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#EBADA2 — Light Red

#EBADA2 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 #EBADA2 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.

#EBADA2 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 #A2E0EB; it also sits naturally between #EBA2BC and #EBD2A2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBADA2 · RGB 235, 173, 162

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Color values

HEX#EBADA2
RGB235, 173, 162
HSL9°, 65%, 78%
HSV9°, 31%, 92%
CMYK0%, 26%, 31%, 8%
XYZ55.73, 50.16, 40.93
Yxy50.16, 0.3796, 0.3417
CIE-Lab76.17, 21.21, 14.57
Hunter Lab70.82, 20.62, 11.90

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 68% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 31% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBADA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBADA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBADA2

.text { color: #EBADA2; }
.background { background-color: #EBADA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBADA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 173, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 65%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBADA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 173, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBADA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 173, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBADA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBADA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBADA2

#E59385#DE7663#D85C46#CA432B#AD3925#8F2F1E#6D2417#501A11#2E0F0A#110604

Tints of #EBADA2

#EDB5AB#EFBCB3#F0C0B7#F2C7C0#F3CFC8#F5D6D1#F7DED9#F8E1DD#FAE9E6#FBF0EE

Tones of #EBADA2

#E6B1A7#E1B5AD#DCB8B2#D7BCB7#D2BFBC#CCC3C2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2E0EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.90:1 Fails
Against black text11.03:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBADA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBADA2

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 #EBADA2: ·

How #EBADA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D0D0A5Deuteranopia · #D4D8A5Tritanopia · #E8A7A7

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 #EBADA2 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
Hidden Ruby Canyon
#0E7F9D · #5DE5F0 · #E84115 · #EFB09B
Scarlet Opal
#ECB4A7 · #D56348 · #9E3319 · #5F2011

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBADA1  ·  #EBADA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBADA2?

#EBADA2 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 235, 173, 162). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBADA2?

#EBADA2 is RGB 235, 173, 162 — HSL 9°, 65%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 31%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBADA2?

Its complement is #A2E0EB; analogous partners are #EBA2BC and #EBD2A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBADA2 for text?

Black text on #EBADA2 has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.