Palettes / Colors / #EDCECB
#EDCECB — Pale Muted Red
#EDCECB is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #EDCECB 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.
#EDCECB 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 #CAEAED; it also sits naturally between #EDCAD8 and #EDDECA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDCECB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 206, 203 |
| HSL | 5°, 49%, 86% |
| HSV | 5°, 14%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 13%, 14%, 7% |
| XYZ | 67.78, 66.46, 65.76 |
| Yxy | 66.46, 0.3389, 0.3323 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.23, 10.36, 5.48 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.52, 10.25, 4.99 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 81% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDCECB
.text { color: #EDCECB; }
.background { background-color: #EDCECB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDCECB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 206, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 49%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDCECB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 206, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDCECB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 206, 203, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDCECB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDCECB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CAEAED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.29:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDCECB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDCECB
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 #EDCECB: ·
How #EDCECB 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 #EDCECB 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 #EDCECB?
#EDCECB is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 237, 206, 203). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDCECB?
#EDCECB is RGB 237, 206, 203 — HSL 5°, 49%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 14%, 7%.
What colors go with #EDCECB?
Its complement is #CAEAED; analogous partners are #EDCAD8 and #EDDECA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDCECB for text?
Black text on #EDCECB has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.