Colors that go with Blush for a wedding
Blush · #DEB3AB
Blush (#DEB3AB) — a soft, dusty pink — pairs best with muted red, terracotta & clay, ochre & gold, and soft brown. For a wedding, pair it with muted red, drawn from 8 historically-grounded combinations below.
Wedding palettes lean soft and refined — partner colors that photograph well in daylight and hold together across florals, linens, and stationery.
What blush pairs with
- muted red
- terracotta & clay
- ochre & gold
- soft brown
8 combinations with blush, from the 1933 Dictionary
Cameo Pink & Spinel Red +1
Plate 165 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Cameo Pink, Spinel Red, Vistoris Lake.
#e0b3b6 #f27291 #6d4145
Light Pink & Tea
A whisper of pink against tea brown — the tone of an Edo-period lacquer sweet box.
#E8A4A4 #6C4F3B #F3EBDA
Pink Dianthus & Water
The soft pink of wild dianthus beside the translucent blue of mountain water.
#EBA6B4 #B4D6E5 #F8F4E9
Fawn & Scarlet +2
Plate 308 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Fawn, Scarlet, English Red, Cobalt Green.
#d1b0a7 #cb2f43 #d96629 #96d1aa
Cameo Pink & Hay's Russet +1
Plate 231 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Cameo Pink, Hay's Russet, Olympic Blue.
#e0b3b6 #793327 #5a82b3
Corinthian Pink & Pale Lemon Yellow +1
Plate 169 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Corinthian Pink, Pale Lemon Yellow, Warm Gray.
#f8b6ba #ffefae #a1a39a
Corinthian Pink & Brick Red +2
Plate 246 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Corinthian Pink, Brick Red, Sulpher Yellow, Cinnamon Buff.
#f8b6ba #a84222 #f5ecc2 #fdc57e
Corinthian Pink & Sulpher Yellow +2
Plate 254 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Corinthian Pink, Sulpher Yellow, Olive, Laelia Pink.
#f8b6ba #f5ecc2 #837e31 #ca92a8
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