Palettes / Colors / #E5BFBC
#E5BFBC — Pale Muted Red
#E5BFBC 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 #E5BFBC 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.
#E5BFBC 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 #BDE3E5; it also sits naturally between #E5BDCE and #E5D4BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E5BFBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 229, 191, 188 |
| HSL | 4°, 44%, 82% |
| HSV | 4°, 18%, 90% |
| CMYK | 0%, 17%, 18%, 10% |
| XYZ | 60.02, 57.55, 55.52 |
| Yxy | 57.55, 0.3468, 0.3325 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.49, 13.07, 6.58 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.86, 12.72, 5.80 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 90% · Green 75% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 18% · Key 10%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E5BFBC
.text { color: #E5BFBC; }
.background { background-color: #E5BFBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E5BFBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 191, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 44%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E5BFBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 191, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E5BFBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 191, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E5BFBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E5BFBC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDE3E5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.68:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E5BFBC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E5BFBC
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 #E5BFBC: ·
How #E5BFBC 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 #E5BFBC 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 #E5BFBC?
#E5BFBC is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 229, 191, 188). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E5BFBC?
#E5BFBC is RGB 229, 191, 188 — HSL 4°, 44%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 18%, 10%.
What colors go with #E5BFBC?
Its complement is #BDE3E5; analogous partners are #E5BDCE and #E5D4BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E5BFBC for text?
Black text on #E5BFBC has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.