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#EBC2BF — Pale Muted Red

#EBC2BF 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 #EBC2BF 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.

#EBC2BF 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 #C1E9EB; it also sits naturally between #EBC1D3 and #EBD9C1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBC2BF · RGB 235, 194, 191

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Color values

HEX#EBC2BF
RGB235, 194, 191
HSL4°, 52%, 84%
HSV4°, 19%, 92%
CMYK0%, 17%, 19%, 8%
XYZ62.96, 60.01, 57.55
Yxy60.01, 0.3488, 0.3324
CIE-Lab81.84, 14.12, 6.98
Hunter Lab77.46, 13.86, 6.19

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 76% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 19% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBC2BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBC2BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBC2BF

.text { color: #EBC2BF; }
.background { background-color: #EBC2BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBC2BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 194, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 52%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBC2BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 194, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBC2BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 194, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBC2BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBC2BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBC2BF

#E2A6A2#D88983#CE6B64#C44D45#AB3E36#8C322C#6D2722#4E1C18#2F110F#100605

Tints of #EBC2BF

#EDC8C5#EECBC9#F0D3D0#F2D6D4#F3DAD8#F4DEDC#F5E1E0#F8E9E8#F9EDEC#FAF0EF

Tones of #EBC2BF

#E9C6C4#E5C9C7#E2CCCA#DFCECD#DCD1D0#D9D4D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1E9EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.62:1 Fails
Against black text13.00:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBC2BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBC2BF

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 #EBC2BF: ·

How #EBC2BF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D9C0Deuteranopia · #DCDFC0Tritanopia · #E9C0C0

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EBC2BF rather than the exact color:

Palette Bae5d5
#BAE5D5 · #D7ACD4 · #EEC2C2 · #F2F2B0
Amber Canyon
#3186A7 · #82B5DA · #D18262 · #E7C5C1
Palette 999b84
#999B84 · #926E6F · #CA8A8B · #E6C4C0
Vivid Monsoon
#1F9AA2 · #5BD2E0 · #D93F35 · #ECC2B9
Palette 2b3a55
#2B3A55 · #CE7777 · #E8C4C4 · #F2E5E5
Radiant Whisper
#E9C3C5 · #E4AFB2 · #BA5459 · #5A2628

Similar colors

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

#EEC2C2#E7C5C1#E6C4C0#ECC2B9#E8C4C4#E9C3C5#F0BEBD#EAC8BC#EEC7C3#E7BEC5#E5C1C5#E8BCB9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBC2BE  ·  #EBC2C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBC2BF?

#EBC2BF is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 235, 194, 191). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBC2BF?

#EBC2BF is RGB 235, 194, 191 — HSL 4°, 52%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 19%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBC2BF?

Its complement is #C1E9EB; analogous partners are #EBC1D3 and #EBD9C1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBC2BF for text?

Black text on #EBC2BF has a contrast ratio of 13.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.