Palettes / Colors / #EDBBBA

#EDBBBA — Pale Red

#EDBBBA is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#EDBBBA 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 #BAECED; it also sits naturally between #EDBAD3 and #EDD5BA. 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 73% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 22% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDBBBA

.text { color: #EDBBBA; }
.background { background-color: #EDBBBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDBBBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 187, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 59%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDBBBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 187, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDBBBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 187, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAECED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDBBBA: #000000.

How #EDBBBA 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 #EDBBBA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDBBBA?

#EDBBBA is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 237, 187, 186). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDBBBA?

#EDBBBA is RGB 237, 187, 186 — HSL 1°, 59%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 22%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDBBBA?

Its complement is #BAECED; analogous partners are #EDBAD3 and #EDD5BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDBBBA for text?

Black text on #EDBBBA has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.