Palettes / Colors / #E5BBAE
#E5BBAE — Light Muted Brown
#E5BBAE 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 #E5BBAE 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.
#E5BBAE 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 #AED8E5; it also sits naturally between #E5AEBD and #E5D6AE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E5BBAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 229, 187, 174 |
| HSL | 14°, 51%, 79% |
| HSV | 14°, 24%, 90% |
| CMYK | 0%, 18%, 24%, 10% |
| XYZ | 57.72, 55.25, 47.67 |
| Yxy | 55.25, 0.3593, 0.3440 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.19, 13.13, 12.25 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.33, 12.70, 10.35 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 90% · Green 73% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 24% · Key 10%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E5BBAE
.text { color: #E5BBAE; }
.background { background-color: #E5BBAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E5BBAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 187, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 51%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E5BBAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 187, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E5BBAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 187, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E5BBAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E5BBAE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AED8E5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.74:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.05:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E5BBAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E5BBAE
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 #E5BBAE: ·
How #E5BBAE 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 #E5BBAE 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 #E5BBAE?
#E5BBAE is Light Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 229, 187, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E5BBAE?
#E5BBAE is RGB 229, 187, 174 — HSL 14°, 51%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 24%, 10%.
What colors go with #E5BBAE?
Its complement is #AED8E5; analogous partners are #E5AEBD and #E5D6AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E5BBAE for text?
Black text on #E5BBAE has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.