R9
#F6B4B0
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Pastel Rose

SFAIH Red & Pink warm

SFAIH R9 Pastel Rose is a pale vivid red alcohol marker in the Red & Pink family. It sits in the highlight range, making it well-suited for roses, fire accents, berries. Warm undertones suit skin work, earth tones, and warm-light scenes.

Red & Pink family Warm temperature 83% lightness
RosesFire accentsBerriesBold redsRed flowers
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Pastel Rose
Color Family
Red & Pink
Temperature
Warm
Lightness
83%
Saturation
80%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Suggested Blend Ladder

Red & Pink family — layer from shadow to highlight for smooth gradients.

Shadow Side
R12
Rose Buvard L80%
R29
Pear Color L82%
Current Marker
R9
Pastel Rose L83%
Highlight Side
R10
Pastel Pink L84%

Works Well With

Highlights
R21
Fruit Pink
+12 lightness
R30
Pale Lotus starch
+14 lightness
Shadows
R19
Soft Scarlet 1
-12 lightness
RV260
Soft Red 2
-12 lightness
YR110
Soft Rose 3
-13 lightness
R080
Mid Scarlet 4
-14 lightness
Analogous Colors
YR3
Orange
15° hue shift
YR5
Terra Cotta
15° hue shift
WG3
Warm Grey 3
15° hue shift
R2
Deep Rose 3
15° hue shift
Complementary Accent

Opposite on the color wheel. Useful for contrast, focal points, and making warm colors stand out.

G326
Bright Blue
opposite hue
BG6
Dark Cyan 2
opposite hue
G322
Mid Cyan 6
opposite hue
BG105
Dusty Green
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where R9 fits the color story by mood and hue.

🌸 Fair & Freckled
Pale peach mid-tone, cool rose in the shadow, warm blush on the bridge of the nose.
Skin Tones
🌷 Porcelain Rose
The palest cool skin with rose blooming just under the surface.
Skin Tones
🚀 Pastel Space Cadet
Seafoam teal, blush pink, peach, butter yellow, and soft olive drift through space.
Art Style
🍑 Rosy Cheeks
Flush pink over cream base — the kind of color that photographs as effortless and is actually careful.
Skin Tones
🌸 Soft & Cozy
Warm peach and dusty rose — the softest possible version of everything, including the expectations.
Mood
🖼 Soft Pastel Portrait
Powder pink and dove blue smudged by a thumb that knew what it was doing.
Art Style
❄ First Snow Morning
Pale blue-white out every window, one red wool coat headed into it.
Seasonal
🎨 Marker Muse Tester Group
Personality colors from the Marker Muse tester group.
Mood

Similar Colors in Red & Pink

R19
Barely Beige
pale red
#EDCDC8
R110
Sardonyx
pale red
#F2CCC6
R050
Chocolate Pink
pale vivid red
#FFB8AE
R29
Pear Color
pale orange
#E9C5B8
R26
Honey
near-white red
#F5D1D5
R120
Light Prawn
pale pink
#EDA9BB
R10
Pastel Pink
pale vivid pink
#F7B5CC
R12
Rose Buvard
pale vivid red
#F6B3A1

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