Palettes / Colors / #E4BFBD
#E4BFBD — Pale Muted Red
#E4BFBD 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 #E4BFBD 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.
#E4BFBD 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 #BEE2E4; it also sits naturally between #E4BECF and #E4D3BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E4BFBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 228, 191, 189 |
| HSL | 3°, 42%, 82% |
| HSV | 3°, 17%, 89% |
| CMYK | 0%, 16%, 17%, 11% |
| XYZ | 59.81, 57.43, 56.08 |
| Yxy | 57.43, 0.3451, 0.3314 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.42, 12.86, 5.93 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.78, 12.50, 5.24 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 89% · Green 75% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · 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 #E4BFBD
.text { color: #E4BFBD; }
.background { background-color: #E4BFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4BFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 191, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 42%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4BFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 191, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4BFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 191, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E4BFBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4BFBD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEE2E4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.68:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.49:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E4BFBD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4BFBD
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 #E4BFBD: ·
How #E4BFBD 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 #E4BFBD 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 #E4BFBD?
#E4BFBD is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 228, 191, 189). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E4BFBD?
#E4BFBD is RGB 228, 191, 189 — HSL 3°, 42%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 17%, 11%.
What colors go with #E4BFBD?
Its complement is #BEE2E4; analogous partners are #E4BECF and #E4D3BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E4BFBD for text?
Black text on #E4BFBD has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.