Internet Colors - Set of 1035

Blush Color 89 - #DE5D83

The first recorded use of blush as a color name in English was in 1590. Blush has been a Crayola color since 1998.

Blushing refers to the involuntary reddening of a person's face due to embarrassment or emotional stress, though it has been known to come from being lovestruck, or from some kind of romantic stimulation. It is thought that blushing is the result of an overactive sympathetic nervous system. Severe blushing is common in people who suffer social anxiety in which the person experiences extreme and persistent anxiety in social and performance situations