Blush (color)
Color
title: "Blush (color)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["shades-of-red"] description: "Color" topic_path: "general/shades-of-red" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blush_(color)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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Blush is a medium bright tone of pink.
The first written use of blush as a color name in English was in 1590.
Use
The color blush represents live theatre because it is a color often used for theatre makeup.
Tones of blush color comparison chart
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| Name | Color | HEX Code | Red | Green | Blue | Hue | Sat | Lum | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Lavender Blush | #FFF9FB | 255 | 245 | 251 | 340° | 100% | 99% | Xona.com color list (Lavender Blush Light) | |
| Lavender Blush | #FFF0F5 | 255 | 240 | 245 | 340° | 100% | 97% | web color | |
| Pale Blush | #F4BBCF | 244 | 187 | 207 | 339° | 72% | 85% | Xona.com color list (Deep Blush Light) | |
| Light Pale Red-Violet | #F0B7CD | 240 | 183 | 205 | 337° | 66% | 83% | Xona.com color list "Pale Violet-Red Light" | |
| Light Blush | #DE98B2 | 222 | 152 | 178 | 338° | 51% | 73% | Xona.com color list (Blush Light) | |
| Light Rouge | #D58EB5 | 213 | 142 | 181 | 327° | 46% | 70% | Xona.com color list (Rouge Light) | |
| Blush Pink | #FE828C | 254 | 130 | 140 | 355° | 98% | 75% | Xona.com color list | |
| Bright Blush | #E47698 | 228 | 118 | 152 | 341° | 67% | 68% | Xona.com color list (Deep Blush) | |
| Pale Red-Violet | #DB7093 | 219 | 112 | 147 | 340° | 60% | 65% | web color Pale Violet-Red | |
| Blush | #DE5D83 | 222 | 93 | 131 | 342° | 66% | 62% | Crayola | |
| Deep Blush | #B44668 | 180 | 70 | 104 | 341° | 44% | 49% | Xona.com color list | |
| Rouge | #A23B6C | 162 | 59 | 108 | 331° | 47% | 43% | Xona.com color list | |
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References
References
- Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 190; Color Sample of Blush: Page 47 Plate 12 Color Sample A7
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