Palettes / Colors / #EDCFCB

#EDCFCB — Pale Muted Red

#EDCFCB 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 #EDCFCB 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.

#EDCFCB 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 #CAE9ED; it also sits naturally between #EDCAD7 and #EDDFCA. 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 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

CSS code for #EDCFCB

.text { color: #EDCFCB; }
.background { background-color: #EDCFCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDCFCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 207, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 49%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDCFCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 207, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDCFCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 207, 203, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAE9ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDCFCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDCFCB

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:

How #EDCFCB 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 #EDCFCB 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

← #EDCFCA  ·  #EDCFCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDCFCB?

#EDCFCB is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 237, 207, 203). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDCFCB?

#EDCFCB is RGB 237, 207, 203 — HSL 7°, 49%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDCFCB?

Its complement is #CAE9ED; analogous partners are #EDCAD7 and #EDDFCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDCFCB for text?

Black text on #EDCFCB has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.