Palettes / Colors / #ECC4BC
#ECC4BC — Pale Red
#ECC4BC is a red color we call Pale 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 #ECC4BC 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.
#ECC4BC 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 #BBE4EC; it also sits naturally between #ECBBCC and #ECDCBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECC4BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 196, 188 |
| HSL | 10°, 56%, 83% |
| HSV | 10°, 20%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 17%, 20%, 7% |
| XYZ | 63.41, 60.94, 56.00 |
| Yxy | 60.94, 0.3516, 0.3379 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.35, 12.98, 9.33 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.07, 12.74, 8.17 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 77% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECC4BC
.text { color: #ECC4BC; }
.background { background-color: #ECC4BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECC4BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 196, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 56%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECC4BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 196, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECC4BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 196, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECC4BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECC4BC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBE4EC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.19:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECC4BC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECC4BC
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 #ECC4BC: ·
How #ECC4BC 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 #ECC4BC 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 #ECC4BC?
#ECC4BC is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 236, 196, 188). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECC4BC?
#ECC4BC is RGB 236, 196, 188 — HSL 10°, 56%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 20%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECC4BC?
Its complement is #BBE4EC; analogous partners are #ECBBCC and #ECDCBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECC4BC for text?
Black text on #ECC4BC has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.