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❤️ Valentine's Day Color Palette 1996

Deep reds, soft pinks, warm blush, and the tender white of fresh petals — the full spectrum of love from passion to gentleness.

1995 1996 1997

Red has been the colour of love and desire across cultures for millennia — from the red ochre of prehistoric ritual to the scarlet thread of fate in Japanese folklore, from Juliet's lips to the red envelope of Chinese New Year. Valentine's palette does not commit to a single red; it moves across the full range of what love means. There is the intensity of a deep crimson rose, not yet open. The warmth of coral, playful and optimistic. The pale blush of a cheek. The soft pink of sweet peas picked from a morning garden. And white, which gives all the reds room to breathe — the pause between heartbeats.

The 5 colors

RGB (226-171-184)

#e2abb8

This very light red sits at the moderate end of its family.

When the Divine Beam alongside Glimmering →

RGB (208-134-128)

#d08680

moderate and light — a red that reads as open.

The Hopeful Alabaster across Greeting →

RGB (197-109-147)

#c56d93

A moderate pink: light, considered, and steady.

When Constant Bog beyond Setting →

RGB (222-160-213)

#dea0d5

A very light, moderate magenta with a quiet presence.

The White Blossom amid the Dancing →

RGB (188-36-77)

#bc244d

A vivid pink: medium, considered, and steady.

The Acre in Grounded Drawing →

CSS custom properties

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