Palettes / Colors / #E9BCBB
#E9BCBB — Pale Muted Red
#E9BCBB 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 #E9BCBB 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.
#E9BCBB 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 #BAE8E9; it also sits naturally between #E9BAD0 and #E9D2BA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E9BCBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 233, 188, 187 |
| HSL | 1°, 51%, 82% |
| HSV | 1°, 20%, 91% |
| CMYK | 0%, 19%, 20%, 9% |
| XYZ | 60.56, 56.88, 54.80 |
| Yxy | 56.88, 0.3516, 0.3302 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.11, 15.97, 6.62 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.42, 15.62, 5.82 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 91% · Green 74% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 20% · Key 9%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E9BCBB
.text { color: #E9BCBB; }
.background { background-color: #E9BCBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E9BCBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 188, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 51%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E9BCBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 188, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E9BCBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 188, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E9BCBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E9BCBB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BAE8E9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.70:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E9BCBB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E9BCBB
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 #E9BCBB: ·
How #E9BCBB 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 #E9BCBB 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 #E9BCBB?
#E9BCBB is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 233, 188, 187). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E9BCBB?
#E9BCBB is RGB 233, 188, 187 — HSL 1°, 51%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 20%, 9%.
What colors go with #E9BCBB?
Its complement is #BAE8E9; analogous partners are #E9BAD0 and #E9D2BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E9BCBB for text?
Black text on #E9BCBB has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.