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Blush Mist Muted
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Blush Mist Muted

Pink · Hue 330
Metrics
S 18% · L 90%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white1.3:1Failon black16.4:1AA
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About this color

Blush Mist Muted (#EAE1E6) belongs to the pink family — hue 330°, 18% saturation, 90% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-blush-mist-muted: #EAE1E6;
  --colorarchive-blush-mist-muted-hsl: hsl(330, 18%, 90%);
  --colorarchive-blush-mist-muted-rgb: rgb(234, 225, 230);
}

AI Color Names

Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.

Design Context

SweetNurturingPlayful
Common in

Beauty · Children's Fashion · Dessert Brands

Pairs well with

Mint green for freshness, soft gold for warmth, light gray for sophistication

Design tip

Use for friendly, approachable interfaces. Millennial pink became a design movement — it still works for brands targeting warmth.

Cultural context ▶

Soft pink represents nurturing, innocence, and sweetness. Modern brands have reclaimed it as a gender-neutral color of kindness.

Color Origins

Pink family

From cheap cosmetic to feminist reclamation to gender-neutral comeback.

Heritage

Pink, as a named color, is recent in English (only since the late 17th century, originally referring to the Dianthus flower). The hue itself is much older — Renaissance painters mixed it for flesh tones, and by the late 18th century it was a fashionable color across Europe. Many of pink's modern associations, though, are a 20th-century construction.

Across cultures

Pink-as-girl only became firmly established in the US in the 1940s; before then some advice even suggested pink for boys ('a more decided and stronger color') and blue for girls, though how common that was is disputed. In Japanese culture, sakura pink carries seasonal and nostalgic weight. In Mexico, hot pink (rosa mexicano) is considered part of the national identity; in India, pink has become a popular bridal choice alongside traditional red. The Pink Triangle was reclaimed from a Nazi badge into a 1970s LGBTQ+ symbol.

In the wild

T-Mobile's magenta is a hard-trademarked, hard-defended brand color. Barbie pink (Pantone 219 C) became its own cultural force in 2023. Owens Corning trademarked the color of its insulation. Pepto-Bismol's pink is instantly recognizable, though nobody is sure why it was first chosen. Wes Anderson made heritage pinks feel deeply specific in The Grand Budapest Hotel. Millennial Pink (named in 2016) was a trend that recast pink as gender-neutral, sophisticated, and salable to adults.

How it reads

Pink reads softer and warmer than red; the white in it takes the edge off red's intensity. Light pinks (blush, dusty rose) read as romantic, gentle, premium-feminine. Hot pinks read as energetic, queer-coded, or counterculture. Salmon and coral pinks read as healthy, beachy, or hospitality-friendly. Pink is having a sustained moment in adult-targeted brand design (skincare, DTC, beverage) now that it is no longer read as exclusively a children's color.

This particular tone

A pale, gentle tone — pastel territory, where the hue acts more like a tinted neutral than a stated color.

Lightness band: At this lightness the hue almost recedes into the surface around it — useful for backgrounds, hover states, and any surface where the color should suggest a mood without competing with content.

Saturation band: The low saturation pulls this color toward earthen, vintage, or editorial palettes. It reads as confident and grown-up rather than playful, and it tolerates being used in large blocks without becoming visually noisy.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #EAE1E6.

  • Anthropicneutral
    Light Gray · #E8E6DC
    →
  • Aesopneutral
    Cream Paper · #EFE4D2
    →
  • Starbucksneutral
    Warm Neutral · #D4E9E2
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #EAE1E6.

  • Turkey (Istanbul)Marble White
    #F0EBE0 · Marmara marble, used since Roman era
    →
  • IcelandLopapeysa Cream
    #E8DFCC · Undyed Icelandic sheep wool
    →
  • Korea (Obangsaek)Hanji Cream
    #EAE0CB · Mulberry-fiber Korean paper
    →

Color guides

Go deeper on using pink and color in design.

