Palettes / Colors / #E0BCBD

#E0BCBD — Light Muted Red

#E0BCBD is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the red family.

#E0BCBD is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BDE0DF; it also sits naturally between #E0BDD0 and #E0CDBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 74% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 16% · Key 12%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #E0BCBD

.text { color: #E0BCBD; }
.background { background-color: #E0BCBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E0BCBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 188, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 37%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E0BCBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 188, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E0BCBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 188, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E0BCBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E0BCBD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDE0DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E0BCBD: #000000.

How #E0BCBD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E0BCBD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E0BCBC  ·  #E0BCBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E0BCBD?

#E0BCBD is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 224, 188, 189). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E0BCBD?

#E0BCBD is RGB 224, 188, 189 — HSL 358°, 37%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 16%, 12%.

What colors go with #E0BCBD?

Its complement is #BDE0DF; analogous partners are #E0BDD0 and #E0CDBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E0BCBD for text?

Black text on #E0BCBD has a contrast ratio of 12.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.