Palettes / Colors / #E4BCBE
#E4BCBE — Pale Muted Red
#E4BCBE is a red color we call Pale 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 #E4BCBE 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.
#E4BCBE 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 #BDE5E3; it also sits naturally between #E5BDD3 and #E5CFBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E4BCBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 228, 188, 190 |
| HSL | 357°, 43%, 82% |
| HSV | 357°, 18%, 89% |
| CMYK | 0%, 18%, 17%, 11% |
| XYZ | 59.27, 56.18, 56.43 |
| Yxy | 56.18, 0.3448, 0.3268 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.72, 14.61, 4.37 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.95, 14.22, 3.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 89% · Green 74% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 17% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E4BCBE
.text { color: #E4BCBE; }
.background { background-color: #E4BCBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4BCBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 188, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 43%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4BCBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 188, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4BCBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 188, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E4BCBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4BCBE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDE5E3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.72:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.24:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E4BCBE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4BCBE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E4BCBE: ·
How #E4BCBE 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 #E4BCBE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E4BCBE?
#E4BCBE is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 228, 188, 190). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E4BCBE?
#E4BCBE is RGB 228, 188, 190 — HSL 357°, 43%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 17%, 11%.
What colors go with #E4BCBE?
Its complement is #BDE5E3; analogous partners are #E5BDD3 and #E5CFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E4BCBE for text?
Black text on #E4BCBE has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.