Palettes / Colors / #EBBCBD

#EBBCBD — Pale Muted Red

#EBBCBD is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#EBBCBD 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 #BCEBEA; it also sits naturally between #EBBCD4 and #EBD3BC. 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 74%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBBCBD

.text { color: #EBBCBD; }
.background { background-color: #EBBCBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBCBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 188, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 54%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBCBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 188, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBCBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 188, 189, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCEBEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBBCBD: #000000.

How #EBBCBD 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 #EBBCBD 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

← #EBBCBC  ·  #EBBCBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBBCBD?

#EBBCBD is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 235, 188, 189). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBCBD?

#EBBCBD is RGB 235, 188, 189 — HSL 359°, 54%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 20%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBBCBD?

Its complement is #BCEBEA; analogous partners are #EBBCD4 and #EBD3BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBBCBD for text?

Black text on #EBBCBD has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.