Palettes / Colors / #EDBFBD
#EDBFBD — Pale Red
#EDBFBD 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 #EDBFBD 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.
#EDBFBD 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 #BFECED; it also sits naturally between #EDBFD5 and #EDD8BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDBFBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 191, 189 |
| HSL | 2°, 57%, 84% |
| HSV | 2°, 20%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 19%, 20%, 7% |
| XYZ | 62.74, 58.94, 56.21 |
| Yxy | 58.94, 0.3527, 0.3313 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.26, 16.13, 7.24 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.77, 15.87, 6.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · 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 #EDBFBD
.text { color: #EDBFBD; }
.background { background-color: #EDBFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDBFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 191, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 57%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDBFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 191, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDBFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 191, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDBFBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDBFBD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BFECED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.64:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.79:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDBFBD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDBFBD
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 #EDBFBD: ·
How #EDBFBD 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 #EDBFBD 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 #EDBFBD?
#EDBFBD is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 237, 191, 189). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDBFBD?
#EDBFBD is RGB 237, 191, 189 — HSL 2°, 57%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 20%, 7%.
What colors go with #EDBFBD?
Its complement is #BFECED; analogous partners are #EDBFD5 and #EDD8BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDBFBD for text?
Black text on #EDBFBD has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.