Palettes / Colors / #EBBCB2

#EBBCB2 — Light Red

#EBBCB2 is a red color we call Light 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 #EBBCB2 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.

#EBBCB2 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 #B2E1EB; it also sits naturally between #EBB2C4 and #EBD9B2. 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 74% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 24% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBBCB2

.text { color: #EBBCB2; }
.background { background-color: #EBBCB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBCB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 188, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 59%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBCB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 188, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBCB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 188, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBBCB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBBCB2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2E1EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBBCB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBBCB2

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 #EBBCB2 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 #EBBCB2 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

← #EBBCB1  ·  #EBBCB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBBCB2?

#EBBCB2 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 235, 188, 178). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBCB2?

#EBBCB2 is RGB 235, 188, 178 — HSL 11°, 59%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 24%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBBCB2?

Its complement is #B2E1EB; analogous partners are #EBB2C4 and #EBD9B2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBBCB2 for text?

Black text on #EBBCB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.