominant color · closest to Blush
- Secondary#BCB88Athe accent color · closest to Sage
- Deep shade#430a1btext, borders and icons · closest to DarkSienna
- Neutral#f6f5f4dividers and quiet surfaces · closest to WhiteSmoke
Explore Blush and Sage on their own
Blush
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#C8A2C8 · #36454FModern contrastOpen combinationBlush and Sage are a botanical softness pair: a muted pink and a grey-green are both low in chroma, so they feel grown-up together — the signature pair of florists and wellness studios.
Frequently asked questions
Yes — this pair is used for florists, wellness studios, paper goods. The two colors measure 1.73:1 against each other, which means the two should sit side by side as surfaces rather than as text and background.
Good to know
- Every value on this page is calculated from #DE5D83 and #BCB88A — nothing is hardcoded.
- Build a longer palette out of Blush or Sage in the palette generator, or test your own text pair in the contrast checker.
Put this combination to work
Turn Blush and Sage into a full palette, a gradient or a set of shades — or check the pair against WCAG.
