Heian era
Cherry Blossom & Young Bamboo— 桜と若竹
The softest pink of cherry blossoms set beside young bamboo green — spring, captured.
11 named colors · 10 combinations
Pink Color Combinations.
Delicate pinks from blossom white to deep rose in the Wada archive. Momoiro (peach pink) and sakura (cherry blossom) are the most recognizable Japanese pinks — spring colors that appear in court poetry, Heian robes, and woodblock prints.
Named colors
11 pink colors in the archive.
- Eosine Pink #f37f94 14 palettes
- Corinthian Pink #f8b6ba 12 palettes
- Eugenia Red | B #da525d 8 palettes
- Grayish Lavender - B #c0a9b3 8 palettes
- Spinel Red #f27291 7 palettes
- Cameo Pink #e0b3b6 6 palettes
- Laelia Pink #ca92a8 4 palettes
- Old Rose #d46d7a 4 palettes
- Hermosa Pink #f9c1ce 3 palettes
- Nadeshiko 撫子 #EBA6B4
- Sakura 桜 #F9D5E0
Colours that go with Pink
From a standard colour wheel, Pink anchors these four classic schemes. Each swatch is computed from its exact hue, so every hex is a real, usable pairing.
Complementary
#E8A0A0 #A0E8E8
the hue directly opposite — the highest-contrast pairing, good for a single bold accent.
Analogous
#E8A0A0 #E8A0C4 #E8C4A0
the two neighbours on the wheel — a calm, cohesive scheme that feels effortless.
Triadic
#E8A0A0 #A0E8A0 #A0A0E8
two hues an even third of the wheel away — balanced and lively without clashing.
Split-complementary
#E8A0A0 #A0E8C4 #A0C4E8
the two colours either side of the complement — the contrast of a complement, softened.
How to use Pink
Pink is a light, vivid tone (HSL 0°, 61%, 77%), which makes it a soft background or a light accent. For text it passes WCAG AA for body text against a dark background (10.0:1) — safe for paragraphs, buttons and labels. When you do set type on it, use light lettering. Pair it with its complement (#A0E8E8) for a focal accent, or with its analogous neighbours (#E8A0C4 and #E8C4A0) for a quieter, harmonious feel.
Combinations
10 pink-dominant color combinations.
Every palette in the archive where pink is the dominant hue — from Sanzo Wada's 348 historical plates plus editorial deep-dives.
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