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Pale Red 2

Languo Red & Pink warm

Languo BG-121 Pale Red 2 is a light red gel pen in the Red & Pink family. It sits in the lighter value range, making it well-suited for warm shadows, brick, rusty earth. Warm undertones suit skin work, earth tones, and warm-light scenes.

Red & Pink family Warm temperature 69% lightness
Warm shadowsBrickRusty earthMuted redsAutumn foliage
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Pale Red 2
Color Family
Red & Pink
Temperature
Warm
Lightness
69%
Saturation
34%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Suggested Blend Ladder

Computed lighter and darker shades from the displayed swatches. Test them on your paper before blending.

Shadow Side
MY-208
Mid Red 11 Perceptual L71%
CH-165
Soft Red 9 Perceptual L72%
Current Marker
BG-121
Pale Red 2 Perceptual L72%
Highlight Side
TF-123
Soft Pink 8 Perceptual L74%
GF-401
Soft Pink 10 Perceptual L76%

Works Well With

Highlights
GF-407
Soft Red 13
+12 lightness
BG-197
Soft Red 5
+13 lightness
CH-166
Soft Red 10
+13 lightness
MT-08
Soft Red 14
+15 lightness
Shadows
HN-906
Mid Red 10
-12 lightness
BG-161
Soft Red 2
-13 lightness
CH-169
Mid Red 8
-14 lightness
CH-164
Mid Red 6
-15 lightness
Analogous Colors
BG-602
Pale Orange 1
15° hue shift
FS-199
Mid Orange 23
15° hue shift
BG-122
Pale Pink 1
16° hue shift
CH-161
Soft Orange 5
16° hue shift
Complementary Accent

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

YL-233
Mid Teal 10
opposite hue
BG-701
Soft Teal 1
opposite hue
BG-181
Mid Teal 3
opposite hue
BG-202
Mid Teal 4
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where BG-121 fits the color story by mood and hue.

🌸 Cherry Blossom Rain
Pink petals stuck to rain-darkened concrete the morning after the bloom.
Seasonal
🌸 Fair & Freckled
Pale peach mid-tone, cool rose in the shadow, warm blush on the bridge of the nose.
Skin Tones
❄ Cool Winter Skin
Pink-cast fair with blue-steel shadow — high contrast, crisp edges, nothing apologetic about it.
Skin Tones
🍑 Rosy Cheeks
Flush pink over cream base — the kind of color that photographs as effortless and is actually careful.
Skin Tones
🌿 Cottagecore
Soft sage, blush rose, cream linen — the window is open, the bread is rising, the afternoon is yours.
Seasonal
🌸 Soft & Cozy
Warm peach and dusty rose — the softest possible version of everything, including the expectations.
Mood
❄ First Snow Morning
Pale blue-white out every window, one red wool coat headed into it.
Seasonal
🎀 Millennial Pink
Blush, rose gold, and soft gray marble — the 2010s color so everywhere it got its own name.
Eras

Similar Colors in Red & Pink

BG-199
Soft Red 6
pale red
#E99E96
CH-163
Mid Red 5
light vivid red
#E4675B
CH-167
Soft Red 11
pale red
#DF9EA3
MY-208
Mid Red 11
light red
#DF8480
BG-906
Mid Red 1
mid vivid red
#F8303A
BG-907
Deep Red 1
dark red
#9F393A
BG-601
Pale Red 1
near-white red
#FCF4F5
BG-161
Soft Red 2
mid red
#C06760

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