Palettes / Colors / #E5BCBD
#E5BCBD — Pale Muted Red
#E5BCBD 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 #E5BCBD 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.
#E5BCBD 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 #BDE5E5; it also sits naturally between #E5BDD2 and #E5D0BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E5BCBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 229, 188, 189 |
| HSL | 359°, 44%, 82% |
| HSV | 359°, 18%, 90% |
| CMYK | 0%, 18%, 17%, 10% |
| XYZ | 59.48, 56.30, 55.88 |
| Yxy | 56.30, 0.3465, 0.3280 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.78, 14.82, 5.02 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.03, 14.43, 4.45 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 90% · Green 74% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 17% · Key 10%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E5BCBD
.text { color: #E5BCBD; }
.background { background-color: #E5BCBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E5BCBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 188, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 44%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E5BCBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 188, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E5BCBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 188, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E5BCBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E5BCBD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDE5E5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.71:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.26:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E5BCBD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E5BCBD
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 #E5BCBD: ·
How #E5BCBD 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 #E5BCBD 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 #E5BCBD?
#E5BCBD is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 229, 188, 189). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E5BCBD?
#E5BCBD is RGB 229, 188, 189 — HSL 359°, 44%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 17%, 10%.
What colors go with #E5BCBD?
Its complement is #BDE5E5; analogous partners are #E5BDD2 and #E5D0BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E5BCBD for text?
Black text on #E5BCBD has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.