Palettes / Colors / #E6BFBF

#E6BFBF — Pale Muted Red

#E6BFBF is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#E6BFBF 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 #C1E7E7; it also sits naturally between #E7C1D4 and #E7D4C1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 90% · Green 75% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 17% · Key 10%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #E6BFBF

.text { color: #E6BFBF; }
.background { background-color: #E6BFBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E6BFBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 191, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 44%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E6BFBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 191, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E6BFBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 191, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E6BFBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E6BFBF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1E7E7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E6BFBF: #000000.

How #E6BFBF 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 #E6BFBF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E6BFBF?

#E6BFBF is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 230, 191, 191). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E6BFBF?

#E6BFBF is RGB 230, 191, 191 — HSL 0°, 44%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 17%, 10%.

What colors go with #E6BFBF?

Its complement is #C1E7E7; analogous partners are #E7C1D4 and #E7D4C1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E6BFBF for text?

Black text on #E6BFBF has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.