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#EBCFCA — Pale Muted Red

#EBCFCA is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #EBCFCA 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.

#EBCFCA 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 #CBE7EB; it also sits naturally between #EBCBD6 and #EBE0CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBCFCA · RGB 235, 207, 202

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Color values

HEX#EBCFCA
RGB235, 207, 202
HSL9°, 45%, 86%
HSV9°, 14%, 92%
CMYK0%, 12%, 14%, 8%
XYZ67.23, 66.55, 65.18
Yxy66.55, 0.3379, 0.3345
CIE-Lab85.28, 8.97, 6.06
Hunter Lab81.58, 8.84, 5.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 81% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 14% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EBCFCA

.text { color: #EBCFCA; }
.background { background-color: #EBCFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 207, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 45%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 207, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 207, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBCFCA

#E0B5AE#D59A90#C87C6F#BD6151#A64F3F#894134#6B3329#4A231C#2C1511#0F0706

Tints of #EBCFCA

#EDD3CF#EED7D3#F0DAD6#F1DDDA#F2E1DE#F4E4E1#F5E8E5#F7EBE9#F8EEED#F9F2F0

Tones of #EBCFCA

#E9D2CD#E7D3D0#E5D5D2#E2D7D5#E0D8D7#DDDAD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBE7EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.47:1 Fails
Against black text14.31:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBCFCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBCFCA

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 #EBCFCA: ·

How #EBCFCA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDFCBDeuteranopia · #E1E3CBTritanopia · #EACCCC

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

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

Serene Tempest
#EBCECB · #B14239 · #89362F · #4E201D
Crystal Ruby Opal
#C02A22 · #46DE4E · #2C24C7 · #EFCEC8
Palette E7cccc
#E7CCCC · #EDE8DC · #A5B68D · #C1CFA1
Modern Petal
#7C3B20 · #51D377 · #5830BC · #E9CDC5
Palette 643843
#643843 · #99627A · #C88EA7 · #E7CBCB
Palette 452829
#452829 · #57595B · #E8D1C5 · #F3E8DF

Similar colors

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

#EBCECB#EFCEC8#E7CCCC#E9CDC5#E7CBCB#E8D1C5#E9D4C6#F1D3CE#F3D0C8#F1CFD0#EAC7C7#F1D1D0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBCFC9  ·  #EBCFCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBCFCA?

#EBCFCA is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 235, 207, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCFCA?

#EBCFCA is RGB 235, 207, 202 — HSL 9°, 45%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 14%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBCFCA?

Its complement is #CBE7EB; analogous partners are #EBCBD6 and #EBE0CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBCFCA for text?

Black text on #EBCFCA has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.