Nearest-color comparison

Blush vs Bougainvillea

Blush and Bougainvillea are different pink colors with HEX values #DE5D83 and #D958A0. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 29.8, their contrast ratio is 1.02:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Blush and Bougainvillea are visually related colors. Blush is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.02:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Blush#DE5D83

Bougainvillea#D958A0

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Blush and Bougainvillea across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance29.8

Pair contrast1.02:1

Luminance delta0.0073

Hue delta15 deg

Lighter colorBlush

More saturatedBlush

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

pink color

Blush

Blush is #DE5D83, a warm pink color with balanced character. Compared with Bougainvillea, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#DE5D83 RGB222, 93, 131 HSL342, 66, 62 CMYK0, 58, 41, 13 Luminance0.25 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

pink color

Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea is #D958A0, a warm pink color with balanced character. Compared with Blush, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#D958A0 RGB217, 88, 160 HSL327, 63, 60 CMYK0, 59, 26, 15 Luminance0.2427 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Blush or Bougainvillea

Choose BlushBlush is better when the design needs balanced pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #DE5D83.

Choose BougainvilleaBougainvillea is better when the design needs balanced pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D958A0.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyBlushBougainvillea

HEX#DE5D83#D958A0

RGB222, 93, 131217, 88, 160

HSL342, 66, 62327, 63, 60

CMYK0, 58, 41, 130, 59, 26, 15

FamilyPinkPink

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneBalancedBalanced

Luminance0.250.2427

Black contrast6:15.85:1

White contrast3.5:13.59:1

Shared tonesBalanced

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Blushblack text - 6:1

Bougainvilleablack text - 5.85:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Blush#DE5D83

Bougainvillea#D958A0

#EEAABF#EEAABF

#EAA4CA#EAA4CA

#5EDEB8#5EDEB8

#59D993#59D993

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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      66,
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    ],
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    ],
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      "white": 3.5
    },
    "wcag": {
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      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6
    },
    "description": "Blush is #DE5D83, a warm pink color with balanced character. Compared with Bougainvillea, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/blush/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/blush.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "bougainvillea",
    "name": "Bougainvillea",
    "hex": "#D958A0",
    "rgb": [
      217,
      88,
      160
    ],
    "hsl": [
      327,
      63,
      60
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
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      26,
      15
    ],
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    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.2427,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 5.85,
      "white": 3.59
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.85
    },
    "description": "Bougainvillea is #D958A0, a warm pink color with balanced character. Compared with Blush, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/bougainvillea/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bougainvillea.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 29.8,
  "contrastRatio": 1.02,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 15,
    "saturation": 3,
    "lightness": 2
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0073,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Blush",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Blush"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.02,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Blush",
      "background": "#DE5D83",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6
    },
    {
      "color": "Bougainvillea",
      "background": "#D958A0",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.85
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Blush is better when the design needs balanced pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #DE5D83.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Bougainvillea is better when the design needs balanced pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D958A0.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/blush-vs-bougainvillea.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/blush.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bougainvillea.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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    },
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      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/bougainvillea/",
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