Palettes / Colors / #EBBEBC
#EBBEBC — Pale Muted Red
#EBBEBC is a red color we call Pale Muted 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 #EBBEBC 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.
#EBBEBC 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 #BCE9EB; it also sits naturally between #EBBCD1 and #EBD6BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBBEBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 190, 188 |
| HSL | 3°, 54%, 83% |
| HSV | 3°, 20%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 19%, 20%, 8% |
| XYZ | 61.75, 58.12, 55.54 |
| Yxy | 58.12, 0.3520, 0.3313 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.81, 15.79, 7.10 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.24, 15.49, 6.25 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 75% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 20% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBBEBC
.text { color: #EBBEBC; }
.background { background-color: #EBBEBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBEBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 190, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 54%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBEBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 190, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBEBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 190, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBBEBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBBEBC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BCE9EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.66:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.62:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBBEBC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBBEBC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EBBEBC: ·
How #EBBEBC 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 #EBBEBC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EBBEBC?
#EBBEBC is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 235, 190, 188). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBEBC?
#EBBEBC is RGB 235, 190, 188 — HSL 3°, 54%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 20%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBBEBC?
Its complement is #BCE9EB; analogous partners are #EBBCD1 and #EBD6BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBBEBC for text?
Black text on #EBBEBC has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.