Palettes / Colors / #E4BCBB

#E4BCBB — Light Muted Red

#E4BCBB is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #E4BCBB 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.

#E4BCBB 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 #BAE3E3; it also sits naturally between #E3BACE and #E3CFBA. 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 74% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 18% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E4BCBB

.text { color: #E4BCBB; }
.background { background-color: #E4BCBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4BCBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 188, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 43%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4BCBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 188, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4BCBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 188, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4BCBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4BCBB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAE3E3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E4BCBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4BCBB

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 #E4BCBB 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 #E4BCBB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4BCBB?

#E4BCBB is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 228, 188, 187). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4BCBB?

#E4BCBB is RGB 228, 188, 187 — HSL 1°, 43%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 18%, 11%.

What colors go with #E4BCBB?

Its complement is #BAE3E3; analogous partners are #E3BACE and #E3CFBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4BCBB for text?

Black text on #E4BCBB has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.