Palettes / Colors / #E2BFAC

#E2BFAC — Light Muted Brown

#E2BFAC is a brown color we call Light Muted Brown, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #E2BFAC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#E2BFAC is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ACCFE2; it also sits naturally between #E2ACB4 and #E2DAAC. 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 75% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 24% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2BFAC

.text { color: #E2BFAC; }
.background { background-color: #E2BFAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2BFAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 191, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 48%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2BFAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 191, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2BFAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 191, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2BFAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2BFAC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACCFE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2BFAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2BFAC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #E2BFAC 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 #E2BFAC 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

← #E2BFAB  ·  #E2BFAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2BFAC?

#E2BFAC is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 226, 191, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2BFAC?

#E2BFAC is RGB 226, 191, 172 — HSL 21°, 48%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 24%, 11%.

What colors go with #E2BFAC?

Its complement is #ACCFE2; analogous partners are #E2ACB4 and #E2DAAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2BFAC for text?

Black text on #E2BFAC has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.