Palettes / Colors / #EDBFB5
#EDBFB5 — Pale Red
#EDBFB5 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 #EDBFB5 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.
#EDBFB5 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 #B5E3ED; it also sits naturally between #EDB5C7 and #EDDBB5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDBFB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 191, 181 |
| HSL | 11°, 61%, 82% |
| HSV | 11°, 24%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 19%, 24%, 7% |
| XYZ | 61.90, 58.60, 51.77 |
| Yxy | 58.60, 0.3593, 0.3402 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.07, 14.97, 11.27 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.55, 14.68, 9.69 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 71%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 24% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDBFB5
.text { color: #EDBFB5; }
.background { background-color: #EDBFB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDBFB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 191, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 61%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDBFB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 191, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDBFB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 191, 181, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDBFB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDBFB5">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EDBFB5
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B5E3ED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.65:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.72:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDBFB5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDBFB5
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 #EDBFB5: ·
How #EDBFB5 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 #EDBFB5 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 #EDBFB5?
#EDBFB5 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 237, 191, 181). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDBFB5?
#EDBFB5 is RGB 237, 191, 181 — HSL 11°, 61%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 24%, 7%.
What colors go with #EDBFB5?
Its complement is #B5E3ED; analogous partners are #EDB5C7 and #EDDBB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDBFB5 for text?
Black text on #EDBFB5 has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.