Palettes / Colors / #EC9FA1

#EC9FA1 — Light Red

#EC9FA1 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the red family.

#EC9FA1 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9DECE9; it also sits naturally between #EC9DC7 and #ECC29D. 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 93% · Green 62% · Blue 63%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 32% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #EC9FA1

.text { color: #EC9FA1; }
.background { background-color: #EC9FA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC9FA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 159, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 67%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC9FA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 159, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC9FA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 159, 161, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC9FA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC9FA1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EC9FA1

Tints of #EC9FA1

Tones of #EC9FA1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9DECE9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC9FA1: #000000.

How #EC9FA1 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 #EC9FA1 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EC9FA0  ·  #EC9FA2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC9FA1?

#EC9FA1 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 236, 159, 161). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC9FA1?

#EC9FA1 is RGB 236, 159, 161 — HSL 358°, 67%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 32%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC9FA1?

Its complement is #9DECE9; analogous partners are #EC9DC7 and #ECC29D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC9FA1 for text?

Black text on #EC9FA1 has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.