Palettes / Colors / #E2B6CC

#E2B6CC — Light Muted Pink

#E2B6CC is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

#E2B6CC is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B6E2CC; it also sits naturally between #E2B6E2 and #E2B6B6. 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 89% · Green 71% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 10% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2B6CC

.text { color: #E2B6CC; }
.background { background-color: #E2B6CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2B6CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 182, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(330, 43%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2B6CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 182, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2B6CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 182, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2B6CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2B6CC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B6E2CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2B6CC: #000000.

How #E2B6CC 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 #E2B6CC 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

← #E2B6CB  ·  #E2B6CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2B6CC?

#E2B6CC is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 226, 182, 204). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2B6CC?

#E2B6CC is RGB 226, 182, 204 — HSL 330°, 43%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 10%, 11%.

What colors go with #E2B6CC?

Its complement is #B6E2CC; analogous partners are #E2B6E2 and #E2B6B6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2B6CC for text?

Black text on #E2B6CC has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.