Palettes / Colors / #EDBCBC

#EDBCBC — Pale Red

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

#EDBCBC 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 #BBEDED; it also sits naturally between #EDBBD4 and #EDD4BB. 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 74% · Blue 74%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDBCBC

.text { color: #EDBCBC; }
.background { background-color: #EDBCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDBCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 188, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 58%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDBCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 188, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDBCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 188, 188, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBEDED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDBCBC: #000000.

How #EDBCBC 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 #EDBCBC 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

← #EDBCBB  ·  #EDBCBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDBCBC?

#EDBCBC is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 237, 188, 188). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDBCBC?

#EDBCBC is RGB 237, 188, 188 — HSL 0°, 58%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDBCBC?

Its complement is #BBEDED; analogous partners are #EDBBD4 and #EDD4BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDBCBC for text?

Black text on #EDBCBC has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.