Blush Sand

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Forest Pink

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10 colour roles

Every colour has a defined purpose. Use the buttons on the right to copy it in any format.

Primary primary

Brand colour, mapped to the CSS variable --color-primary

#b36b87rgb(179, 107, 135)hsl(336.7, 32.1%, 56.1%)

Primary hover primaryHover

Hover state: --color-primary-hover

#914663rgb(145, 70, 99)hsl(336.8, 34.9%, 42.2%)

Primary active primaryActive

Pressed state: --color-primary-active

#693047rgb(105, 48, 71)hsl(335.8, 37.3%, 30%)

Text main textMain

Body text: --color-text-main

#292326rgb(41, 35, 38)hsl(330, 7.9%, 14.9%)

Text sub textSub

Secondary text: --color-text-sub

#7c6a71rgb(124, 106, 113)hsl(336.7, 7.8%, 45.1%)

Background bg

Page background: --color-bg

#faf9fargb(250, 249, 250)hsl(300, 9.1%, 97.8%)

Surface surface

Card and panel background: --color-surface

#f6f4f5rgb(246, 244, 245)hsl(330, 10%, 96.1%)

Border border

Dividers and outlines: --color-border

#e8e3e5rgb(232, 227, 229)hsl(336, 9.8%, 90%)

Link link

Link colour: --color-link

#914160rgb(145, 65, 96)hsl(336.8, 38.1%, 41.2%)

Accent accent

Highlight colour: --color-accent

#57c762rgb(87, 199, 98)hsl(125.9, 50%, 56.1%)

How to use it

Written by hand for the hue family and lightness of this palette, not assembled from a template.

The lead colour is light, so it works well over large areas — just keep text and borders dark enough to hold the contrast.

Good forFor lifestyle, social, beauty and predominantly female audiences — it is immediately welcoming.

Use with careUse it sparingly where authority matters; it can dilute a sense of expertise.

Pairs withCharcoal or black makes it more fashion-forward; white keeps it fresh.

Hue family: Pink

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Card oneSecondary copy, used to check contrast against WCAG.

Card twoAccent colour for highlights — keep it a step away from the brand colour.

Card threeNeutral text carries body copy, the most frequently used colour.

Accessibility contrast check

Calculated to WCAG 2.1. AA is the accessibility baseline, AAA the enhanced level.

Foreground / background	Ratio	Body text	Large text
Body text / page background	14.67:1	AAA	AAA
Body text / card background	14.07:1	AAA	AAA
Brand colour / page background	3.72:1	AA	AA

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CSS variables

:root {
  --color-primary: #b36b87; /* Primary */
  --color-primaryHover: #914663; /* Primary hover */
  --color-primaryActive: #693047; /* Primary active */
  --color-textMain: #292326; /* Text main */
  --color-textSub: #7c6a71; /* Text sub */
  --color-bg: #faf9fa; /* Background */
  --color-surface: #f6f4f5; /* Surface */
  --color-border: #e8e3e5; /* Border */
  --color-link: #914160; /* Link */
  --color-accent: #57c762; /* Accent */
}

SCSS variables

$color-primary: #b36b87; // Primary
$color-primaryHover: #914663; // Primary hover
$color-primaryActive: #693047; // Primary active
$color-textMain: #292326; // Text main
$color-textSub: #7c6a71; // Text sub
$color-bg: #faf9fa; // Background
$color-surface: #f6f4f5; // Surface
$color-border: #e8e3e5; // Border
$color-link: #914160; // Link
$color-accent: #57c762; // Accent

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js: Blush Sand
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        'primary': '#b36b87',
        'primaryHover': '#914663',
        'primaryActive': '#693047',
        'textMain': '#292326',
        'textSub': '#7c6a71',
        'bg': '#faf9fa',
        'surface': '#f6f4f5',
        'border': '#e8e3e5',
        'link': '#914160',
        'accent': '#57c762',
      },
    },
  },
};

Machine-readable JSON

{
  "name": "Blush Sand",
  "platform": "web",
  "tags": [
    "Forest",
    "Pink"
  ],
  "advice": {
    "family": "Pink",
    "depth": "The lead colour is light, so it works well over large areas — just keep text and borders dark enough to hold the contrast.",
    "muted": null,
    "suit": "For lifestyle, social, beauty and predominantly female audiences — it is immediately welcoming.",
    "avoid": "Use it sparingly where authority matters; it can dilute a sense of expertise.",
    "pair": "Charcoal or black makes it more fashion-forward; white keeps it fresh."
  },
  "roles": {
    "primary": "#b36b87",
    "primaryHover": "#914663",
    "primaryActive": "#693047",
    "textMain": "#292326",
    "textSub": "#7c6a71",
    "bg": "#faf9fa",
    "surface": "#f6f4f5",
    "border": "#e8e3e5",
    "link": "#914160",
    "accent": "#57c762"
  },
  "contrast": {
    "textOnBg": {
      "ratio": 14.67,
      "level": "AAA"
    },
    "primaryOnBg": {
      "ratio": 3.72,
      "level": "AA"
    },
    "textOnSurface": {
      "ratio": 14.07,
      "level": "AAA"
    }
  }
}

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