Red & Pink
桜鼠
Sakura-nezu
Cherry-Blossom Grey
Cherry-blossom pink slightly muted with grey — restrained, poetic, and adult.
Color codes
HEX
#E8C4C4
COPIEDRGB
rgb(232, 196, 196)
COPIEDHSL
hsl(0, 44%, 84%)
COPIEDCMYK
cmyk(0, 16, 16, 9)
COPIEDOrigin
In Edo-era Japan, sumptuary laws forbade commoners from wearing bright colors, so townspeople invented shijūhaccha hyaku-nezu — 'forty-eight browns and a hundred greys' — subtle variations that were technically legal but visually rich. Sakura-nezu is a favorite from that culture.
Where you'll see it
Wedding invitations, luxury cosmetics, contemporary wa-modern interiors.
Contrast & accessibility
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Harmony palette
Computed from the color wheel — base, analogous (±30°), complementary, and triad. Click any swatch to copy.
Tip: analogous colors read as calm; complementary and triad add contrast for calls-to-action.