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#EBACA2 — Light Red

#EBACA2 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 #EBACA2 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.

#EBACA2 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 #A2E2EB; it also sits naturally between #EBA2BD and #EBD1A2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBACA2 · RGB 235, 172, 162

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Color values

HEX#EBACA2
RGB235, 172, 162
HSL8°, 65%, 78%
HSV8°, 31%, 92%
CMYK0%, 27%, 31%, 8%
XYZ55.54, 49.78, 40.86
Yxy49.78, 0.3799, 0.3405
CIE-Lab75.93, 21.75, 14.24
Hunter Lab70.55, 21.14, 11.64

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 31% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBACA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBACA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBACA2

.text { color: #EBACA2; }
.background { background-color: #EBACA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBACA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 172, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 65%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBACA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 172, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBACA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 172, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBACA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBACA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBACA2

#E59285#DE7463#D85946#CA402B#AD3725#8F2D1E#6D2317#501911#2E0F0A#110504

Tints of #EBACA2

#EDB4AB#EFBBB3#F0BFB7#F2C7C0#F3CEC8#F5D6D1#F7DDD9#F8E1DD#FAE8E6#FBF0EE

Tones of #EBACA2

#E6B0A7#E1B4AD#DCB8B2#D7BBB7#D2BFBC#CCC3C2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2E2EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.92:1 Fails
Against black text10.96:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBACA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBACA2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EBACA2: ·

How #EBACA2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D0CFA4Deuteranopia · #D3D8A5Tritanopia · #E8A6A7

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EBACA2 rather than the exact color:

Radiant Solace
#176694 · #7AA6EB · #C75C1F · #EAB1A3
Palette 2d4356
#2D4356 · #435B66 · #A76F6F · #EAB2A0
Palette E2dea9
#E2DEA9 · #D18CE0 · #ECA6A6 · #EEEEEE
Palette 1f1d36
#1F1D36 · #3F3351 · #864879 · #E9A6A6
Palette Ffebb2
#FFEBB2 · #E9A89B · #D875C7 · #912BBC
Palette 9cf196
#9CF196 · #ECEBA7 · #EBCE95 · #EDAAAA

Similar colors

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

#EAB1A3#EAB2A0#ECA6A6#E9A6A6#E9A89B#EDAAAA#EEA5A6#EFB09B#EFB1A9#ECB4A7#E9B5A5#E7B3A8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBACA1  ·  #EBACA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBACA2?

#EBACA2 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 235, 172, 162). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBACA2?

#EBACA2 is RGB 235, 172, 162 — HSL 8°, 65%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 31%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBACA2?

Its complement is #A2E2EB; analogous partners are #EBA2BD and #EBD1A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBACA2 for text?

Black text on #EBACA2 has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.