Color HistoryMillennial Pink: What It Is, Where It Came From, and Why It Won't Go AwayColor History1950s Pastel Color Palettes: Mid-Century Mint, Coral Pink & Butter YellowColor TheoryMonochromatic Color Palettes: A Designer's Complete Guide

Tonal strip

All lightness levels at this hue and saturation. Click any to navigate.

Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Lighter companion
Blush Whisper Muted
#F2EDF0 · hsl(330, 18%, 94%)
Darker companion
Blush Pearl Muted
#DECFD6 · hsl(330, 18%, 84%)
Complementary counterpoint
Jade Mist Muted
#E1EAE6 · hsl(150, 18%, 90%)
Analogous lead
Merlot Mist Muted
#EAE1E2 · hsl(350, 18%, 90%)
Analogous echo
Mauve Mist Muted
#EAE1E9 · hsl(305, 18%, 90%)
Triadic +120°
Lime Mist Muted
#E6EAE1 · hsl(90, 18%, 90%)
Triadic +240°
Sapphire Mist Muted
#E1E6EA · hsl(210, 18%, 90%)
Split-comp +150°
Emerald Mist Muted
#E1EAE1 · hsl(120, 18%, 90%)
Split-comp +210°
Aqua Mist Muted
#E1EAEA · hsl(180, 18%, 90%)
Export preview
Base: Blush Mist Muted #EAE1E6
Lighter companion: Blush Whisper Muted #F2EDF0
Darker companion: Blush Pearl Muted #DECFD6
Complementary counterpoint: Jade Mist Muted #E1EAE6
Analogous lead: Merlot Mist Muted #EAE1E2
Analogous echo: Mauve Mist Muted #EAE1E9
Triadic +120°: Lime Mist Muted #E6EAE1
Triadic +240°: Sapphire Mist Muted #E1E6EA
Split-comp +150°: Emerald Mist Muted #E1EAE1
Split-comp +210°: Aqua Mist Muted #E1EAEA

Compare

See how Blush Mist Muted compares side by side with related colors.

vsBlush Whisper MutedvsBlush Pearl MutedvsJade Mist MutedvsMerlot Mist MutedvsMauve Mist MutedvsLime Mist Muted

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Blush Whisper Muted
#F2EDF0 · hsl(330, 18%, 94%)
Nearby match
Blush Mist Faint
#E8E3E6 · hsl(330, 10%, 90%)
Nearby match
Blush Mist Dust
#ECDFE6 · hsl(330, 26%, 90%)
Nearby match
Blush Pearl Muted
#DECFD6 · hsl(330, 18%, 84%)
Nearby match
Blush Veil Muted
#FBF9FA · hsl(330, 18%, 98%)
Nearby match
Blush Whisper Faint
#F1EEF0 · hsl(330, 10%, 94%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA9.5:1
Jade Nocturne Faint
#2E3833
AAA9.2:1
Jade Nocturne Muted
#2A3C33
AAA8.8:1
Jade Nocturne Dust
#264033
AAA8.4:1
Jade Nocturne Soft
#224433
AAA7.5:1
Jade Nocturne Clear
#174F33
AAA11.9:1
Jade Ink Faint
#202724

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#E7E7E5
Protanopia
#E6E6E5
Tritanopia
#EAE4E4
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Saturation ladder

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Blush Mist Faint#E8E3E6 · hsl(330, 10%, 90%)Blush Mist Muted#EAE1E6 · hsl(330, 18%, 90%)Blush Mist Dust#ECDFE6 · hsl(330, 26%, 90%)Blush Mist Soft#EEDDE6 · hsl(330, 34%, 90%)Blush Mist Clear#F3D8E6 · hsl(330, 54%, 90%)Blush Mist Vivid#F8D3E6 · hsl(330, 74%, 90%)Blush Mist Bright#FBD0E6 · hsl(330, 84%, 90%)Blush Mist Pure#FDCEE6 · hsl(330, 92%, 90%)
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