Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Cherry Blossom

Cherry Blossom is a light and pastel red color with HEX #FFB7C5. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 255, 183, 197, HSL 348, 100%, 86%, warm temperature, and is useful for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes.

#FFB7C5 red warm lightpastel
HEX #FFB7C5
RGB rgb(255, 183, 197)
HSL hsl(348 100% 86%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 28, 23, 0)
Luminance 0.5916
Contrast Black 12.83:1White 1.64:1

CSS Utilities

--color-cherry-blossom: #FFB7C5;
.bg-cherry-blossom { background-color: #FFB7C5; }
.text-cherry-blossom { color: #FFB7C5; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.5916
Black text12.83:1AA Pass
White text1.64:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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  "hex": "#FFB7C5",
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    255,
    183,
    197
  ],
  "hsl": [
    348,
    100,
    86
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    28,
    23,
    0
  ],
  "luminance": 0.5916,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 12.83,
    "white": 1.64
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#B8FFF1",
  "analogous": [
    "#FFB8EA",
    "#FFCDB8"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#C6FFB8",
    "#B8C6FF"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#EAFFB8",
    "#B8FFF1",
    "#CDB8FF"
  ],
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    "#B8FFCD",
    "#B8EAFF"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#FFB7C5",
    "#FF5C7C"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#FFFFFF",
  "dark": "#FF5C7C",
  "saturated": "#FFB8C6",
  "desaturated": "#F7BFCB",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#FFE0E7"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#B8FFF1",
    "#FFB8EA",
    "#FFCDB8"
  ],
  "avoid": [
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    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F7BFCB"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "light-pink",
    "pink",
    "baby-pink",
    "orchid-pink"
  ],
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  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
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    "cherry-blossom-vs-sakura-pink",
    "pink-vs-cherry-blossom"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/light",
    "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
  ],
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    "/wcag/cherry-blossom",
    "/css/colors/cherry-blossom",
    "/hex/ffb7c5"
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  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/compare/cherry-blossom-vs-sakura-pink",
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      "/wcag/cherry-blossom",
      "/css/colors/cherry-blossom",
      "/hex/ffb7c5"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "cherry-blossom",
  "name": "Cherry Blossom",
  "hex": "#FFB7C5",
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    "natural product design",
    "seasonal editorial palettes"
  ],
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      "life",
      "seasonality",
      "organic texture"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "floral design",
      "garden brands",
      "lifestyle",
      "packaging"
    ],
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      "strict grayscale systems"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
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    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "red",
  "temperature": "warm",
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  ],
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    "life",
    "seasonality",
    "organic-texture"
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    197
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  },
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    ],
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      "#CDB8FF"
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    "neon": "#FFE0E7"
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    ]
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      "#B8FFF1",
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      "#FFFFFF"
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      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Cherry Blossom Color

Cherry Blossom sits in the red family with warm temperature and light and pastel visual character. Cherry Blossom is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include life, seasonality, and organic texture, which makes it relevant for floral design and garden brands. In design work, Cherry Blossom is most useful for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Red color familyBrowse named red colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Light colorsFind colors with light visual character.Pastel colorsFind colors with pastel visual character.Cherry Blossom accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #FFB7C5.Cherry Blossom CSS utilitiesUse Cherry Blossom in CSS variables and utility classes.#FFB7C5 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Cherry Blossom paletteOpen the generated palette based on Cherry Blossom.Cherry Blossom harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Cherry Blossom against black and white text.

Black text12.83:1AA Pass
White text1.64:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Sakura Pink#FFB7C5
Light Pink#FFB6C1
Pink#FFC0CB
Baby Pink#F4C2C2
Orchid Pink#F2BDCD

Color Harmonies

#B8FFF1#B8FFF1
#FFB8EA#FFB8EA
#FFCDB8#FFCDB8
#C6FFB8#C6FFB8
#B8C6FF#B8C6FF
Open full Cherry Blossom harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#FF5C7C#FF5C7C
#FFB8C6#FFB8C6
#F7BFCB#F7BFCB
White#FFFFFF
#FFE0E7#FFE0E7

Pairings

Black#000000
#B8FFF1#B8FFF1
#FFB8EA#FFB8EA
#FFCDB8#FFCDB8
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5