Palettes / Colors / #EBAAA0

#EBAAA0 — Light Red

#EBAAA0 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #EBAAA0 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.

#EBAAA0 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9EE0EA; it also sits naturally between #EA9EBA and #EACF9E. 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 92% · Green 67% · Blue 63%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 32% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBAAA0

.text { color: #EBAAA0; }
.background { background-color: #EBAAA0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBAAA0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 170, 160); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 65%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBAAA0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 170, 160, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBAAA0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 170, 160, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBAAA0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBAAA0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBAAA0

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9EE0EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBAAA0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBAAA0

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:

How #EBAAA0 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 #EBAAA0 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

← #EBAA9F  ·  #EBAAA1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBAAA0?

#EBAAA0 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 235, 170, 160). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBAAA0?

#EBAAA0 is RGB 235, 170, 160 — HSL 8°, 65%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 32%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBAAA0?

Its complement is #9EE0EA; analogous partners are #EA9EBA and #EACF9E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBAAA0 for text?

Black text on #EBAAA0 has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.