Powder Blush

#d8948b

Lighter, peachy orange blush with rosy undertone

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About Powder Blush

Powder Blush reads like the soft side of a baked skin tone, not fruit juice or a berry stain. It's muted, powdery, and lighter than the orange-forward neighbors, with a gentle peach warmth that doesn't tip fully coral and doesn't pull pink enough to feel strawberry-red. Compared to , it's less airy and less "clean peach," and compared to , it's smoother and less pink-edged. Against Savoury Salmon, it feels more like blush than cooked-in warmth, with a calmer saturation that avoids that lightly pan-warmed look.

I use it when the UI needs warmth that stays friendly without going peach-loud. It works well in beauty and personal care ecommerce cards, especially for section headers, refined badges, and supportive chart highlights over cream or warm white layouts. It also holds up in lifestyle app onboarding where you want the one you reach for that reads feminine but not beachy, and it's a good fit for wellness branding that wants softness over terracotta.

Quirk: next to stronger coral accents it can look a little more powder than punch, so keep nearby accents either neutral or similarly softened.

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WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large. AAA requires 7:1 / 4.5:1.

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On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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On Gray 900 #18181b

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On Black #000000

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